Spoiled as all Get-Out!

     First of all, let me just say that not enough people say "all get out" anymore. They should. It's a very good and unique idiom. It sizes up exactly what it is you're trying to say. Just please, for the love of all things, don't put the emphasis on the last part. Don't say "all get-OUT" as if you're from the North or something. Geez Louise, that makes the rest of us sound so strange. (you can't see my smile, can you?) 😁

    Yes, it is so true, I am one spoiled rotten woman. I know it, and I admit it. I will not try to hide that fact. When it comes to being annoyed by first-world issues, I can be the Queen of Annoyed. I really can be, and it's never pretty to see or watch. I can only imagine how badly I must come across when I silently revolt and do what I do, and anyone who sees me starts shaking their heads in disbelief because I have been known to become quite petty when called out by an annoyance or slight inconvenience. I wish it weren't so, but it is. I live with the shame.

    Today, I broke my own rule, and I went into an actual grocery store. I haven't done that (except when I did it last) in a minute. I went last week to walk and get my steps in; does that count? I wasn't buying anything, so I wasn't bothered by the fact that there were only 3 open lanes and about a million people standing in line. While walking, I dodged people, moved rather quickly, and when I was finished, I left. I didn't buy anything, or I would have been peeved.

    Most times, 9.99 times out of 10, I use Kroger delivery to bring my groceries to my doorstep. I don't even pop in, nip in, or drop by to pick up a can or this or a pint of that. I just added it to the list I'll put in next time -- wait, and it magically appears at the porch! I am just too spoiled. I really am. Thank you, Kroger. I truly mean that. Today, for just one reason, I stopped by Winco, a larger bulk-type grocery store in OKC, which usually offers a 15% discount. I don't know how or why, but it tends to be a bit cheaper.

    I went in to get a quart of half and half for my coffee. I have a little left, but rather than bother Kroger with it, because I won't do that, I went into the big, fat, ugly, mean, and nasty Winco and I forged my way through the many throngs of people, who I swear are NPCs in the first place. They don't make eye contact, they don't speak to me, they just exist. They can't be real. They were lined up 10-15 at the self-check-out aisles, and the other open aisles (all three of them) had 6-8 people with fully stocked baskets waiting -- NOPE. I am not going to walk to the back of the store, pick up one quart of something, then stand in line for 10-12 minutes to do the self-check thing. 

    Nope..not this girl. I went home, fired up the computer, and ordered another $96 worth of groceries. I can freeze it if I don't need it right away. I will not be bothered by lines or stores whose staff can't raise their heads to see that they need more cashiers and more lanes open. They say it's commerce - Bull! If the people are lined up, that's your commerce! I am the only one in line when I'm shopping online, and I don't care if the big stores go out of business - at least if they did, I wouldn't have to fight through the crowds of pajama-wearing freaks who can't put clothes on to be in public. Did I say that out loud? I guess I did.

    What happened to being civil-minded? What happened to having pride to look good and be well-behaved in public? If I could, and I can, I'll move to a small town (soon) where everyone is decently dressed, polite, uses their southern manners, and waves at you even if they don't know you. They let you pass, open the doors for you, and if they see you have one or two items, they let you go first. I am that person too. I want to be around people who treat me the same way I treat them -- that is, without being a drama queen when I get pissy. There's that.

    

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