I just roll my cart at them at sustained speed and utter a strong yet non-aggressive “EXCUSE ME”. It works. It helps that I’m a man with a strong voice.
A total stranger in NYC decided to help us out when I was pushing my husband’s wheelchair across the street towards the ubiquitous clump of ramp-standers on the sidewalk. They were ignoring my polite “Excuse me” but when he bellowed “WATCH YER BACK!” they parted like the sea before Moses. It wasn’t just his volume or accent, suddenly it was about THEM and their safety! I’ve used it ever since, and it never fails. I make no visible attempt to stop or slow (while of course being alert for helpless old people or small children) and use plenty of volume and urgency because, after all, I’m warning them of danger.
That’s not even too bad, the amount of times I have rolled up to 2 stoped cars going opposite directions in a neighborhood that stopped for a chat blocking up the whole road is insane. Stop behind for 10 seconds to be kind, then start laying on the horn. Now I’m getting 2 middle fingers like I’m the dickhead 🤬
Don’t get me started. Guy and wife block entrance to aile. I say excuse me and squeeze threw. Guy says “you in hurry?” I turned and said “you don’t own the aile.” Go get my item and left took 20 seconds. His wife oblivious to what going on around her was standing in front of the rows of two liter Coke products going “should I get Coke or Diet Coke.” And by time I got my items and left she was still deciding. So if I did it her husband way he expected me stand there for over who knows how long for wife to decide get the item and then move? Fuck you and that.
But just don’t mention that they are tourists on the Internet. Suddenly you are a huge enraged asshole who should immediately move the boonies if you don’t like it when people have zero spatial awareness.
I’ve seen more than a couple of times where anyone criticizing tourists in any way will be told they should be grateful for tourists boosting their economy and if they don’t like them they should move somewhere else. Guessing the downvotes come from people who would make those kinds of arguments.
Look I’m just an idot that can’t find something but if I notice I’m blocking the way I move. Also lately I noticed that I got so used to living with anxiety that I basically have tunnel vision constantly when I’m outside and get 90% dumber and less aware of my surrounding ironically both hyper focuse on if someone stares at me but oblivious to anything else.
People who decide to stop with their grocery cart in the middle of a choke point at the grocery store and are completely unaware of their soundings.
I call them “bonus obstacles” and see how far I can ram their cart
(In my mind)
Ah shit, here we go again
I just roll my cart at them at sustained speed and utter a strong yet non-aggressive “EXCUSE ME”. It works. It helps that I’m a man with a strong voice.
A total stranger in NYC decided to help us out when I was pushing my husband’s wheelchair across the street towards the ubiquitous clump of ramp-standers on the sidewalk. They were ignoring my polite “Excuse me” but when he bellowed “WATCH YER BACK!” they parted like the sea before Moses. It wasn’t just his volume or accent, suddenly it was about THEM and their safety! I’ve used it ever since, and it never fails. I make no visible attempt to stop or slow (while of course being alert for helpless old people or small children) and use plenty of volume and urgency because, after all, I’m warning them of danger.
And I do the accent. It’s part of the magic.
My inner fantasy is to yell “BEEP BEEP, MOTHERFUCKER!” and commit to a collision course with their cart.
But in my area it’s mostly just old people who are doing their best.
I have yet to ran into anyone’s car, but I will say beep beep when I forget to say my (real) words and people do generally get the idea.
Congratulations on learning the incantation for a new magic spell!
That’s not magic
People that do this with their car
That’s not even too bad, the amount of times I have rolled up to 2 stoped cars going opposite directions in a neighborhood that stopped for a chat blocking up the whole road is insane. Stop behind for 10 seconds to be kind, then start laying on the horn. Now I’m getting 2 middle fingers like I’m the dickhead 🤬
Did you start with a polite toot?
Always a polite double toot, upon being ignored I decide to make their conversation more difficult in an attempt to encourage them to move along 😊
“Hi Betty, how are yooou?! Lets stand here and blab for five minutes, while everyone has to scoot akwardly around us.”
There was a whole fight at the store near me with someone used bear spray and sent all sorts of people to the hospital over that
I think if a bear stopped their cart in a choke point in front of me, I would probably just find a different aisle
Don’t get me started. Guy and wife block entrance to aile. I say excuse me and squeeze threw. Guy says “you in hurry?” I turned and said “you don’t own the aile.” Go get my item and left took 20 seconds. His wife oblivious to what going on around her was standing in front of the rows of two liter Coke products going “should I get Coke or Diet Coke.” And by time I got my items and left she was still deciding. So if I did it her husband way he expected me stand there for over who knows how long for wife to decide get the item and then move? Fuck you and that.
“Are you in a hurry?”
The proper response is “Yes. Move.”
The less of my free time I waste at the grocery store the better.
I’m actually not in a hurry. But I also 100% am not going to let some oblivious self centered assholes keep me from moving about freely.
lotsa people who are either entitled, have no spatial awareness, or both.
especially the ones on thier phones. or they get mad if you try to move thier cart out of the way to get something in the same section they are.
But just don’t mention that they are tourists on the Internet. Suddenly you are a huge enraged asshole who should immediately move the boonies if you don’t like it when people have zero spatial awareness.
What? Tourists are generally disliked, even if they dont block paths, no?
I’ve seen more than a couple of times where anyone criticizing tourists in any way will be told they should be grateful for tourists boosting their economy and if they don’t like them they should move somewhere else. Guessing the downvotes come from people who would make those kinds of arguments.
Look I’m just an idot that can’t find something but if I notice I’m blocking the way I move. Also lately I noticed that I got so used to living with anxiety that I basically have tunnel vision constantly when I’m outside and get 90% dumber and less aware of my surrounding ironically both hyper focuse on if someone stares at me but oblivious to anything else.
You can’t just go around calling out my wife like that.