Missus and I were exiting a shopping mall yesterday when we heard a woman's voice some distance behind us yelling "excuse me". We didn't pay any attention but then she yelled "excuse me" again and there was a note of urgency in her voice. We turned around to see a fully-laden supermarket trolley bearing down on us. I ripped off my shirt to expose my superman vest and managed to grab the thing before it hit us. Now why the silly cow couldn't have yelled something more relevant like: "look out!" or "get out of the way" is beyond me! If the damn thing had hit one of us in the spine or knocked one of us over it might have done some damage.
Dude, if you're superman you'd have been fine. Just whisk the wife out the way and wrap the little twot in a pretzel and toss her and the trolley to the side as a warning for other careless tarts!
To be fair...the woman who lost her trolley had a disability (walking sticks) which is why she couldn't run after the thing. She offered some excuse like she forgot the wheels didn't lock or something. No-one clapped my heroic feat and nor did the woman offer us a treat from her trolley.
[ - ] paul_neri [op] 1 point 2 monthsFeb 19, 2025 03:25:14 ago (+1/-0)
About 70 and she had two walking sticks. Still...she should have given a more attention-grabbing warning. The area in question was an incline and the trolley was moving quite fast.
You're a hero. We now accept you as one of our kinsman. Welcome, fellow White person. Oh, you didn't put the cart back in the cart corral? You're out again. Try again later.
Dude, like the rest of the Americans on this site I'm sure you regard Australians as a little weird but I can assure you neither I nor my wife have-eyes-in-the-back-of-our-heads!
[ - ] paul_neri [op] 1 point 2 monthsFeb 19, 2025 03:28:23 ago (+1/-0)
She was old and had two walking sticks. Ok, mistakes happen, but yelling "excuse me", "excuse me", when your out-of-control supermarket trolley is hurtling down a relatively steep incline toward two people is daft imo!
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would have got your attention
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Always', be aware of your surroundings.
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