Walmart - An American Tradition

My family and I were recently doing some shopping. Fulfilling our American duty, we pulled into our local Walmart parking lot. Those of us who shop at the Walmart on Wards Rd. know how stressful it can be to find a parking space. It is always mobbed and this particular evening was no exception. I must interject at this point that I am a bit obsessive about getting a "good spot". Ask my wife and she will tell you that I sometimes circle the parking lot passing up acceptable spots only because they weren't "close enough". Anyway, I carefully chose the aisle I thought had the best chance of a close spot when yes, there it was, the perfect location. Right next to the handicap spot! You can't get any better than that! I was gleefully preparing to swoop in when what to my wondering eyes did appear... some lady, muscling in from the opposite direction, completely ignoring the yellow arrows that clearly indicated she was travelling the wrong direction. Well, she stopped just past the spot I was intending to occupy, put her car in reverse and was preparing to back into MY spot. Well, I must say I was a bit in shock because I had already started to make the turn the minute she cleared the front of my van. There we sat, I was in her way and in a complete state of shock, and she was blowing her horn. I couldn't believe it! I looked over to see if she had come to her senses. Nope, she was waving her arms and spewing what looked like all sorts of vulgarities and whatnots. It was at this point that I decided it was time to cut and run. I gave her MY spot and went to the next aisle and parked. I jealously watched as she and I believe 4 little children extracted themselves from their car and made the "short" walk in. I must say, this is an area I need to work on. We went about our shopping and got in a "slow" line to check out when I proceeded to jump lines because this line was moving too slow. Imagine my chagrin to find we hopped in line behind guess who. Yup, it was her and her 4 little ones. I don't think she recognized us as the parking lot idiots, although, maybe she did and just maybe she felt slightly foolish..I know I did.