I’ve noticed that more and more people seem to believe it is their personal duty to control the line they are standing in. This week I was at Ulta and I got on line just a moment before this man – who was being used as a line placeholder by his wife. After a full five minutes of standing in front of this man, the woman in front of me turns around and asks me, “Are you on line?” I tell her “Yes, I’m behind you…” She points her finger at me and says “No. You are behind him.” She is telling me to move behind the man that I am literally in front of on line. The fact that she was incorrect is a separate issue. Who is standing in what order behind her in line does not affect her life, and is honestly none of her business. I’ve realized that this is a pattern. The CVS line is a mess because of the self-checkout option. There will often be a long line with both self-checkout areas open. If I head towards that section, someone on line will inform me that there is a line. So, I’ll ask if anyone in front of me wants to use the self-checkout register. Everyone says no, including the person who corrected me. Their only goal in calling me out was to police the line. I am incredibly sick of this.
Monday, Apr 6, 2026
