Getting Cut Off In Line

What tricks do you have for making a seemingly droll chore like standing in line more fun? I love to people watch or once I played MASH with my friend on a Friday night in the IKEA returns line. We were laughing like crazy and everyone else there looked like they were about to punch something as they waited in a super slow line with only one or two cashiers. So, it’s finally your turn and then you get cut off…

I was at the Seattle Symphony with a friend. We had participated in the wine tasting event prior and went into the bar line to purchase a bottle she liked. The line was slow and the music was about to commense. We finally go to the front of the line when an older, very tall gentleman jumped in front of us (and the long line behind us) to order 2 gin and tonics. I looked around as if I were on camera or something because it was crazy rude!

The friend with me sort of brushed it off when I looked to her for a response so I looked back at the line and gave a, “can you believe that gesture.” One man in line piped up, “Do you want me to take him out?” I chuckled and thanked him. Other people in the line just rolled their eyes at the line-jumper.

At intermission I brought up the line-cutter to my friend and she said, “Yeah, he had 2 hearing aides.” I said, “Well, I didn’t see a seeing eye dog so he’s not blind!” He MUST have noticed the line! Bhahahha. Maybe that’s why he didn’t hear my little, “Excuse me, sir.”

Yes, I felt bad for the hearing impaired man. More ironically it’s usually me who annoyingly gives people the most elaborate “benefit of the doubt” stories. “Maybe they were getting a drink for someone going into a diabitic siezure with alcohol withdrawals and it takes away the excruciating pain of their phantom limb?”

 

How have you dealt with getting cut off?