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Today, I would like to complain about people who walk with their friends 3 or 4 {or more} abreast, taking up nearly the whole sidewalk.
I understand they may be holding a conversation and want to hear and be heard while speaking, but have some consideration for others.
Often times I get dirty looks from such groups as I stand on my half of the sidewalk waiting for the nearer members of their party to move over .. but their attitude {in general} seems as though I should get out of their way and stand on the curb until they pass.
Maybe they don't realize all I want is my 'lane' on the sidewalk or at least some small space so as to get by?
ONE time this happened with 3 males in their 20's and I thought a fight would break out as one of them reached out and pushed me out of the way {it took every ounce of my patience not to grasp his hand and flip him on his ass, by the way}, man, I was FUMING afterwords.
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Thankfully that never happened to me again.
Sometimes it's the next guy who 'picks up the tab' for the first, in a manner of speaking.
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Kids who walk in the middle of the street as slowly as possible, then take their sweet time getting out of the way so I can pass in the car. Oh, and they give you dirty looks as well.
There are sidewalks, get on them. We should have free reign to run them down if they want to walk in the street.