to think that people should at least attempt to dig out wallet before they get to the front of the queue?

[SlightlyUndead]

I've ranted about this before, so clearly need to get out more, but...

Again today, did a trolley dash round the shopping centre in my 2 free hours before collecting DC's. Managed to drive to said shopping centre, get food shopping and various other dull but essential things in that time. Legged it up the escalator - bags in tow, rather than wait for lift, arrive at carpark ticket machine. There are about 4 people in front of me, so of course I put bags on floor, scrabble about in bag for ticket, check time/parking costs and then scrabble about for coins - so that by the time I get to the front I can get on with it rather than hold the next person up. But in front of me is a complete and utter twunt texting and picking his nose who gets to front of queue and then starts looking for ticket. Finally retrieves it and puts it in, only to then start checking his pockets for change before realising he doesn't have any. Starts yelling at his girlfriend who is standing pouting and texting about 20 feet away. They discuss money needed, she leisurely starts going through her bag, he doesn't retrieve ticket in meantime so I can get on with mine, she starts reminding him about some mates they are seeing later, he slowly ambles back to machine, oh you get the picture.

This happens at the check out in supermarkets too. All The Time. It's mostly men, though I'm not sure why. It drives me mental and makes me tut. And I hate it when I find myself tutting.

YANBU - don't hate yourself for tutting, they need to know.

Well, in that case I wouldn't just tut, I would speak up 'Excuse me, but can I go ahead while you are faffing about getting sorted?' Then, if he's wandered from the machine, remove his ticket, hand it to him, pay yours, nod and smile and leave.

Same as those who having waited 15 - 20 mins for a bus, get on and rummage through handbag, shopping bag, purse, pockets - to either find a bus pass or even worse proceed to count out bus fare in small change.

Please - why is it so difficult to have fare or bus pass ready in hand? I find this so irritating and unnecessary

YANBU.

It happens on the Tube too.

People (mainly men) come up to the really busy ticket barriers, and then suddenly do the "wallet dance" looking for their Oyster card. At really busy stations it can mean up to two dozen people behind them having to wait!

YANB at all U. Drives me potty too, especially when I'm trying to control an errant toddler whilst they faff for britain in front of me! The carpark I use in town is particularly tricky because it has one of those moving Postman Pat's van's right next to the bloody machine......

But that's probably another thread entirely

Oh oh I can top trump this one. The most annoying is when im serving a queue of customers and there is one person huffing and puffing because people in front are taking too long to be served they are having to wait and then when it is their turn, they do the wallet dance or handbag shuffle.
Yes I silently curse them.

yanbu at all

Oh I hate this. And it's almost as bad when they have finished paying and they stand there faffing around and reorganising their handbag and checking the receipt and their makeup while the check-out assistant has started scanning your purchases and you practically have to shove them out of the way so you can pack your things. [hangry] This happened to me again the other day and I found myself wishing I had a device with a recording of Brian Blessed booming 'Your turn is up! Move along!' that I could play with impunity when these muppets people do this.

And breathe.

Can you tell this is one of my pet peeves! [hgrin]

I hate it when doing a big weekly food shop, get to the till and someone is standing near the back of the conveyor belt so you can't start loading your food on. Do people have no perception of what is going on around them?

oooh what about standing still at the bottom of an escalator oblivious? What's that about