Catch a whiff

When most supermarkets here close (6:00pm or 7:00pm), one of the only options left is to go to the train station, where stores stay open until at least 10:00pm. So, it's not uncommon to find myself at the Coop next to the station on the way home from work.

One of the irritating quirks of this particular market is that not only is it small and crowded, but they also have the bread right at the entrance to the main part of the store, and since half of the people are coming in specifically to buy bread, this creates a choke point. Last night I noticed it was especially slow getting in. Why? Because a large lady was standing in front of the shelves of bread, forcing everyone to squeeze around her single file. And what was she doing that required her to slow the entire store? Picking up each loaf of bread one by one...sniffing them...and putting them back on the shelf. I'm sorry, but IN WHAT UNIVERSE IS THIS ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR?!? And for the record, by the time I had squeezed past her, found the items I was looking for, paid for them and was leaving, she was still sniffing away. It's times like this that I really regret not having a camera phone...