Serious misanthropic rant. Reader discretion advised!

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Despite my many annoying tendencies, I always see myself as a pretty decent individual who generally feels a certain amount of empathy toward my fellow humans. I always try to do be considerate and responsible.

Earlier today, I came out from my morning shopping excursion at the local Walmart to find a cart firmly pressed against my the rear passenger side of my Hyundai Elantra. It's quite breezy today, so I had a feeling I wasn't going to happy as I approached my vehicle. I pulled the cart back to find a small dent. Nice! Because a lazy, irresponsible idiot couldn't be bothered to corral his cart, I have to pay my $50 deductible if I wish to remove this blemish from my 9-year-old sedan.

You might think this is a small issue, but it goes much deeper than an inconsequential mark on my mode of transportation. It's a fundamental lack of simple consideration for others -- or, perhaps, just plain stupidity. (Did you really not imagine your cart would go careening through the parking lot on a day when the wind was gusting to over 20 MPH, you troglodyte wonder?)

People suck -- some more exquisitely than others.

I honestly hope this waste of space develops an inoperable tumor, and leaves the world as rapidly as possible. (You see, I'm not entirely without a heart. I could have wished for a slow painful death.)

This is why I don't shop at WalMart. It seems to bring out the worst in people.

Or maybe Walmart just attracts the worst people. Either way, it's rather hard to avoid shopping there since there are certain...uhhh, elderly hygiene products of which I have to buy in large quantities that are just so much cheaper there. (That was way more information then you wanted, I'm sure!)

I know...their prices are good. If I have to, I go there too. It's never a pleasant experience.

I can often share your frustrations. To avoid such, I find I can avoid shopping for quantity staples by using Walmart's free shipping in orders over $50. I can get a years supply of stuff at my doorstep without leaving the house. I love it.

Yeah, more online shopping might be the best way to go. Perhaps I can find some better deals on the necessary products I need at some other site other than Walmart. I'd like to avoid that store altogether if possible.

I should start shopping at Aldi for food -- really like the pay/refund system for carts. It was like that everywhere when I was in Switzerland.

Yep...there are people who are schmucks/idiots/what have you.

However, most people do not fall into that category.

Paying the 50 bucks is a b***h, I know...but in the grand scheme of things....I would have had to pay much more than that should that have happened to me.

I got a $110 ticket because of my stupidity the other day--LOL....I only wish I could blame somebody for that!

Pardon me. But I have to say that while I was in the US, people seemed inconsiderate in a different way than here but it tend to be things that piss you off more. Here people just drive slow, take your rightaway, bump into you while walking or talk loudly on their phone at work with someone totally work-unrelated. The US seemed more like: You find a dent in your car because some dick can't be careful when opening his door to get in his car or you have an accident because the dick behind you was tailgating.

With Walmart, a lot can depend on where the Walmart is located. A year ago, I had to go to a Walmart in Amarillo a few times and I hated every second.

On the other hand, the small town Walmart that I usually go to is far less crowded. Even in the middle of a Sunday afternoon, it isn't all that crowded.

I have an '06 Elantra, my driving record is nearly impeccable, a so it doesn't cost me too much to have comprehensive.

The ironic thing is that I always park way out the end to avoid the inevitable careless people denting my doors by parking too close. If I were more of a night owl like I used to be, I'd go shopping at 2:00 a.m. and avoid the crowds. Of course, then I have to put up with all the stocking that goes on that hour. You see, it's always something. I live in a state of constant frustration!

At one Super Walmart once, there was only one cashier and one super long line. That always struck me as very odd because at the closest Walmart to me now, with about a small fraction of the shoppers of that Super Walmart, I've never seen them with only one cashier.

My Walmart is notorious for having few checkout lanes open when it starts getting crowded.