re: Check out line protocol

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I just ask, "anybody in line, then, where is the end of the line?"

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Nearly had to do this when buying two 20 pound bags of ice recently. Didn't think I'd be able to get to the counter because a guy was typing on his phone blocking the isle. No one was at either register so I decided there was enough room to get by him. It was the isle by the door. A lady came in and I almost ran into her trying to get around him. She and I said excuse me to each other. She motioned for me to go ahead. He kept typing. When I walked out, he was still standing there typing & reading, oblivious to everything that had happened.