Well, Excuuuuuse Me!

Hold on while I turn on the eyes in the back of my head*. I know you are standing there behind me, in the supermarket aisle or the airplane aisle. I can sense you next to me at the counter, or in the store trying to get to something, but I am blocking you.
You stand there and stand there! I can sense your ire rising, or your frustration. You say nothing. You run a bunch of scenarios in your head starring me as an inconsiderate bozo!

Well guess what? You need to use your words, you know, those three simple words that make the world go around! PLEASE EXCUSE ME, or alternately, EXCUSE ME PLEASE. When you do, I will gladly give you pass! It will not upset me that you need to get by and have politely asked me to move. It is what I expect you to do.

Instead what I have been noticing more and more is that people stand behind me, huffing and puffing and hoping that I will turn and say "I'm sorry" to them for blocking the path. No! It doesn't work like that. I don't know if you are busy back there behind me doing whatever it is you are doing. I am not going to assume you need to get by unless you make it known that you need to get by. Simple as that. Use your bloody words.

(*thanks Gillian)