Interpersonal Communication

I had a customer come in today. She was very frustrated because I was told that the restroom was Out of Order, and in-turn, I had declined her from using the facility. Well, she blew a stink at the manager because "How dare we tell her that she can not use the bathroom! She DEMANDS to see it for herself!!" Then one top of that she came BACK to the store and actually stayed there extra long and very near my register. The only thing I could think of was that ,movie Drag Me to Hell when the old gypsy lady curses the young girl because she doesn't give her an extension on her loan. I kind of felt that way today like this lady was gonna sink her teeth deep into my flesh and show up damn-near everywhere. Ugh...that's all I need is some senile nutcase running around trying to voodoo my ass. :)      

The real question today is why we as humans forget to acknowledge one-another. For example, I was driving home from Pleasantville (fitting name no?) today and was approaching a traffic light that I saw was already seconds away from turning red. So, naturally, I slowed down so I wouldn't cause an accident. After-all, its not like I need one right now I have enough going on. Well, upon coming to a stop I noticed the guy behind me screaming "You stupid bitch you should have gone!". A little angry, I turned my body around so he had a clear view of my face and I mouthed right back do you have a problem? The look on his face was absolutely priceless, like a kid who just messed his pants on accident this man looked at me like "Oh sh** I go caught." He quickly re-thought what was happening and began giving me sarcastic and inappropriate gestures. Still, though I am surprised that as a breed of fellowship, human-beings can not find it in one another to respectfully acknowledge each other without passing judgement. What happened to the days when people would ask "How are you?" and actually wait to hear the answer....