Someone has to pick that up, you know

[Apathy]

Just a quick one.

I was out shopping a little bit ago, and I walked by an aisle and saw a lady reaching for some high stuff and knocking products off the shelf while doing so. I keep walking.

My Wife: Did you see that?
Me: What? (what I saw wasn't worth mentioning)
MW: That lady just waltzed away after knocking all that stuff down. What a jerk.

Here's how it would have gone down if I had seen it, or was motivated enough to make a scene:

Me: Hey, lady, pick that stuff up.
SC: WHAT!? Who are you to tell me (because you're somebody important, alright) what to do!?
Me: I'm the guy that used to have to pick that shit up. So do it, NOW.

And then my imagination went to where it always goes with SCs: into that gray area that CS doesn't condone...

[karath]

I would have paid good money to see someone do that to an SC. Hell, I'm remembering that line myself (spent a couple months as supermarket wage slave so that works for me too).

[kiokushitaka]

In such a situation, I make it a point to say something just loud enough for the SC to hear me, but it's never anything terribly mean. Something like "man, people are so inconsiderate..."