Foul mouthed shoppers, road rage, and santa claus

Yes, the holidays are here once again.


Well, I did a little shopping today at Best Buy. I had one item to buy...a USB cable. You wouldn't think a cable would be such a difficult item to buy, would you? It started with the parking. Cut off twice from parking spaces (I had my blinker on...isn't that a cardinal rule anymore?) I circled around like a buzzard looking for fresh kill. The driver behind me became annoyed with me because I refused to run over pedestrians as they crossed our path. The driver decided to pull around me and cut me off. I honked and people paused to stare. The glimmer in their eyes suggested a soft hope that a fight would break out. Yup...it's Christmas. The rude driver ended up being an 80 year grandma taking the grandkids out for a fun shopping trip. So, I asked her "Don't you want cars to stop for your grandkids when they are crossing the street?". She replied that it was all an innocent mistake and that I should go to hell. Well, I kept an eye on her in the store while keeping my distance. I just knew that if I lost her in the crowd I would find myself shived in the back - probably by her knitting needles. 80 years old or not, you just never know nowadays. I found the port I needed in a matter of minutes but I needed to ask the store rep a question before my purchase. I know, how bold on my part to waste the store clerks time on my $20.00 purchase...they had digital camcorders and plasma TV's to sell for gosh sakes! Well, being the bold and self centered person I am, I sought out the advice of an expert. This expert was helping someone so I politly waited for my turn. Wouldn't you know that a guy walks up behind the sales clerk (I am waiting patiently in front of her) and tells her he needs help. There they go traipsing down the aisle and all I need is the answer to one question. I yell "DUDE, I was here first". Where did I come up with 'Dude'? Anyway, the two stop and I get my question answered. The line to purchase my port was 20 minutes long and my entire shopping experience took 2 hours. As I made my way outside the store I see a line of people all bundled up from the cold sitting in lawn chairs against the building. Curious, I ask why they are there. Well, the store is raffling off the new X-Box in ten hours and they were waiting for their chance. Feeling a sense of accomplishment at the purchase of my USB Port, I yell out encouragement to the wierdos waiting for the raffle. I wanted them to feel that it was all worth it.