Queue monsters

Hello...Today I am going to narrate a few short stories. Most of them are true and are personal experiences. After you listen to them, you'll know the horror I have gone through. But I do believe that I am not alone in this. I am going to talk about - Queue monsters. Yes, you heard right..the queue monsters. They are everywhere, from your daily supermarket to the movie ticket counter. You cant avoid them. Here are some monsters, in no particular order of monstrosity

- At a bookstore recently - The I'll intimidate you monster - I had given two items to be billed. It was almost done when this guy comes up behind me and starts dumping things from his cart over my head and starts demanding that his items be billed. Right! dude!..I am not in love with the billing guy that I am standing and staring into his eyes. I was here before you, so haul your frame out of my space and stand in queue.

- At a supermarket - The I am your mother monster - I was second in what seemed like a long never ending queue. The people in front of me looked like they had billed the whole supermarket. Anyway, was waiting for my turn, when a Northie lady came huffing and puffing (sorry to be specific, but these are the worst kinds) with her fat progeny. She just pushed through to the front and started emptying her cart. The person in front of me politely told her that he was here before her. She pretended that she dint understand humans. It was only after the employee pointedly avoided billing her items did she curse, yell and go back and stand. I think I still have marks from being pushed around by that lady.

- At a ticket counter - The Size does matter monsters - I hate the bloody multiplexes. They are overpriced, overdone and they rob you blind. Give me a Cauvery theater anyday. Well, we were standing in line, waiting our turn when these gaggle of annoying girls, again, predominantly Hindi speaking Northies arrive to give me a headache (man! it's like a conspiracy). They were loud (clothes and voice ;))and they just pushed their way through to the counter. Everyone let them go, just to save themselves a headache I think, but I was mighty annoyed. What's with these women thinking that they can push their way through. Sheer size and numbers I suppose.

- At another self service restaurant - The impatient monster - Was waiting for my order in what seemed to be a slow day for the restaurant, with very few people. Waiting time would have been 5 mins tops or the loo break.Whichever is fastest. The girl behind me is shuffling her feet, muttering loudly about the long order I had given and it's wasting her time. Right!! It's my hobby to order vast quantities of lunch and waste other people's time. If I had so much time in the world, I would have gone to a real restaurant, not the self service fast food joints. So child! wait your turn.

There are many many more. From cutting queues in libraries, to holding up a whole bunch of people with haggling. From pushing the person in front of you to abusing. But most of the latter happens in places which are extremely crowded like the railway stations. Not like the incidents above, most of which happened in high market,'educated' spaces with 'educated' people.

So any other monster stories anyone else has?