Today's chronicle of rudeness.

1. To the old lady at the library,
When someone is at the circulation desk waiting for an attendant to check out materials to them that are on hold, please don't feel like you need to put the books you plan on checking out on the counter right in front of them. This being the same old woman who the staff said is such a "cool lady." No, she's not cool. She's a rude asshole with poor taste in reading.

2. To the young guy coming into the library,
It's usually customary to say, "Thank you," to the person who holds the door open for you. It's not as if you're crippled, elderly, blind or suffer from any other malady, so show some manners next time.

3. To the butcher at Giant Eagle,
Please don't run me over with huge cart you're pushing filled with packages of fresh meat. In fact, it's probably a good idea to say, "Excuse me," to the person you are pushing out of the way, the same person who happens to be looking at packages of meat that they might purchase. Guess what? You just lost a sale for your store!

4. To the girl driving to a red light,
The big, solid white line is where you're supposed to stop, not the white lines of the crosswalk that I happen to be using to cross right in front of you.