People that skip queues!

In my experience Travellers are terrible for doing it, especially the kids. Usually the shop owners just serve them and nobody challenges them because they are afraid of the repercussions.

As for buses, most stops serve several routes so how can you form a queue when you don't know who is waiting for what bus? Like most people, I just stand around to in the general area of the stop and when the bus I am waiting for approaches I walk to the kerb. If the bus doors happen to open right in front of me I will of course step on first. If they happened to open in front of someone who had just turned up, well that's just the luck of the draw so what's the point in getting worked up about it?

Had a glorious run in with one of the worst type of queue skippers today... the traffic light queue skipper! Now I dont mind these types if they hurry across the road after, probably in a race to catch a bus or running late for work or whatever... no big deal. But there are few things in this world more infuriating than someone pushing and nudging their way to the front of the crowd at a busy bus stop... then walking across at a snails pace. Dublin actually isnt that bad for it, but its a massive pain in Toronto and was in Sydney too. I would have no sympathy if I saw someone throw one of these types out in front of traffic at times to be honest, its hard to put into words how infuriating they can be.

So today I was at a busy set of lights and REALLY needed to sneeze. I was at the front and they were not turning green anytime soon, so I made sure to look ahead and cup my hands around my mouth and nose... as you do. Out of nowhere I felt a sharp nudge and elbow, but I was already in that full on squint you get ahead of a big sneeze, it was split seconds off. My hands got knocked away from my face with this hit, and out came the sneeze... all over the back of this womans head and hair. To say she was displeased was an understatement, all I could say, trying not to laugh TOO hard, was “you shouldnt be elbowing past people about to sneeze like that!“ :pac:

I can easily say I have never been so satisfied from sneezing on someone ever before, and probably never will be again. Today was the absolute pinnacle of my career in sneezing.

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One satisfying memory. Was in a bank and unaccustomed to filling out a deposit form at the time.

So lined up and patiently waited, finally got to the teller and began the transaction.

Ms teller after answering a question ... probably the iban number or branch code....decides that i need to step aside and fill out the document while she takes on the next in line and then i can go directly back to her ...thus having to skip a queue and look like a complete fckwit in front of a line of queueing people.

I disliked the idea of the stares and general fckery of explaining myself to a line of strangers, (after waiting on whoever was behind finish whatever complex bs they had before returning too) so filled in the part i needed...then asked about the next part and was given the answer and asked again to step aside for the real people.

Filled it in as she was explaining to me that she could serve the next person if id just step aside.
(As im just an inconvenience who merely allows them to loan out my money at profitable rates and charge me service charges for ... maybe some service)

Finished all sections and handed it over now complete, she finished the transaction while explaining that she could have served the next person in the meantime, to which i responded 'yeah but i dont care' and left.

Are you the type of person to count out their coins, penny by penny, beginning only after the cashier has given you the cost of everything?

Yours sincerely,
Former disgruntled Topaz worker.