Cell phone idiots revisited

Dave Smith wrote on 3/28/2006:

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Don't think they are dangerous for drivers? How about
pedestrians? I had someone walk into me today while she was yakking on
her cell phone. I was walking around a corner. She was
walking around the same corner and in the same direction and
walked right into me.

She was obviously preparing the way for the Lord. A much higher
calling.
She was probably talking to the Lord. Cut her some slack, dude!

JK

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Dave Smith wrote on 3/28/2006:

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Don't think they are dangerous for drivers? How about
pedestrians? I had someone walk into me today while she was yakking on
her cell phone. I was walking around a corner. She was
walking around the same corner and in the same direction and
walked right into me.

The same thing happened to me a few months ago-- but::::
She wasn't on the cell phone. She was behind me and walked right into me.
Big time. With her cart!
My point: some people are unconscious no matter what they do.

In the library the other day there were 3 kids, one mother. They were
running the aisles, very loud. The mother was loudly saying, all these
'things' you say to kids nowadays. Time out, etc. I try to avoid bodily
contact; one really has to be alert not to get walked or run into these
days. I've noticed in New England the people will run right into you full
frontal if you don't quickly step aside. They are in such a HURRY! Some
people get disgusted with older people's slow walking, but it's all not
age -- there's more to it than that. But many younger people haven't a
clue.
Dee Dee

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Don't think they are dangerous for drivers? How about
pedestrians?
I had someone walk into me today while she was yakking on
her cell phone. I was walking around a corner. She was
walking around the same corner and in the same direction and
walked right into me.

There is no justice... she is probably thinking YOU walked into her, and no
doubt told the person on the phone that "Some idiot just walked right into
me"

People like that are "staring in their own movie" and who the hell are you.

Larry T

Dee Randall said:

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I've noticed in New England the people will run right into you full
frontal if you don't quickly step aside.

I noticed that as well, a sort of arrogant "I'm more important so you
get out of my way". They are real startled when you don't budge and they
either have to step to the side of get flattened. Seems particularly
prevalent among PYV women with nothing better to do than shop all day.

I particularly like it when a couple of these PYVs are wandering a 6'
store isle taking up the entire isle and I come walking down the right
side of the isle and plow through them when they are too oblivious
and/or arrogant to consolidate themselves to make room for others to get
by.

Pete C.

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Dee Randall said:

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I've noticed in New England the people will run right into you full
frontal if you don't quickly step aside.

I noticed that as well, a sort of arrogant "I'm more important so you
get out of my way". They are real startled when you don't budge and they
either have to step to the side of get flattened. Seems particularly
prevalent among PYV women with nothing better to do than shop all day.

I particularly like it when a couple of these PYVs are wandering a 6'
store isle taking up the entire isle and I come walking down the right
side of the isle and plow through them when they are too oblivious
and/or arrogant to consolidate themselves to make room for others to get
by.

Pete C.

I'm surprised that men (I assume Pete C. you are a man?) find this happens
to them. I thought maybe it was a woman thing, that their neurons flashed
that I was just too small or insignificant to be recognized on their radar
screen.
BTW what is PYV -- hmmm -- googled, but nothing.
Dee Dee

"LT" <[email hidden]> wrote

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There is no justice... she is probably thinking YOU walked into her, and
no
doubt told the person on the phone that "Some idiot just walked right into
me"

People like that are "staring in their own movie" and who the hell are
you.

(laugh) I met one in training a few years back. Little girl in the
supermarket pushing the cart. The parent stopped to look at
something, I was waiting behind their cart. Little girl starts backing
up, I tried to get out of the way but, really, I can't run backwards
down a supermarket aisle with a cart. Bink! she backed into me,
and ...

this the thing ...

.... looked me up and down with this Who the hell are you? look,
and declared You ran into me. Like a little 30 year old.

I said, no, you backed into me (why am I even bothering) and
the parent scooted over, come on, let's go!

What a brat.

nancy

Dee Randall said:

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Dee Randall said:

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Quoted message said:

I've noticed in New England the people will run right into you full
frontal if you don't quickly step aside.

I noticed that as well, a sort of arrogant "I'm more important so you
get out of my way". They are real startled when you don't budge and they
either have to step to the side of get flattened. Seems particularly
prevalent among PYV women with nothing better to do than shop all day.

I particularly like it when a couple of these PYVs are wandering a 6'
store isle taking up the entire isle and I come walking down the right
side of the isle and plow through them when they are too oblivious
and/or arrogant to consolidate themselves to make room for others to get
by.

Pete C.

I'm surprised that men (I assume Pete C. you are a man?) find this happens
to them. I thought maybe it was a woman thing, that their neurons flashed
that I was just too small or insignificant to be recognized on their radar
screen.

I think it happens to pretty much everyone. Presumably some people are
just so used to having to dodge these idiots that they don't really
notice. I used to dodge them, but I wised up and now I just stand my
ground and plow through them if they don't have the courtesy to
consolidate themselves.

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BTW what is PYV -- hmmm -- googled, but nothing.

Plastic Yuppie Vermin

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Dee Dee

Pete C.

