The great outdoors .. well tescos

I made it out between showers (a term I use very loosely today as it was more like mini monsoon). It was one of those rare occasions I don't cheat and do it all on line, and was I in for a shock. I was in the majority for a change at least 2 in every 3 people in there was on sticks or in a wheel chair.

Now that is hardly news but for my past experience in another local supermarket. The whole shop was a lot calmer and so much easier to do. Despite the wet weather there was no skidding or crashing in the aisles, in fact it was an altogether more pleasant experience. Except it was so tiring I could have done with the coffee stop half way round not at the end. I choose exactly the same time of day as my last venture into the great void of a supermarket, yet for some reason there was no hassle or aggression.

So I raise this question why do people alter their behaviour towards those less able depending on the shop they are in?  Are we not in the shops for the same reason, to peruse and purchase ? So why do they choose to ram and barge in one shop and not the other? I really would love to know what possesses these actions, in the mean time I am preparing myself for the long overdue visit to Ikea tomorrow.

Now for those who know Ikea is a shop it is a deadly place, as you always go in for one thing and come out with 10 or more including scented candles and a new picture. Let alone the rabbit warren they have a for a shop is less than easier to navigate on sticks. But tomorrow I will be brave and head there in hunt for a lamp. At least I know there is coffee stop half way round and at the end I get a donuts and coffee. Now although the shop isn't 100% user friendly at least it puts in pit stops. But I can kiss goodbye to a good hour +  of my life. I just pray it is as gentle as the Tescos shop today or I will need shin pads and Valium.