There ought to be a lane for that

Greetings and welcome to today's random thought.

Today for lunch I stopped by one of my favorite places to eat.  I love the bagels at Panera Bread and the line at the bakery portion is usually really short at lunchtime.  I can usually pop in and out in a few minutes.  Today however was a different story.

I was only second in line but the lady in front of me was getting some sort of iced coffee drink that required some preparation time, making my wait in line an extra four to five minutes.  If the lady would have let me cut in line, she would only be out a minute or so as I all needed was two bagels thrown in a bag and I was done.  Alas, she took no pity on me.  This reminded me of the people in front of me at the convenience store that want to buy several of each kind of lottery ticket when all I want to do is pay for my thirty two ounce soft drink.

I was not really upset.  I have learned long ago that you only learn patience by practicing it.  Today was another chance to practice.  But still, I pondered what would happen if Panera had two lanes there at the bakery section.  There could be one for people ordering the "five minute preparation" drinks and one for people like me who have simpler, faster orders.  I sat there thinking about this when all of a sudden it was my turn.  I also noticed that there was one lady behind me in line.  The cashier took my money and gave me my bagels.  It had to have taken less than one minute.  As I was leaving, I overheard the lady behind me place her order.  All she wanted was a paper bag to hold a muffin she had bought earlier.

If only the guy in front of her wouldn't have wasted her time and let her cut in line.

Thanks for reading my Random Thoughts.

Jon