As I said, this is a slight departure from the main gist of this blog, but this is a chance to marvel, laugh, and occasionally rant at the wonder of life wherever it may be seen! Supermarkets this week.
The first thing I would like to talk about is the concept of spacial awareness. In the context of supermarkets, it applies to acknowledging where you - and your trolley/basket - are and where other people - with their trolleys/baskets - are located around you. What makes this so noteworthy, is that it is a skill which clearly most supermarketeers do not possess. In actual fact, many possess the exact 'anti-skill'.
Let me explain. When I park my trolley in an aisle, I always try to ensure it is placed in the least awkward and obtrusive place for other people to manouebvroure round. The anti-skill of people is the quite beautiful talent of placing the trolley in the middle of the busiest aisle so perfectly, that you cannot get yours through. Quite apart from being annoyed by it, it is something to be marvelled at. A few inches either way would give enough of a gap. So no, you have to either brush up against the enemy trolley, or - God forbid - cross the boundary of personal space and man (woman, person) handle it out of the way; much to the tutting and Paddington Bear extra-hard stare of its owner.
In the same bracket are most definitely the 'people stopping to have a look at their lists in the worst possible location (eg the entry-gate, in front of the milk) syndrome' and the piece de resistance, the 'oops I forgot something, even though I am next in the queue for the till' factor!
I recall reading a letter from Wee-ali (see comments) more years ago than I care to remember about an urge to race with your trolley down the aisle, barging all people, staff, and yes, trolleys out of the way. Something I can totally identify with!
Next time, the zig-zag of chance (if that doesn't get you tuning in, nothing will!)
0 comments:
Post a Comment