today, i was driving to the post office in wallingford. i was at 45th and stone. and across from me, on the sidewalk waiting to cross, were three people. there was an older women, with white hair, holding a “to-go” styrofoam box from some restaurant. her companion was a younger woman. i didn’t pay too much attention to her. she doesn’t figure much into the story. standing in front of them, reading a weekly newspaper, was a bohemian type of guy, with a green hat. when the light changed, the white haired woman, while talking to her friend, reached a hand forward and SHOVED the bohemian guy into the cross walk. she wasn’t even looking at him that much. she didn’t shove him hard, she was, after all, sort of an old lady. with one hand full of left overs. but you should have seen the utter shock on the face of the guy! he was stunned. then he stepped aside and gave them they international gesture for “no… after YOU.” letting them go first. in an annoyed, but still shocked, kinda way.
you can’t really blame him for being annoyed. shoving is rude.