Shiny Happy People
Have you ever walked by a total stranger on a quiet street and have this scenario play out?
Me: Good Morning.
Stranger: ——————
Nothing!
Not a wink, or a nod, or a “you too!”
I swear, it’s seemed to happen more and more lately.
I’ll usually handle it by saying, loudly:
“Good morning to you, too. How are you doing?”
The person will often look at me as if I’m crazy.
My other favorite is when you’re walking in a crowded area and suddenly the person in front of you stops and decides to go in another direction.
That happens a lot in airports.
Hard not to barrel the dude over.
Speaking of airports, as I got off the plane at 1:15 a.m. because they decided to get me home a few hours late, I was following a woman up the ramp. She was pushing a wheel chair and talking to its occupant.
They must have left something behind because the woman pushing the chair was now backing up and pulling it. She never glanced behind her...
...and she drove that chair over my foot.
Then she laughed!
“Oh, sorry!” She managed through her glee.
“You’re a moron,” I said, as I brushed on by.
And we talked about it a little over the weekend...
...customer service is lacking in this day and age.
“Sorry for the inconvenience,” might mean something if they were actually sorry.
It doesn’t take but a second to be a little human.
So, I was giving up hope a little over my little excursion but on the last leg of the journey we were waiting to get off the plane and an older woman was up ahead. Everyone was wondering why she hadn’t left.
“My bag is back there,” she said. “I’ll just wait until everyone goes.”
“Where is it?” The guy seated across from me asked.
The girl yelled out the number and described the bag.
The guy actually retrieved it and one by one we all passed it up to the girl.
“Thank you!” She must’ve said it 10 times.
Every once in awhile people surprise me.
Now if I can coax a couple of ‘good mornings.’
Me: Good Morning.
Stranger: ——————
Nothing!
Not a wink, or a nod, or a “you too!”
I swear, it’s seemed to happen more and more lately.
I’ll usually handle it by saying, loudly:
“Good morning to you, too. How are you doing?”
The person will often look at me as if I’m crazy.
My other favorite is when you’re walking in a crowded area and suddenly the person in front of you stops and decides to go in another direction.
That happens a lot in airports.
Hard not to barrel the dude over.
Speaking of airports, as I got off the plane at 1:15 a.m. because they decided to get me home a few hours late, I was following a woman up the ramp. She was pushing a wheel chair and talking to its occupant.
They must have left something behind because the woman pushing the chair was now backing up and pulling it. She never glanced behind her...
...and she drove that chair over my foot.
Then she laughed!
“Oh, sorry!” She managed through her glee.
“You’re a moron,” I said, as I brushed on by.
And we talked about it a little over the weekend...
...customer service is lacking in this day and age.
“Sorry for the inconvenience,” might mean something if they were actually sorry.
It doesn’t take but a second to be a little human.
So, I was giving up hope a little over my little excursion but on the last leg of the journey we were waiting to get off the plane and an older woman was up ahead. Everyone was wondering why she hadn’t left.
“My bag is back there,” she said. “I’ll just wait until everyone goes.”
“Where is it?” The guy seated across from me asked.
The girl yelled out the number and described the bag.
The guy actually retrieved it and one by one we all passed it up to the girl.
“Thank you!” She must’ve said it 10 times.
Every once in awhile people surprise me.
Now if I can coax a couple of ‘good mornings.’
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