I read this story about a gas station attendant’s experience with customers these days. A lot of people suck, especially right now.
But what really stood out to me was when she said people are spitting on the pumps and snotting on the pay pads! Even in normal times, who does that? Who?! I cannot think of a good reason to hock a loogie all over…anywhere. And…snotting? If you have such a problem that your shnoz is going to erupt all over things, carry some freaking tissues, you pig!
Below is the list of acceptable times to snot on something in public:
1. The thing you’re snotting on is a Kleenex.
2. Your hands are full and you are suddenly overcome by a fit of uncontrollable sneezing.
3. Your nose has just been broken.
4. You have just been pepper sprayed.
5. There is no 5.
I feel like this is what we call trolling. Surely people don’t do that normally, but I would guess they are doing it to scare the fuck out of people because they think it’s hilarious. Spoiler alert, it isn’t.
I’m not so sure that that’s all it is. People are quite gross and do gross things even in good times. They spit and hork everywhere, they stick gum under tables and chairs, they don’t wash their hands and then touch stuff. It just takes on an added level of awful right now. There’s definitely a trolling element to it, but that’s not what everyone is doing.