Manners Matter!

Hello there, happy belated New Year. Hope all is well with you and yours, wherever you are at. Now, on to my rant.

What is wrong with people? Why are they such sh--heads? Now, I am not talking about everyone. Just those people that have vowells in their names. You know who you are. Srriously though, I have noticed that this country has become a collection of rude, no manners, get out of my way in the store and on the roadways, bunch of idiots. How hard is it to use the words, please, thank you, excuse me, etc? I probably am more sensitive to this all because I work in a retail establishment, ie, the grocery store. The place where the fat women in moo-moo's come to get their bon bon's and triple sized mocha lattes with extra whipped cream, but use skim milk "cause I'm on a diet" . But I digress. You would not believe how rude 2/3 of people are that shop in my store. They talk to myself and fellow employee's as if we were dogs, if they bother to speak at all. "Hey you, wheres the salad dressing?"."Why are your prices so high", "Get out of my way". These are a few examples of what I encounter on a daily basis. And my store is in a nice area. I cannot fathom what must take place in an area of "lower class" folks. (think Rio Linda) What happened to being nice? Maybe its because I know what its like, but when I shop at a store, any store, (or restaurant) I am always nice to the workers. I think sometimes they are suprised when I engage them in freindly bantor, and always give a big Thank you and a smile. Yes, even at K-Mart. (I refuse to shop at Wal-mart, but thats another story). Anyway, the next time you are out and about, remember that the folks there are people too, and deserve to be treated nice. Now, if you are treated rudely, I am not saying to just take it. By all means, do as I do and start screaming at the top of your voice, "Give me liberty or give me burritos". Or, simply pull out a tazer gun and fire a small projectile with 3 Hundred Thousand Volts into their neck. But if folks make an attempt to show a small amount of kindness, and are just trying to earn a living, show them the same respect. And even though I could write a another whole article about driving, remember that your 3o thousand dollar sports utilty vehicle came equipped with turn signals for a reason. Well, thats all for now, I have to go get a triple sized mocha latte with extra whip cream. And I'm gettin 2% milk baby!