Karen Boomer at a Grocery Line

This happened during COVID. You know the typical supermarket layout where you have cashier lines near the entrance, and then an open space before where the aisle of products begin? Due to covid restrictions, customers were asked to stand 6' apart but also not to block that open space for people moving across aisles. If you're not already at the cashier, the next person is supposed to line up at the aisle. The problem is, you're so far back that the "line" is very disconnected and the people coming from the side might not notice the customers already lining up.

It was a slow Saturday and i was standing behind this young lady who was next in line to the cash register. Just when the immediate customer was about to finish, an old timer cut in line and was moving towards the register.

Now if I was the only one in line, I wouldn't have minded letting the senior go first. It also didn't look like he was cutting on purpose. However, the young lady in front of me was visibly agitated.

So i walked up to the old gentleman and say "Sir, there's actually a line of people stretching into the aisle". He apologized and moved towards the end of the line. Out of nowhere, this boomer Karen walked past and shrieked "have some manners, he's an old man!"

I ignored her but this has been gnawing at me for years even though it's such a small blip.