To think that people could be standing more than a milimetre from me in the checkout queue

[mastertomsmum]

I was in the queue for the checkouts in M and S and turned my head to find some woman right up in my face. Why the …. did I say 'sorry' when she was clearly standing ridiculously close?

The closer they get the less helpful I get. So, where I would usually put a divider out after I have loaded my shopping - nope. Where I would usually have my purse out and remember my pin straight away - nope. Where I usually pack shopping quickly and avoid long chats with the assistant - nope. I move like treacle for these idiots.

Anyone who gets that close is either a pick pocket or a weirdo!

Tensixtysix

Not in my experience. Just ‘normal’ odd people with no sense of personal space and a stronger than usual sense of how much I care that they’re in a hurry, or my capacity to do anything about it.

I did say to a woman who was so close my hair was moving with her breathing...’my husband at least bought me dinner before getting so close!’

I also got my arse felt as a teenager when queuing to get off the train. I grabbed the guys hand and thrust it up in the air and Shiite ‘has anyone lost this, I just found it stuck to my arse!’ He couldn’t get away fast enough.

If someone puts shopping down whilst iMm still unloading I just sweep it back towards them with my forearm saying ‘I’m not finished!’ A guy did this to me though at airport security, I grabbed two trays and he threw all his shit in one of them . I asked the security guy for a 2nd tray and this guy kept shoving me saying ‘hurry up stupid cow’ we weren’t even near the front and there was someone in front of me. Security then insisted on seeing his boarding pass and said ‘mate you have ages calm down!’. I let him in front of me just up get him to fuck off. He left his glasses in the tray as he left...,karma!

*shouted not Shiite but maybe I should have shit on his hand!

I have long hair. When people are up my arse I have a loreal moment

My OH knows I hate people walking closely behind me, and in the supermarket the other day he was ahead of me and he saw the guy behind me getting right up my arse. So he stared at him. And stared. My OH Looks a bit like Daniel Craig's moth-eaten dad with a hangover, but still with the steely blue eyes.

Anyway the guy behind stepped back. OH kept staring. And then we took aaaaages to pay and pack, OH chatted to the till lady about Christmas and oooh isn't it stressful, it was great.

if you get any closer, we'll have to get engaged.
Love this! I hope someone stands too close to me next time I'm in Aldi so I can say it

I used to find it was either European students who did it, or much much older people (grey haired range). I've been molested twice so I fucking hate it when they are touching my elbow/back etc because they're just THAT close so I just deliberately shove back with my bag until they step the fuck back

PhilomenChristmasPie
I've had this happen too. So annoying! I've also had someone start unloading their shopping onto the other side (i.e. where you put your stuff after scanning it),then act all affronted when I asked them not to!

Are these all the same cunts who tailgate you like fury or cut in front into gaps that aren’t there, or try to put drag you if you move over to let them join the motorway?

CheeseAndOnionIceCream the last person who did it said, "Sorry, I'm in a hurry." I gave him a Paddington hard stare and said quietly, "Congratulations, I'm autistic and need you to back off." I honestly don't think he heard.