Over exageration

I was walking into town today, not really in any particular rush to stand in the endless queue in HSBC so I was just ambling along minding my own business, not particularly slowly but not at a gallop either, you could say more of a trot (am I really comparing myself to a horse?), anyway I can hear somebody approaching behind me. I then hear a sigh of impatience I assume because of my pace. Because I had heard the footsteps approaching I had already made sure there was plenty of room at one side of me for the lady in an obvious hurry to get somewhere.

The lady decides to ignore the fact that there is ample room on the pavement and steps off the pavement, about a half a metre into the road and into the oncoming traffic to get around me, having to practically run to avoid the car that is speeding down the road towards her, she was practically grunting with the effort.

Now I know I am a big girl but I am honestly not the width of a pavement plus half a metre on top (hubby and I can walk hand-in-hand quite happily you know without even overlapping the kerb) and this woman was so slim she would have easily gotten past me, I had also been polite enough to leave room for her.

Why on earth she had to endanger herself to make the point that I am fat and slow I have no idea but at least it amused me! Oh and just to add, why is it always the immaculate, designer clad, perfectly slim people who feel they have to make these self-important displays of disregard for us not quite so perfect, rather rounded people?

Sounds like a rant but it really did amuse me somewhat and I had a bit of a snigger behind her back.