Nancy Young said:

"LT" <[email hidden]> wrote

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There is no justice... she is probably thinking YOU walked into her, and
no
doubt told the person on the phone that "Some idiot just walked right into
me"

People like that are "staring in their own movie" and who the hell are
you.

(laugh) I met one in training a few years back. Little girl in the
supermarket pushing the cart. The parent stopped to look at
something, I was waiting behind their cart. Little girl starts backing
up, I tried to get out of the way but, really, I can't run backwards
down a supermarket aisle with a cart. Bink! she backed into me,
and ...

this the thing ...

... looked me up and down with this Who the hell are you? look,
and declared You ran into me. Like a little 30 year old.

I said, no, you backed into me (why am I even bothering) and
the parent scooted over, come on, let's go!

What a brat.

Which one?

Proves once again how the brat doesn't fall far from the family tree.

Sheldon

Pete C. said:

I noticed that as well, a sort of arrogant "I'm more important so you
get out of my way". They are real startled when you don't budge and they
either have to step to the side of get flattened. Seems particularly
prevalent among PYV women with nothing better to do than shop all day.

My wife used to accuse me of paranoia when I complained about ignorant
behaviour like that, and the more crowded the place the more likely it is
to happen. I didn't think it was directed at me, just the result of their
ignorance and stupidity. I started pointing it out to her and predicting
it. She came to accept that it was real and not paranoia. I am talking
about things like getting to the top or bottom of an escalator and stopping,
stepping out from stores directly in front of you and ten stopping dead,
often following by aimless spin around and then stepping back, groups of
people walking side by side and expecting you to dodge them, people cutting
across in front of you. Then there are the aisle blockers in grocery stores
who park their cart 2/3 of the way across the aisle and then stand in the
space to look at the goods so that you can't get by on either side.

One of the worst is the automatic doors that slide open from the middle. I
don't know what it is about people that they think that since the door fairy
opened the doors for them than they get to walk right down the middle even
when there are people coming the other way.

I got fed up with dodging people and I no longer do it. I am a hell of a lot
bigger than them. If they run into me they bounce of. Oops. I am sorry. I
guess we weren't watching where we were going.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Sheldon said:

Nancy Young said:

"LT" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

There is no justice... she is probably thinking YOU walked into her, and
no
doubt told the person on the phone that "Some idiot just walked right into
me"

People like that are "staring in their own movie" and who the hell are
you.

(laugh) I met one in training a few years back. Little girl in the
supermarket pushing the cart. The parent stopped to look at
something, I was waiting behind their cart. Little girl starts backing
up, I tried to get out of the way but, really, I can't run backwards
down a supermarket aisle with a cart. Bink! she backed into me,
and ...

this the thing ...

... looked me up and down with this Who the hell are you? look,
and declared You ran into me. Like a little 30 year old.

I said, no, you backed into me (why am I even bothering) and
the parent scooted over, come on, let's go!

What a brat.

Which one?

Proves once again how the brat doesn't fall far from the family tree.

Sheldon

Yet another reason to study Tai Chi. Yield with no effort and help
them (others) go where they must go. Sometimes on their ass. After
all they must go some where as here is never good enough. I shop quite
a bit these days and I notice our seniors are polite but are not
deferred to out of respect as should be a given. . Sad as every one's
time is on the move.

Bill who was told told I qualify for senior discount.

Yikes

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"Pete C." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Dee Randall said:

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Dee Randall wrote:
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> I've noticed in New England the people will run right into you full
> frontal if you don't quickly step aside.

I noticed that as well, a sort of arrogant "I'm more important so you
get out of my way". They are real startled when you don't budge and
they
either have to step to the side of get flattened. Seems particularly
prevalent among PYV women with nothing better to do than shop all day.

I particularly like it when a couple of these PYVs are wandering a 6'
store isle taking up the entire isle and I come walking down the right
side of the isle and plow through them when they are too oblivious
and/or arrogant to consolidate themselves to make room for others to
get
by.

Pete C.

I'm surprised that men (I assume Pete C. you are a man?) find this
happens
to them. I thought maybe it was a woman thing, that their neurons
flashed
that I was just too small or insignificant to be recognized on their
radar
screen.

I think it happens to pretty much everyone. Presumably some people are
just so used to having to dodge these idiots that they don't really
notice. I used to dodge them, but I wised up and now I just stand my
ground and plow through them if they don't have the courtesy to
consolidate themselves.

Quoted message said:

BTW what is PYV -- hmmm -- googled, but nothing.

Plastic Yuppie Vermin

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Dee Dee

Pete C.

PYV -- Roaring with laughter! Did you make this up? HA AHAHAHAHAH.
Dee Dee

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"LT" <[email hidden]> wrote

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There is no justice... she is probably thinking YOU walked into her, and
no
doubt told the person on the phone that "Some idiot just walked right
into
me"

People like that are "staring in their own movie" and who the hell are
you.

(laugh) I met one in training a few years back. Little girl in the
supermarket pushing the cart. The parent stopped to look at
something, I was waiting behind their cart. Little girl starts backing
up, I tried to get out of the way but, really, I can't run backwards
down a supermarket aisle with a cart. Bink! she backed into me,
and ...

this the thing ...

