I have personal space, respect it

[Blue Ginger]

Fart. Loudly. Just make sure it's not a toddler behind you or they will run off shrieking 'Mummy that fat lady butt smells like dad's butt trumpet'. Sent half the footpath into hysterics.

Butt trumpet. Thanks for making me laugh. I needed it.

I hate people crowding me, unless I'm at a concert. Like the 'drop and bend' person, I found a few great ways to get people to move.

There is the rock back and forth while having your feet slightly apart, also works side to side. If it is a kid above about 5, I usually lean on the foot closest to them. They generally move away quickly. If they are older and don't get the hint, I resort to sticking the hip out a bit or swinging the handbag or other shopping bags. Not really hitting them, but getting really close.

If it is an adult, and haven't gotten the hint from any of the above, I do the hair flick. Getting a face full of a strangers hair generally makes people back off. My hair currently reaches the bottom of my shoulder blades, so they have to be pretty close. I'm really good at the hair flick, grab a handful from the front and flick it high around to the side.

Only a few people haven't gotten the hint from all of the above. Some I have told to move away from me. A few, I have refused to put my pin in until they have backed off.

Only 2 have refused to move back. One finally did after the bank teller told him the she was assisting me and he had to move back behind the line on the carpet. Yep, he followed me to the window. The other was escorted out of a store after refusing to move back when the cashier and manger told him to. He was trying to be right next to me as I was paying.