ABC – A Punta Gorda man was arrested Saturday after ramming a shopping cart into another man. According to a report, deputies responded to a disturbance call at the Walmart on Taylor Road around 6:30 p.m. A Walmart manager told deputies they escorted 77-year-old William Golladay out of the store after yelling and hitting another customer with a shopping cart. The 65-year-old victim was in a motorized shopping cart purchasing items in the express lane when he noticed Golladay counting his items as he placed them on the counter. When the number of items exceeded 20, Golladay began yelling at the victim saying he couldn’t use that register.(More.)
I pride myself on being able to breeze through the express line (whether self check-out or otherwise.) And I always use the express line because I go to the grocery store a million times a week and always pick up items that number less than ten. And it drives me insane when there is some yahoo who just blatantly breaks that most sacred of all American rules: "Twenty items or less." There is no question I'll be arrested some day when I go absolutely nuts on some guy who breaks that twenty item benchmark. A man can only be pushed so far.
I'll be Mr. Golladay. And when that day comes, I'll remember his inspiration. The greatest generation indeed.
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