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The Food Table and Doorways
Feb 27, 2022 08:03:46 #
I'm sure you've noticed this, just as I have. And I'm sure it annoys you as much as it annoys me.
When I'm at an event with a food table - not a meal, but snack food - people get their snacks and then stand in front of the table, talking to someone else. What's the etiquette here? Get very close and stare at them? Push them out of the way? Maybe just say, "Excuse me." "Oh, am I in the way?" Of course, you're in the way, you idiot! You're blocking all the food! Why do you think there is a line of people waiting to get to the table?
The other problem is doorways. Why do people think that a doorway is the perfect spot to hold a conversation? There they are, talking about nonsense, while lines form on either side waiting to get to the food table or the bathroom. "Oh, did you want to get through?" Maybe they're visitors from California, and they habitually stand in doorways in case The Big One hits.
When I'm at an event with a food table - not a meal, but snack food - people get their snacks and then stand in front of the table, talking to someone else. What's the etiquette here? Get very close and stare at them? Push them out of the way? Maybe just say, "Excuse me." "Oh, am I in the way?" Of course, you're in the way, you idiot! You're blocking all the food! Why do you think there is a line of people waiting to get to the table?
The other problem is doorways. Why do people think that a doorway is the perfect spot to hold a conversation? There they are, talking about nonsense, while lines form on either side waiting to get to the food table or the bathroom. "Oh, did you want to get through?" Maybe they're visitors from California, and they habitually stand in doorways in case The Big One hits.
Feb 27, 2022 08:05:17 #
Feb 27, 2022 08:15:16 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm sure you've noticed this, just as I have. And... (show quote)
You have entirely too much time on your hands, Jerry!! Get a hobby, like photography! Or, stop eating at events and stay away from doorways! Stay home and enjoy your hobby.
Mark
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Feb 27, 2022 08:24:14 #
Feb 27, 2022 08:25:49 #
markngolf wrote:
You have entirely too much time on your hands, Jerry!! Get a hobby, like photography! Or, stop eating at events and stay away from doorways! Stay home and enjoy your hobby.
Mark
Mark
Feb 27, 2022 08:54:42 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm sure you've noticed this, just as I have. And... (show quote)
Seems the general attitude is "I'm more important than you", people stop cars in the middle of the street and leave it there, make illegal turns that hold up traffic, monopolize aisles in stores, checkouts that block because they can't decide which charge card to use, I see a different one almost every day, OK end of rant, let me have some more coffee
Feb 27, 2022 08:55:49 #
MSW wrote:
Jerry, you don't carry live ammo, do you?
I have said so many times that it's good I don't carry a gun.
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Feb 27, 2022 08:56:57 #
klevco47
Loc: Eastham Ma Cape Cod
Jerry, you missed your chance to be a writer on Seinfeld. Love your rants, thank you
Feb 27, 2022 08:58:17 #
bobmcculloch wrote:
Seems the general attitude is "I'm more important than you", people stop cars in the middle of the street and leave it there, make illegal turns that hold up traffic, monopolize aisles in stores, checkouts that block because they can't decide which charge card to use, I see a different one almost every day, OK end of rant, let me have some more coffee
One reason I like placing food orders online is being able to avoid the check-out. When the order in front of me is finished, the woman in front of me starts looking through her pocketbook for a credit card. You know the routine.
Feb 27, 2022 08:59:29 #
klevco47 wrote:
Jerry, you missed your chance to be a writer on Seinfeld. Love your rants, thank you
I applied, but I was turned down. During the interview, the guys were laughing so hard that they developed sore stomach muscles, and was asked to leave.
Feb 27, 2022 09:08:02 #
RiJoRi
Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC
jerryc41 wrote:
One reason I like placing food orders online is being able to avoid the check-out. When the order in front of me is finished, the woman in front of me starts looking through her pocketbook for a credit card. You know the routine.
🤣 It's even worse when they're paying with cash and dig through an itty-bitty coin holder to get the exact change! 🙄 Gimme a break! Hand over enough money, take the coins, and GO!
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Feb 27, 2022 09:10:41 #
jerryc41 wrote:
the woman in front of me starts looking through her pocketbook for a credit card. You know the routine.
Can't be a man trying to find his wallet?
Mark
Feb 27, 2022 09:12:01 #
sheldon minsky
Loc: iron mountain michigan
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm sure you've noticed this, just as I have. And... (show quote)
Feel better now?
Feb 27, 2022 09:14:46 #
markngolf wrote:
Can't be man trying to find his wallet?
Mark
Mark
You know, I actually deleted out "woman," but then I realized that it is always a woman. I used to drive an elderly woman, and going to the supermarket was an experience. When the cashier wanted payment, this senior citizen seemed surprised. Then she had to find a credit card and figure out how to insert it into the machine, or she would pay with cash, getting the exact amount right down to the penny.
Feb 27, 2022 09:15:13 #
sheldon minsky wrote:
Feel better now?
Yes! I have a kitchen full of food, and no one is in my way.
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