I always chuckle at this....
my morning routine is head to Panera for my coffee and bagel. As those who have been to Panera know, their stores are like their bagels... all the same. They have a door, an alcove and a second door. Whenever the opportunity presents itself I hold the door for any patron arriving at the same time. Usually I'll hurry to get there first so I can hold it for them and let them go ahead of me, etc. Now to me, common sense would say that the courtesy would be reciprocated at the second door, right? But in probably 10 years that has happened maybe 10 times. And then when you get inside and into the order line the person whom I held the door for grabs the next spot in line. Twice I can recall the person I held the door for said "you go ahead, you were here first". None of this make me angry or made, in fact I find it amusing.
But what does make me mad is roadway manners. People on the roads are just assholes. A couple weeks back, the road out front of my work was backed up, as usual, such that cars could not get thru the intersection. I was car #1 so despite having a green light I stopped prior to the intersection so as not to block it. The light turned yellow then red. The lady behind start waving and flailing. Now keep in mind, the car in front of me was just barely thru the intersection so had I gone I'd have blocked the crossing street. Now the light cycles, cross cars go, on coming have an arrow so they can turn and my light goes green but I still have nowhere to go because the car in front of me has not moved. There are still oncoming cars turning left and I sit to allow them to turn. Now this lady is going apeshit. She swings to the left of me into the left turn lane and pass me (of course I then move up into the intersection so she can't get in)...and she is cursing....and I sort of lost it (told her I would "c you next Tuesday" (some will know what that means, if not, dont sweat it) but let her in once the light at the next intersection changes so we can move. She gave me the finger more than once. But it was more important that she block the interaction and not let the people cross or turn than be courteous. Its stuff like that that blows my mind
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