Mike and I had a brief conversation yesterday about inconsiderate people. People that are just oblivious and insensitive to the people around them. (The kick-off to this conversation was regarding those who leave food in the fridge at the office and let it ROT, or leave their dirty dishes in the sink for days or weeks on end.)

Mike seems to run into inconsiderate people pretty often, so he was ready with a great example that had occurred just that day at the grocery store. The woman in front of him in line was chatting on her cell phone while waiting for the cashier to ring up her cart full of groceries. When the cashier finished scanning the last item (and not a moment sooner) the woman got off the phone and started digging in her purse to find her wallet. Note I said she started digging in her purse. I know what I would have been thinking had I been in Mike’s place, and you may be thinking it too… could she not have taken care of that while the cashier was ringing up the groceries? Mike was thinking that too but he actually put it into words:

He raised his hands, fanned out his fingers and waved them around and exclaimed to the woman, “Surprise! You have to pay!”

I guess the cashier just about peed his pants trying not to laugh, but the woman just ignored Mike. As if she did not hear him. Inconsiderate, I tell ya.