What Are Some Little Things People Do That Make You Mad?

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Stopping in the middle of the aisle to look at something on a shelf in such a way that you take up the whole freaking aisle, and then not move when people say excuse me......Lord help me, I will run you over.....

This is interesting.  I, of course, have seen people rudely take up the whole aisle in a grocery store, but they always move when I say, "Excuse me."  Since I have lived near both the east and the west coast, and in a few places in between, I do not think this is primarily a matter of location.

Maybe it is my godlike appearance that commands compliance.  Either that, or you are not saying it right somehow.  Frankly, if I had to say, "excuse me" more than twice, I would be moving their damn cart out of the way regardless of what they did.  But I have never had to actually do that.

Just to be clear about a couple of things, although I am taller than most people, I am not exceptionally tall.  And although I do lift weights, I am not extremely muscular.  I am not exceptionally large, nor am I small.  I do not have any visible tattoos, nor do I look particularly scary.  When I let my hair grow and grew a full beard, I looked a lot like the depictions of Jesus one sees from northern European depictions.  Most of the time (like now), I have no beard and short hair.

Regardless of the cause, I have never had to say "excuse me" more than twice to get people to move from blocking an aisle in a grocery store.  A couple of times, it seemed like they did not hear me the first time, so I was a little louder the second time to make sure they heard me.

Also, due to my schedule, and my wife's schedule, I do most (almost all) of the grocery shopping, and always have, so it is not due to a lack of time in grocery stores.

So, is it that you are doing it wrong, or are people awed by my majestic appearance?  Inquiring minds want to know!

If you are as you describe, I'm certain it is the latter.  My picture has been posted all over this board, so you can see I am not menacing and perhaps I am too nice.