This epology was accepted.I am sorry to the woman I spoke to about having parked her car in front of the store... To me she was entirely blocking the sidewalk ramp that allows the grocery carts a smooth exit to the parking lot. To her she parked there because she was trying to make it easier on the "84 year old woman" get into her car... who I didn't notice (because she was already in the car and the woman was putting her cart back inside the store).
I said to her, "You might want to not block the entire ramp next time you park here." And she said, "Well, then do you want to deal with the 84 year old woman?" I said, "But you don't need to block the entire ramp... it's a big ramp." To which she flailed her arms around a bit before getting into the car... and I said, rather acidly through her window, "You have a nice day!"
I feel bad that I didn't notice that she was helping an older woman into her car because I probably wouldn't have said anything if I had.
Upon thinking about it later... I am sorry that I confronted this woman because it wasn't worth the aggravation it created for both of us. It did bother me that she talked about the elderly woman she was with like she was some horrible burden. I have elderly grandparents and I would never have spoken about them that way even if they were driving me crazy.
Also, I have taken my 93 year old grandmother out a few times... and it is actually better to allow them to step up from a curb (as it is higher off the ground... than a ramp allows) to get into a car... especially if it is a truck or an SUV (which this woman had).
All in all... It was a waste of good energy on bright sunny day. And I will try to be more observant and think about what situations I am about to create... before I open my big fat mouth.
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Julie L 38 days ago