Okay, so I don't know what kind of stuff was in the water on Thursday night, but there were some CRAZIES out! Story time!
So I went to Dan's grocery store, and as I am pulling in I see the perfect spot! The last one on the row! There is a man standing right in front of the parking spot. So, naturally I stop, and wait for him to cross the road. He doesn't move...he just stands there. So I politely signaled him to cross, which he did, ever so slowly. As he was moving out of the way I headed into the parking spot. Then he STOPPED and freaked out flailing his hands like I was going to hit him (which was so confusing because I was going right into the spot and he was walking left into the store.). So I pointed over to the parking spot indicating I was not going to run him over, I was getting into the parking spot. So I parked, and he kept looking over his shoulder giving me crusties.
I knew he would want to yell at me, so I strategically waited till he got inside, then proceeded into the store. As soon as I walked in the door I saw him WAITING by the carts for me, I thought oh great...here we go. So I walk right up to him look him in the eye, and he starts yelling at me "Why did you signal me to go then speed up????" I replied trying to stay calm,
"I am sorry if I scared you, but I was just pulling into the parking spot the opposite direction you were going. I wasn't trying to run you over or anything."
To which he just kept yelling something about how I was reckless, and it was a stupid thing to do blah blah blah. To which I again calmly responded,
"I'm really sorry sir, but did you feel like your life was in danger at some point?"
He said, "Well no, but you just seemed really reckless..." blah blah same thing over and over... so again I asked,
"Were you scared I was going to hit you, because that totally was not my intent. I wouldn't just run someone down in the parking lot."
To which he responded, "Well no, I didn't think that."
I was thinking okay then why the heck are we having this conversation?!?! I mean sure if I am barreling down the isle like a maniac, if I hadn't come to a complete stop to let him get across the isle, (so if by speeding up he meant 3 miles per hour...), or maybe if I had flipped him off and been yelling obscenities at him, sure stop me and yell at me in the store, but really??!?! If you weren't scared, and you didn't think I was going to hit you why waste your time and mine to YELL at me in the store?!?! Seriously what a jerk! Old man, do you have nothing better to do with your time then yell at people? Just because I look young, doesn't mean I am reckless and don't know how to drive. I have a father thank you! I don't need you treating me like your daughter and berating me!
So the best part of this story is that after we had parted ways this woman came up to me and was like
"excuse me, but do you know that man?"
I told her I have no idea who he is, and told her about what happened in the parking lot, then she said that he was way out of line. She almost stepped in and said something, but she didn't know if he was my Dad or something because he was totally waiting for me in the store, and I walked right up to him like I knew him. I told her she totally should have stepped in because that was the most awkward, weird experience of my life! haha.
I am so grateful that A. she saw the whole thing, and B. she came up and said something to be about it after. I am glad someone else was a witness to the madness! Seriously that man was so crazy!
So another crazy, (but not so crazy...) was this lady at the red box, who told me that one day when the world goes to pot, all of the red boxes will drain our bank accounts because they have all of our card information, and that it is better to be poor! haha! I assured her that I have that one handled! haha!
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