Being A Renegade In Sainsbury's
Queueing for the Sainsbury's self service machines is an art form. First of all you have to stand in precisely the right position: not too close to the tills that you are blocking the corridor, but not too far that people think they can jump the queue. You must also (in the Putney Sainsbury's at least) position your self at a slight angle, to peer around a pillar and get a view of all the machines at once. After positioning, you must wait. Finally someone moves and you spring in for the attack, knocking children with sweets out of the way first (not really). It is stressful and sometimes things are worse. Sometimes, the person before you leaves something at the till and you must hastily make a decision as you see them disappear out the double doors to the street, never to be seen (by you) again. This happened to me today, as a well dressed man left his receipt and £3.82 change in the till. I didn't really have time to think as he strolled casually into the sun. If I ran ...