i'm writing this because i can't sleep. mike is laying in my bed, but i'm too restless to lay with him. i'm writing this because it's a funny story.
the other day i had to go to walgreen's for a client from work to pick up some medication. let me preface this by saying that my job deals with over-privledged, extremely entitled, snot nosed children (and adults that act like children) that are so incredibly ungrateful at the many blessings that are given them. don't get me wrong, i love my job very much. that's part of the reason why i acted the way i did. the other part is just can't tolerate shitty, ignorant people. let me also preface this by saying that i don't believe in modern medicine and i think most medication is a load of bullshit.
anyway, so i'm in walgreen's and it's like peak walgreen's time. every white hair from across the city is lined up to recieve their two dollar medicare prescriptions and let me tell you are they livid. there are two haitian girls at the counter, one of which is training on her first day. i say their haitian not because it matters but because of something that happens later in the story. so i'm standing there and i had the trainee a prescription to drop off and tell her the name of the person's prescriptions that i'm picking up. she informs me that they are not ready yet, but will be shortly. i move to the side and wait like a normal human being should. i watch at three other people wait in line. this one old lady cuts in front of the other two and starts complaining that it's taking so long. she says that they it's stupid that one girl is helping the people at the drive-through window when there are people waiting in line. the other two ladies are looking at her like "shut the fuck up woman". she then starts to berate the pharmacy staff calling them stupid and dumb and telling them they need to help her because she needs her medication and is tired of waiting. i couldn't take anymore at that point. i turn to her and say, "just be patient and wait like the rest of us. they are not dumb, they are busy. can't you see that?" she says, "they are VERY dumb, all they have to do is fill prescriptions and they can't even do that right." keep in mind that the people she is berating are standing right in front of her, but they're "haitian" so they must be stupid and not be able to understand her. right. so anyway i pretty much lost it at the point. i go, "you are a fucking bitch." she says i know and moves over to the other counter and starts yelling at the pharmacist who is in the middle of filling several orders, answering the phone, and helping another customer at the same time. eventually i see him become very agitated and tell her that she needs to go sit down or he will have someone escort her out of the pharmacy. as she walks by me to sit down she looks at me and says, "see, i told you they were stupid." she waited for about 20 more minutes and then paid $2 for her prescription and left.
several other people come to counter, each of them are very impatient and rude with the staff. i find this so hard to believe that not one of them has it in them to be polite to these people who are obviously working their asses off to get them their goddamn medication that they so desperately need.
the next lady takes the cake. she goes up to the counter and gives them her name. they say her prescription will be ready in a few minutes that they are running a little behind. immedeatly she throws her hands in the air and starts to scream, "this is ridiculous. i need my medicine. the doctor didn't write this prescription to have me come here and wait for it. i can't believe this. you need to fix them. give me my medicine right now. you told me it would be ready you are stupid you should be fired blahblahblahblahblahblahblah." i turn and her and say, "lady, they're are trying their best. you don't have to be so rude. it's not her fault that it's not ready she's just the counter clerk." she says, "yes, it is her fault. she's stupid." i say, "she's a human being. she has feelings and emotions and a family to go home to just like the rest of us. she does not deserve to be treated that way." she says, "she is NOT a human being." at this point i lost it and started laughing hysterically. the lady behind me lost it, too. the crazed woman then starts to scream "mind your own business." i say, "how can i mind my own business when you're fucking yelling at everyone like a banshee." she points and me and with this insane look in her eye that was actually kind of scary states, "go to hell." by that time, the prescriptions were ready and i paid for them and left.
i was in complete shock of the way people react to having to wait. i mean seriously, what are going to do? go home, take your pills, and watch tv...give me a fucking break. the only thing i felt moderatly guilty about was calling that old lady a fucking bitch. i mean, she is someone's grandma and i wouldn't like anyone calling my grandma a fucking bitch...even if she was one. so yeah...that was my trip to walgreen's.
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