Annoyances: Walking

Things that nearly go bump when you are walking in crowds, or:  Some people do not seem to be able to walk without being pains in the kazoo.

People with those rolling backpacks who cut in front of you without clearing the bag.  Yes, lady, cool rolling bag.  And I am glad it lets you walk faster, thus allowing you to pass people like me who have bad wheels.  But could you take a couple of extra steps before cutting in front so your freaking bag does not clip me?

We walk on the right side of the walkway in this culture.  If you are walking on the left side you look stupid when you glare at someone who does not dodge out of your way.  Learn to follow local customs, not to try and teach everyone else to do things your way.

Coming around a corner in the building.  How about staying to the right so the person coming the other way does not have to come to a screeching stop when you are in his or her lane?

I do not mind you cutting in front of me; to the fastest go the spoils after all.  But when you cut in front of me you really should not be the reason I have to stop, shift to the side, or break stride.  To do that is rude, young whippersnapper.

Glad you have seen your long lost friend.  Now could you have your reunion celebration with both of you hugging the wall, rather than in the middle of the corridor?  High ranking people seem immune to moving their impromptu discussions out of the way.  Really makes you wonder how they got to be high ranking when they are so abusive of other people's daily lives.

Slow moving blocks of people.  You annoy other's when you walk next to each other in a 90 degree to the wall line, separated by enough space to almost fit a skinny person through.  We know you think it is somehow good to slow everyone else down so you can trundle on your way yacking while oblivious to other people's need for speed.  Jerks.

Handicapped people are not immune to being annoyances either.  Those little electric go-carts that the office provides you with since you can't move around without help can be turned into Mario-carts of death doom and destruction in the hands of someone who is impatient with all the slow people that she can suddenly pass.  That means all us who walk.  What is really interesting is nearly getting hit by one of these Indy 500 wanna-bes who then has the gall to look annoyed like the walker is supposed to leap out of her way when she kicks the accelerator to "roll for your life".

And of course the no-patience blind guy.  First mistake:  He is walking next to the LEFT wall of the corridor.  This has him collide with the garbage/recycle containers and interfere with the people who are walking the opposite direction on the right side of the corridor.  I happen to be one of those.  Now, given the state of my knees, back and ankles, you had a guy who can't see and a guy who can't instantly get out of the way and some garbage cans and a lot of other people walking past who I really did not want to bump into.  So I do as I often do when one of our visually challenged people look like they could use a touch of help and offer to direct him, since he is obviously way off course.  He gets annoyed, saying he knows where he is going, than bounces into the garbage cans again.  I ask him to stop as he is about to bump into me, more annoyance on his part as he is obviously not getting that stopping and calmly letting one movement challenged person and one sight challenged person might be better than playing bumper car.  Eventually I am able to elude the swinging cane and be on my way, with him still looking upset that me and the garbage cans conspired to ruin his progress.

Have a great day!