Just recently I've been in some in-store lines ( I live in rural WV). At the Post Office, I was on my half-hour lunch break, waiting in line, and an elderly lady in front of the line did her business, but continued to stand and talk about her problems to the postmaster. Luckliy, another postmaster came forward to the second register. I was annoyed, but I also have compassion, and realize how this elderly lady was feeling, probably the big outing of her day to the P.O.
Then, I went to the Rite Aid drug store this past weekend to pick up a few small items. None of the registers were open, and the employee at the front register shouted at us customers..." I can't check you out right now; you'll have to go back to the pharmacy." I was annoyed, but walked back to the pharmacy where several people were already waiting in line behind an elderly man getting his prescriptions. The pharmacist finally got all his meds processed, to which the man responded he didn't have any money.. I am standing there and listening to his sob story about the cost of meds. ( I think he managed to get his insulin which was paid for already.) The line never moved the whole time I was standing there for at least 10 minutes, so I finally went back to the front register, feeling annoyed at the store for putting customers in this position. ( I felt very sorry for the elderly gentleman, by the way, and know we could all be in such a position sooner or later.)
Standing in line...it ain't fun, but we all gotta live with it.
Patty