Ok... Why do large (I'm assumeing) extended families assume the right to the entire sidewalk?... I'm not talking about your typical 4' wide residential sidewalk... I am talking about a 10' wide strip of concrete in front of a strip mall... Typically, I don't much care, and will simply step around them out into the parking lot area... Today I was burdened with two massive laundry bags, and the parking lot looked like the Indy 500, so I wasn't giving in this time... I moved all the way to the edge of the walk, and plowed through them, cutting a swath a good three feet wide due to the bags... As far as I could tell, I brushed aside 4 adults, and a few kids too... They seemed rather upset based on the tone of their voice, but as they were speaking another language, I'm not really sure...
I'm not overly proud of blowing through them like that, but come on folks... I'm 6'2, and I had 2 huge bags... Its not like these people didn't see me headed their way... They simply were not willing to yield any space on that sidewalk, and I had noplace else to go safely... I suppose I could have just stopped and become an immovable object, but I chose the irresistable force path... I did make it a point not to step on anyone, and made sure they were getting plowed away from traffic, so I suppose that makes it a little better...
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Posted by: Anonymous at May 6, 2004 01:53 AMHmmmm... I suppose I should say thanks... Normally, I'd figure this was a spam, but it'd be the most vague spam I ever ran across...
Posted by: Tim at May 6, 2004 11:00 PM