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To actually be considering slashing this womans tyres?

108 replies

FlyRussianUnicorn · 15/04/2016 17:13

Wanted to get to a chiller cabinet in morrisons and someone had left a trolley with a baby in the way. So i moved the trolley forward so I could get to what I want.

Que mother attacking me for trying to run off with her baby. I moved the trolley maybe half a metre if that. It took 3 seconds and when she came over I was clearly looking in the chiller cabinet at the meat.

I told her to get a grip, I wanted to get to the cabinet and I moved the trolley so I could get to what I wanted. No idea whos trolley it was as I had come down from another part of the supermarket and just saw the trolley-didnt pay any attention to anyone around me. Que a 2 minute tirade of abuse- I just rolled my eyes and walked off in the end.

Went out to my car and was sat having a cogarette waiting for a friend to call about coming to meet me. The car park is owned by the council, not the supermarket.

Anyway the woman came out- and was parked in the P+C bay next to me (I have a blue badge before I am flamed because im child free)

I looked up from my car and the woman just gave me a filthy look and stormed off in the direction of the supermarket again. Next thing I know the supervisor is knocking on my window asking me to move along as im making her uncomfortable "watching her child". I explained the situation and that the supermarket have no right to ask me to move- its not their property, id paid for 2 hours parking and I would be staying until my friend got in contact. The supervisior then apologised, and went on her way.

the woman has gone back into the supermarket, no idea why- clearly im going to attack her and steal her child Hmm

OP posts:
cleaty · 15/04/2016 18:03

I would move a trolley with a bay in it if I had waited, and no one moved it. Why should we all have to wait until someone comes back? And I fully expect people to love my trolley if I leave it.

Narp · 15/04/2016 18:04

We don't know how far away the mother was OP said it took 3 seconds

Motherinlawsdung · 15/04/2016 18:04

YANBU. She was being ridiculous.
YABU to use the non-existent word "que". It's "cue".

MTPurse · 15/04/2016 18:04

Aldi sell frozen mash?

Yes so do co op and asda and tesco Wink

FelicityR313 · 15/04/2016 18:05

We can expect to see details of you on Crimewatch I presume? Grin

WorraLiberty · 15/04/2016 18:06

I can't see where the OP asked if she was BU about her spelling?

MTPurse · 15/04/2016 18:09

Motherinlawsdung

Pedants Corner is over there love ---->>> Just follow the sign to far side of fuck :)

Narp · 15/04/2016 18:14

It's Pedants' Corner

Agadooo · 15/04/2016 18:14

I would definitely move a trolley a few feet to get by-hardly going to stand there and wait for no reason-mum not that bothered if went away in the aisle without taking trolley with her-you're totally right n she's clearly highly strung n totally over reacted! Love that you waved at her!

MissingPanda · 15/04/2016 18:15

If a parent doesn't want their trolley containing their child moved then they need to take it with them.

BitOutOfPractice · 15/04/2016 18:16

Frozen mash you say?

Lilmisskittykat · 15/04/2016 18:17

I'd have moved the trolley too... Who abandons their child thoughtlessly in a aisle then thinks it's ok to abuse you?

Andrewofgg · 15/04/2016 18:20

Don't slash her tyres. Push a potato up the exhaust pipe. You get a very satisfying result - evil Grin

Ifailed · 15/04/2016 18:21

Narp
Flowers

Trojanhorsebox · 15/04/2016 18:23

I've stopped myself from arguing with a stranger over this before, I was right next to the trolley and reaching for something when they decided to move my trolley with toddler on it, I don't think my comment went beyond can you not wait a few seconds?

Same here, I didn't like someone moving my cart with toddler in when I was right next to it myself, but I just said that I would have moved it myself if they'd asked me and I would prefer them to leave my child alone

If a parent doesn't want their trolley containing their child moved then they need to take it with them.

I agree but the configuration of the store or how crowded it was may have made this difficult

I have had people follow me into the car park to continue their tirade when I have walked away from the situation - some people like to have the last word

Ifailed · 15/04/2016 18:24

Don't slash her tyres. Push a potato up the exhaust pipe
Frozen mash, surely?

I8toys · 15/04/2016 18:25

She's an idiot - wtf she wasn't online shopping I don't know.

MTPurse · 15/04/2016 18:26

Narp please follow Motherinlawsdung on her travels Grin

Surely I am not the only person who keeps a bag of frozen mash in their freezer?

aldi do cauliflower cheese too

GabiSolis · 15/04/2016 18:27

She sounds batshit but whether you were being unreasonable or not depends how far away she was and whether you checked for her before moving the trolley.

It does annoy me when people move my trolley but then I only ever move away for a second to get something on the other side of the aisle (for eg).

[also can't stand pedants, OP did not ask about her spelling so no need for your unwanted contribution]

Slarti · 15/04/2016 18:31

she was feeling protective of her baby

Not all that protective really eh?

fwiw telling someone to get a grip is really rude, IMO

The point at which someone starts hurling abuse at me is the point at which I feel no obligation to be polite to them.

cleaty · 15/04/2016 18:35

Moving a trolley without a baby in is not an issue. And I have done this when the person is there and is totally blocking anyone else, and seems not to care about their thoughtlessness. And it is thoughtless to have your trolley in a way that stops anyone else getting to things.

Narp · 15/04/2016 18:41

Come to think of it, I'm doubting the veracity of this episode

Obliviated · 15/04/2016 18:43

I started walking off with the wrong trolley with the wrong toddler in it recently. Luckily the ladies who owned the toddler saw the funny side.

I'm confused about the cogette though.

MyLocal · 15/04/2016 18:49

You have my sympathy OP. A couple of years ago I was in a Sainsburys Local in Liverpool on a weekend away, bloke with pushchair blocking the self service entrance. "Excuse me" says I in best my best Yorkshire and stepped passed the pushchair, accidentally BRUSHING the pushchair. Bloke started shouting at me " did you push my fucking baby bitch, fuck off back to where you came from slag"

Err that will be about sixty miles to the east mate. Really intimidated me, never been back to Liverpool again, left a nasty taste in my mouth.

Deffo a case of PFB, on both counts!

angielou123 · 15/04/2016 19:05

I would usually move a trolley but I don't think I would if it had a child in it. Reverse it - If I saw someone moving my trolley with my 2 yr old son in it, I would definitely have something to say probably along the lines of 'Can't you wait 1 minute?' You have to be so careful when it comes to other peoples children these days.