In time honoured tradition...

Standing outside the shop,  doing some mundane task, on any given day of the week, is like a little magnet for the public, to appear out of nowhere and exercise their right to say inane, STUPID, predictable stuff to shop staff....

Its only Tuesday and so far, I have had more than my fair share of:

Sweeping the pavement:       
Customer - "OH, you can come and do mine when you have finished?"....

Thinks - I'm not likely to sweep the shit hole where you live Mrs without an armed guard and a Police escort....besides the Council pay for a street cleaner, thats what you pay your Council Tax for...no, sorry.... thats what I PAY YOUR COUNCIL TAX FOR!!!!!


Watering the plants:                
Customer - "OH there is no need to do that, its going to rain!"....

Thinks - Is it really???  So,  you think I should just leave the £500 worth of pansies and plants that I just bought in, to the reliable English weather, rather than bothering watering them... I didnt realise you worked for the Met Office Love, do you also have tonight's lottery numbers????

Painting the shop front:             
Customer - "OH you have missed a bit!"

Thinks - Yep Mate, this is what WORK looks like, now Feck Off and get a job...shouldnt you be out stealing cars at this time of the day????

Kneeling to put plant trays on the display stand:
Customer - "OH, say one for me while you are down there?"

Thinks - Lord, grant me the serenity to accept stupid people the way they are, courage to maintain my self-control and wisdom to know where to hide the bodies of the ones that piss me off....