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duff beer

Dec 2, 2007
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Winnipeg
#1
Yesterday, I filled the tank in my car and went in to pay. This station has about 20 pumps so there was a lineup of about 8 people patiently waiting their turn to pay. While I'm in line, a 60-year old fellow walks in to pay and goes past everyone in line right up to the cashier as if no one else was there. A few people give him a dirty look, but no one says anything. Line jumpers are one of my pet peeves, so I speak up.

Me: "Hey buddy...there's a lineup here. Why don't you wait your turn?"

He ignores me, so I walk up and stand beside him. "Excuse me, but we're all waiting in line. Why did you cut in front?"

His response: "Who the hell are you?"

Me: "I'm one of the people in the line that you cut in front of. Why can't you wait your turn like everyone else?"

His response: "F$%& off jerk."

I wanted to say more, but left it at that. What would you have done?
 
#2
duff beer said:
Yesterday, I filled the tank in my car and went in to pay. This station has about 20 pumps so there was a lineup of about 8 people patiently waiting their turn to pay. While I'm in line, a 60-year old fellow walks in to pay and goes past everyone in line right up to the cashier as if no one else was there. A few people give him a dirty look, but no one says anything. Line jumpers are one of my pet peeves, so I speak up.

Me: "Hey buddy...there's a lineup here. Why don't you wait your turn?"

He ignores me, so I walk up and stand beside him. "Excuse me, but we're all waiting in line. Why did you cut in front?"

His response: "Who the hell are you?"

Me: "I'm one of the people in the line that you cut in front of. Why can't you wait your turn like everyone else?"

His response: "F$%& off jerk."

I wanted to say more, but left it at that. What would you have done?
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I probably would have insulted his mother and used all sorts of foul language that would be inappropriate for a pirate ship in the doing.
 
#5
I probably would have said something as well, line jumpers bug the crap out of me but in the end, that's all you can really do I guess. You can't physically force the guy to the back of the line, or biotch slap him though that would be sweet no doubt.
 
#6
Told the cashier in a nice tone as he/she was not at fault..."We've been waiting in line....if you let Mr. Entitled go first, please let the owner know that I'll be shopping for my gas elsewhere."

Change the policy, not the person. You can't change an a-hole. Touch him and it's assault.
 
#7
I for sure would have countered his "**** you" with a slur of my own and called it a day. That's about it. I never had someone be so bold as to ignore the "sir, the line is back here" thing. That normally works.

However, if you want the full, madness-inducing experience of being cut in front of dozens and dozens of times, hit up Euro Disney (does that place still exist?). Holy crap. Not to go into stereotypes or anything, but the patrons of that establishment clearly do not know how to form a proper queue.
 
#9
i call people out all the time ... all you can do is make the person feel awkward... not like you can make them move to the back of the line.

i've got that response before... not much you can do when someone your elder tells ya shove it...


really its up to the establishment to serve on a first come first serve basis.
 
#11
If the clerk went right ahead and served him regardless of the line, I would have walked out and went to the next gas station rather than saying anything. (However you already pumped the gas - so nevermind...)

When someone tries to cut ahead of me by standing to my side and trying to jump in front of me right before I get to the counter, I seriously invade their space and gradually budge them away further to the side by very nearly stepping on their feet and breathing down their necks. It's like a slow shove without touching them.
 
#12
Usually when that happens a "Pardon me but the line is back here.." works.. In this guys case I would have said something to him.. I wouldn't stoop to his level but that last statement of his would not have been the end of it. But you always have to be careful in cases like that ... You never know when that inconsiderate line jumper may turn into a psychopath with a pistol.
 
#17
Sav'nBass said:
Usually when that happens a "Pardon me but the line is back here.." works.. In this guys case I would have said something to him.. I wouldn't stoop to his level but that last statement of his would not have been the end of it. But you always have to be careful in cases like that ... You never know when that inconsiderate line jumper may turn into a psychopath with a pistol.
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Not me. I would have taken a poll

"Hey guys, this guy cutting in line says I'm a ****ing jerk for calling him out for cutting in line. Do you guys agree?"

Someone will speak up. If not, then I leave it at that. Saying things like 'hurry the f up jerk. I have **** to do. You having problems with those arthritic hands? You need your eyeglasses to count your change? Etc. I could go on and on and on until the guy wants to throw a blow. At that point, I've won. Yeah, I'm that guy. I'd also breath on him.
 
#19
MakiSupaStar said:
Not me. I would have taken a poll

"Hey guys, this guy cutting in line says I'm a ****ing jerk for calling him out for cutting in line. Do you guys agree?"

Someone will speak up. If not, then I leave it at that. Saying things like 'hurry the f up jerk. I **** to do. You having problems with those arthritic hands? You need your eyeglasses to count your change? Etc. I could go on and on and on until the guy wants to throw a blow. At that point, I've won. Yeah, I'm that guy.
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Hahaha! This is all great!
 

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