Stopped by old man

How to handle it? Stop when you bleep coming or going from a store. If you had done so the ‘old man’ wouldn’t have had to get involved

What has old got to do with it? And you admit a store colleague was trying to get your attention and you knowingly ignored them; so why do you think he was entitled in any way?

Your comment directed at @Unsurehowtofeel wasn’t exactly pleasant. I just pointed out that you seemed a tad lacking in empathy, hardly a personal attack.

Think he was just directing you to the security guard but maybe thought you were deaf or hard of hearing since you hadn't heard them.

As for mentioning he had a wife 🫢 well that’s just homophobic isn’t it? There was no need to mention her sex?.. Am I doing this right?

Pretty sure that's already happening 🙄... because of the wokery and social justice warriors! That, and people who wrote certain films and TV shows (in the past,) now apologising for what they wrote 30- 40 years ago. Fucking bonkers! I would not be apologising for anything I did or said 40 years ago. Not when it was perfectly OK to say it then.

I now remove the security tag when I've paid. Peeled the thing off hair dye now because i pain Asda and the thing went off in Boots - so embarrassing

Some old men have nothing better to do than protect the world against ‘youngsters’ 😁, I think that OP mentioning that he was old was absolutely fine

Who knew describing someone was ageist? Bloody hell, I look forward to the censoring of classic novels…

It's batshit isn't it? As I said, some people just HAVE to find something to be offended about. 🙄 No help or advice or empathy for the OP's issue or dilemma; just finger wagging and scolding over one fecking word! Utterly pathetic.

The old man wasn't there. He was the ghost of your great great grandfather who founded the shop originally. He wanted to warn you that you had loo roll stuck to your shoe. He will haunt you until you take it off.

I agree - I’m quite mild mannered but I think I would have had an issue with someone trying to manhandle me ( using my trolley it true ) in another direction .

I don't get this either. The OP could say 'I had a horrible experience today. An old man, around 75, punched me in the face and I fell to the ground,. Then he kicked me in the stomach, called me a cunt, and threw petrol over me and threatened to set fire to me.' And SOMEONE will come on straight away and say 'what has his age got to do with anything OP?' and 'you lost me at 'OLD MAN!' and 'typical ageist post!' No advice or help or sympathy or kindness or empathy, just a finger wagging scolding for saying 'old man.' FFS!

Does my head in too, how some people get so salty and faux-offended when someone DARES to say someone was a bit 'old.' No-one would say a bloody thing if someone said 'this young man...'

I think some people just love to moan and carp, and find something to get offended about. It's pathetic. And I say that as someone who is near retirement age. Get a grip people FFS!

Also @Unsurehowtofeel yes this WAS very odd behaviour from this man. I don't know what I would have done, but I would have been tempted to ram my trolley into him. I have had something similar before when someone was pushing me forward in the queue, just jabbing and jarring. I turned sideways, and jolted my hip out, and knocked this woman flying.

If she hadn't been so close that she was TOUCHING me, it wouldn't have happened. She looked shocked, and I just glared at her. (And yes it did happen, before someone suggests it didn't! I know some posters refuse to believe people when they say they have done a certain thing, if they have never done it themselves.)

The trolley grabbing was a step too far though, to be fair.

Nothing entitled about it. There was nothing in it for him (except the potential satisfaction that he'd done what he thought was the right thing to do.)

Now I'm left feeling somewhat strange. The way an old man thought he could stop me from entering the shop and just his entitlement

To give him credit, he was trying to do something civic. If you were a theif or something then he would've been right. In this instance he was wrong but it's arguably good that people are willing to stick their neck out.

Avoid supermarkets in the day time when elderly people are shopping?

I would assume the couple were simply trying to draw your attention to the staff member. If it's 'entitled' to try to help a fellow human then we're all f#cked

Talking of laughable 😂🙄

I just don’t know how women on here cope with everyday life if this is a thing.

And it's invited comments like "annoying old fool" and "annoying old pain in the arse".

Well if the cap fits ...

The man and his wife sound a bit unhinged, you had an empty trolley so I’m not sure what they thought they were doing.

In future, just say firmly can you get your hands off my trolley.
If he accuses you of stealing then tell him that you’ve just walked it and obviously couldn’t have stolen anything.

It wouldn’t be nice if someone blocked your way like that or grabbed your trolley and I think most of us would be quite taken back by it and not necessarily know what to say.

I always remember a woman at my DCs primary school who would check everyone was parked appropriately.
She saw a car who’s number was on the double yellows and shouted at the man.
He didn’t get angry but he told her to go away and stop being such a busy body.

I always think about it because he stuck up for himself but didn’t resort to getting angry or shouting and it shut her right up.

It was rude as it’s generally not good to physically stop someone. Instead he could have just pointed and told you someone was trying to get your attention.

Of course they are. I say compulsory euthanasia after 43.

Yes, there are entitled old men out there. It’s a description of what they are. There are entitled young and old men. In OPs case he happened to be old.

I had a teacher pick me up by my school backpack and attempt to move me out of the way. The corridors were packed and everyone was shuffling along slowly but that entitled old man thought he could try to lift me out the way. The younger teachers wouldn’t have touched us or our belongings. It was so bizarre it made me and my friend burst out laughing. You could try that next time OP. Because the way some people carry on really is laughable.