Till Rage

[robinturner]

I recently found that my local newspaper in England, The Shropshire Star, has an RSS feed, so in addition to my usual diet of international and tech news, I can now learn about bicycle thieves in Ludlow, drunken hooligans in Clungunford, , or plans to expand the Secret Hills visitors centre. The latest article features a new phenomenon: till rage:

An angry customer swore at staff in a Shropshire supermarket and smashed a jar of pickled onions after someone else was served before him, police said today.
The incident happened at Aldi in Oswestry when the man, in his mid 40s, accused a shopper of queue jumping.
Constable Scott Harrower said: "He swore at staff and threw a jar of pickled onions in the air which then smashed on the floor."
Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident at around 1.15pm on June 13.
The man was described as white, about 5ft 7ins with greyish hair and a beard.

Too damned right - pickled onions should not go unavenged.

Comments

[sepiatone.livejournal.com]

Do you miss that little down?

[sepiatone.livejournal.com]

or rather, "do you miss the little town?"

[solri.livejournal.com]

I don't miss Oswestry, but I miss Shropshire in general, and Shrewsbury in particular, which is where I lived from the ages of six to eighteen.

I'd better start earning money quickly if I ever want to go back there.

[asteriskhere.livejournal.com]

That is priceless! I love small town newspapers for this very reason (though I have no idea how big or small your town/county is).

[hfx-ben.livejournal.com]

*ponder "pickled onion"*
Cudda been worse. Maybe. I think.

BTW: my mind moved in that direction before I read your "avenged" tagline. Sad, isn't it?

;-P