... looked me up and down with this Who the hell are you? look,
and declared You ran into me. Like a little 30 year old.

I said, no, you backed into me (why am I even bothering) and
the parent scooted over, come on, let's go!

What a brat.

nancy

You're lucky you didn't get a tongue lashing from the mom.
This happens, you know.
Dee Dee

"Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Nancy Young wrote:

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I said, no, you backed into me (why am I even bothering) and
the parent scooted over, come on, let's go!

What a brat.

Which one?

Proves once again how the brat doesn't fall far from the family tree.

That's so funny, I was thinking don't you say something,
sorry! anything? No, just hustle the little princess away.
I suppose the kid's charm is in full force as a teenager, now.

nancy

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Dee Randall said:

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> Dee Randall wrote:
>>
>
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>
>> I've noticed in New England the people will run right into you full
>> frontal if you don't quickly step aside.
>
> I noticed that as well, a sort of arrogant "I'm more important so you
> get out of my way". They are real startled when you don't budge and
> they
> either have to step to the side of get flattened. Seems particularly
> prevalent among PYV women with nothing better to do than shop all day.
>
> I particularly like it when a couple of these PYVs are wandering a 6'
> store isle taking up the entire isle and I come walking down the right
> side of the isle and plow through them when they are too oblivious
> and/or arrogant to consolidate themselves to make room for others to
> get
> by.
>
> Pete C.

I'm surprised that men (I assume Pete C. you are a man?) find this
happens
to them. I thought maybe it was a woman thing, that their neurons
flashed
that I was just too small or insignificant to be recognized on their
radar
screen.

I think it happens to pretty much everyone. Presumably some people are
just so used to having to dodge these idiots that they don't really
notice. I used to dodge them, but I wised up and now I just stand my
ground and plow through them if they don't have the courtesy to
consolidate themselves.

Quoted message said:

BTW what is PYV -- hmmm -- googled, but nothing.

Plastic Yuppie Vermin

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Dee Dee

Pete C.

PYV -- Roaring with laughter! Did you make this up? HA AHAHAHAHAH.
Dee Dee

It does appear that I can claim credit for that one. At least I haven't
found any reference to it that I can't trace back to myself.

Pete C.

Dee Randall said:

You're lucky you didn't get a tongue lashing from the mom.
This happens, you know.

True. I was walking through a mall and some woman stepped out from a store right
in front of me. Not a major problem because there was lots of room to move over.
What I wasn't expecting was her yard ape to jump out in front of me. I said a
loud "Excuse me" and the mother turns to the kid and says "Boy, someone sure is
grouchy today". I wonder what she would have done if I had gone with my instinct
and drop kicked her little darling.

"Dee Randall" <[email hidden]> wrote

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"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I said, no, you backed into me (why am I even bothering) and
the parent scooted over, come on, let's go!

Quoted message said:

You're lucky you didn't get a tongue lashing from the mom.
This happens, you know.

(laugh!) I can hear the announcement now, Bloodshed
on Aisle 3! Cleanup, Aisle 3!

nancy

"Dave Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Don't think they are dangerous for drivers? How about
pedestrians?
I had someone walk into me today while she was yakking on
her cell phone. I was walking around a corner. She was
walking around the same corner and in the same direction and
walked right into me.

Reading it, I have to ask --- :-) What about that other person that
almost walked into her? Was he on a cell phone also, or just otherwise
distracted?

(From the theory that it take more than one object to have a collision....)

Or was one of them British, and thus was walking on the wrong side of the
sidewalk......

inquiring minds want to know...

"Dave Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Don't think they are dangerous for drivers? How about
pedestrians?

OK - seriously then -- sort of..

I know when I'm text messaging in traffic, it seems that I always have more
room around me. I don't look up very often (it's tough running that little
keypad with my glasses up), just enough to stay in the lane, sort of, and
other drivers are not as close as when I am sans texting, so from that
standpoint it seems safer, actually.
My appear-to-be-grown children claim it's not them being polite, it's that
they notice my driving on the sidewalk or drifting into other lanes of
traffic and they avoid me for self prservation. I think that's an
exaggeration, as I seldom drive on the sidewalk.
Besides, what kind of person drives for self preservation?

Y, TFIC

Quoted message said:

I had someone walk into me today while she was yakking on
her cell phone. I was walking around a corner. She was
walking around the same corner and in the same direction and
walked right into me.

Dave Smith said:

Dee Randall said:

You're lucky you didn't get a tongue lashing from the mom.
This happens, you know.

True. I was walking through a mall and some woman stepped out from a store right
in front of me. Not a major problem because there was lots of room to move over.
What I wasn't expecting was her yard ape to jump out in front of me. I said a
loud "Excuse me" and the mother turns to the kid and says "Boy, someone sure is
grouchy today". I wonder what she would have done if I had gone with my instinct
and drop kicked her little darling.

Just trip over her darling little hell spawn, land on the floor with a
big thud, yell loudly for security and threaten to sue the irresponsible
parent.

Pete C.