this article sums up everything I hate about the whiners on WP

[McGiver]

I remember once being at the local Kmart, a baby and two toddlers in my cart, trying to haul my way through closely spaced clothing racks.  Suddenly an elderly-ish lady steps right in front of my cart and stays there, looking at some of the clothing on the rack.  I stop in my tracks for a minute hoping she'll notice me and take a couple steps to the side.  Finally I cough up: "Excuse me."  She looks up, glares at me and barks, "YOU go around.  I have a disability!"

i hate fucking disrespectful people like this.

there was a point when we would go to costco on the weekend and i would mortify my wife.
people would just stop with their cart blocking the ailse and shop a few feet away.  i would ram their cart (knowing full well who it was) and say ," HOW RUDE."
also i would pretend like i was squeezing by and ram the people.  then i would say, "oh, i am so sorry but some rude person left their cart right here."  i knew it was their cart, but pretended otherwise.

i have a low tolerance level for people who are rude and not conscientious that others dwell in the same sopace as them.

[Scrapheap]

The world owes you nothing. My mother has been drumming it into me all my life, and I do believe it. I can't stand all these people with disabilities and old people that think the world owes them something.

They can all kiss my arse.

It might help to post a pic of your arse.... that way people can kiss it whenever the need arises. 

[McGiver]

The world owes you nothing. My mother has been drumming it into me all my life, and I do believe it. I can't stand all these people with disabilities and old people that think the world owes them something.

They can all kiss my arse.

+1 blobb.

[DirtDawg]

I remember once being at the local Kmart, a baby and two toddlers in my cart, trying to haul my way through closely spaced clothing racks.  Suddenly an elderly-ish lady steps right in front of my cart and stays there, looking at some of the clothing on the rack.  I stop in my tracks for a minute hoping she'll notice me and take a couple steps to the side.  Finally I cough up: "Excuse me."  She looks up, glares at me and barks, "YOU go around.  I have a disability!"

I'd like to have sicked my grandmother on that stupid bitch!

[El]

You won't believe how many times a night I get "DO YOU HAVE A SENIOR CITIZIN'S RATE?"

I feel like saying "Yes, we do. It's 5 dollars more expensive because old people pile more food onto their plates"

FFS.. Why should they get a special rate? What have they done to deserve it? The ones that went to war are probably too old to go here for dinner, so i'm doubting any of the people that eat at my work did.

Save for the korean war.  I can understand lower senior rate (they do have them at some restaurants) because seniors are probably on fixed, low incomes.

[Mr Smith]

In that case we should have an unemployed bum rate, too.

[Peter]

In that case we should have an unemployed bum rate, too.

+

[purposefulinsanity]

I think that the thinking behind the OAP rates in restaurants, cafes, etc is that people assume that old people generally have smaller appetites, as well as having a lower income.  It seems, at least locally, that the OAP discount meals tend to have smaller portions than the usual ones.

[Peter]

I think that the thinking behind the OAP rates in restaurants, cafes, etc is that people assume that old people generally have smaller appetites, as well as having a lower income.  It seems, at least locally, that the OAP discount meals tend to have smaller portions than the usual ones.

Wouldn't it be better to offer the meals in various sizes then so that everyone could benefit, and so that there would be less food wastage, and less people left hungry at the end?

[purposefulinsanity]

Yes, I agree but then they're only interested in making money and attracting the grey pound at times of day that are likely to be quiet is possibly the real reason why they do it.

[Peter]

Chips and beans:
Anorexic - £0.40
Little old lady - £0.80
Regular - £1.60
American - £3.20

[purposefulinsanity]

Chips and beans:
Anorexic - £0.40
Little old lady - £0.80
Regular - £1.60
American - £3.20

 

[Diesel]

Chips and beans:
Anorexic - £0.40
Little old lady - £0.80
Regular - £1.60
American - £3.20

 

+1 

[Mr Smith]

Chips and beans:
Anorexic - £0.40
Little old lady - £0.80
Regular - £1.60
American - £3.20

Trust me i've seen old people chow down the grub. Some little old ladies just take it and don't eat it.

[El]

In that case we should have an unemployed bum rate, too.

It's not quite the same- the elderly may lack the capacity to work that an "unemployed bum" may have.