Perky Pedestrian Pizza Maker

[Cookie]

So, it was out in the snow again for me today to pick up some groceries. I have a standard mode of operation at intersections with stop signs instead of lights with handy walk/don't walk signs. (Not that "walk" means it's safe to walk, per se.)

Anyway, when crossing at a stop sign, I look for vehicles and if any are at or close to the stop sign, I wait and make sure they're going to stop and let them go or let them indicate they want me to go. In this case, they were clearly waiting on me to go, as in, sitting there waiting looking at me until I moved my butt across the street. Ok, check. I scoot myself and my cart across, but the second I'm in front of her car, it starts moving forward. I side step and side step faster and end up arcing around her moving car. As soon as I clear the front of the car it finally stops.

I run up onto the sidewalk to continue on my way when I hear a cheerful voice behind me: "Sorry! My foot slipped!"

Me: Ok, thanks! (not the right thing to say, but these were the dumbfounded words that tumbled out of my mouth)

A. Her foot slipped and it took her how long to notice it???
B. She was grinning ear to ear and sounded WAY too happy about the whole thing. Imagine a 13 year old giggling at the wrong time, but she was probably closer to 25.


Uggggghhhh

[Zellie Crescent]

I would've banged on her hood, "oops, my fist slipped."

[RealUnimportant]

I would've banged on her hood, "oops, my fist slipped."

Or swung the cart into the hood... Or just fallen onto it...

[Gizmo]

I would've banged on her hood, "oops, my fist slipped."

I've done that on the side of a van that started reversing right as I was about to go behind it. Just banged my hand on the side of the van and he stopped.

Yeah, I'm a walking magnet for nearly getting knocked over. I swear I do look, I even try to get eye contract with these people to ensure they know I'm about to walk behind/in front of them and they still do it.

[PepperElf]

i say use a camera phone and say.... "oops my finger slipped on my camera. o there it slipped again to call the cops"

cos... hey using your car as a weapon IS something the cops will arrest for.

[Andara Bledin]

I'm kind of aggro when I'm walking and someone in a car starts playing games.

I have actually stopped in front of a car that was creeping up on me and stared the driver down. Probably not the wisest thing, but I'm told that my death glare is pretty scary.

^-.-^

[siead_lietrathua]

i've never stared the driver down. however i do stare at something that always gets their attention.... their liscence plate. hehehe.

[Pagan]

Yeah, I'm a walking magnet for nearly getting knocked over. I swear I do look, I even try to get eye contract with these people to ensure they know I'm about to walk behind/in front of them and they still do it.

That's if they look before they back up! Around here, apparently it's no longer necessary to look when you're backing out of a space. I must have missed the memo.