i had this 90 yr old man in somebody else's line today.
i went over and offered for him to come to my empty lane.
he agreed but fumbled around with his cane some.
i grab his 3 items out of his cart and kinda let him deal with his cart,
since there was no real way i could manage it how the situation occurred.
he gets up to me final and says flat out
a 22 yr old german girl fucked me up and now i have to carry this thing around.
...refering to his cane.
at first didnt catch what he was saying and i thought he was talking about one of the checkers.
but after thinking about it. i realize theres no one that would fit that description.
maybe he meant something from WWII.
that would be quite some time to be bitter about an injury from somebody.
but. i dont know if i'd really blame him.
although getting on with life would probably be a bit more enjoyable.
however theres no doubt that you'd have certain reminders of the incident when youre struggling as he was today.
old people are sad.

....or crotchedy.
but thats a whole nuther story......