; 'Passengers Behave a Lot Better Than Customers at Stores.'

Buffalo NewsJuly 10, 2011

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Dear Miss Manners: I know it is generally wrong to cut in front of another person in line. But in airport security lines, I sometimes see people fumbling around, getting everything out of their pockets, while I, who had previously put everything in my carry-on bag, can go around them, throw my bag and loafers onto the conveyor belt and go through the metal detector while they are still fumbling in their pockets.

I feel this is not harming the fumbler and helps those behind us who will get to the front of the line just a little bit quicker. I could ask the fumblers if they would mind if I go around, but then they would have to stop fumbling and respond, which would slow down the line even more. Am I wrong?

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; 'Passengers Behave a Lot Better Than Customers at Stores.'

Gentle Reader: About the amount of time it would take for an exchange such as "May I?" and "Sure" -- yes, you are wrong. She s...

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