Screaming woman at Falls Church Whole Foods parking lot

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I kind of love this screaming woman. Do what it takes to get drivers out of their bubble and notice pedestrians. Even the OP trying to shame her by saying she was "crossing without paying attention and also not a crosswalk." Who cares? Her inattention doesn't harm anyone. The drivers are the one who need to pay attention. Because if they don't, it'll get weird!

Well, to play devils advocate, if I were messing around on my phone walking through a parking lot and I walked in front of a car I would probably wave at the car and say sorry. Not everything is a drivers fault.

[Anonymous]

This post belongs on Next Door

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the woman who was almost bumped by a car in the Whole Foods parking lot because you were crossing without paying attention and also not a crosswalk… I understand being scared by the experience, but your reaction was not commiserate with the situation. You were storming through the parking lot, screaming “douche bag” climbing over pumpkins on the sidewalk past customers to get to the store manager to report the driver, resulted in scaring many children. FWIW I was not with any children of my own, but saw the looks of other families as you were ranting and screaming. If you recognize yourself in this, I suggest you go talk to a professional about your experience because your reaction was quite concerning.

Why would you post this here? Do you think she reads this forum? Why would you burden the rest of us with this bullshit?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Could this person be unhoused/at risk/experiencing a negative mental health episode/under the influence or all of the above?

Do you mean “homeless?”

Please use plain language.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the woman who was almost bumped by a car in the Whole Foods parking lot because you were crossing without paying attention and also not a crosswalk… I understand being scared by the experience, but your reaction was not commiserate with the situation. You were storming through the parking lot, screaming “douche bag” climbing over pumpkins on the sidewalk past customers to get to the store manager to report the driver, resulted in scaring many children. FWIW I was not with any children of my own, but saw the looks of other families as you were ranting and screaming. If you recognize yourself in this, I suggest you go talk to a professional about your experience because your reaction was quite concerning.

Why would you post this here? Do you think she reads this forum? Why would you burden the rest of us with this bullshit?

Burden? 😂😂😂 move on over to the food forum where you can read how controversial mayonnaise is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I kind of love this screaming woman. Do what it takes to get drivers out of their bubble and notice pedestrians. Even the OP trying to shame her by saying she was "crossing without paying attention and also not a crosswalk." Who cares? Her inattention doesn't harm anyone. The drivers are the one who need to pay attention. Because if they don't, it'll get weird!

Inattention is definitely harmful. I've had to screech brakes to avoid a woman carelessly looking at her phone who stepped off the curb in front of my green turn arrow. If I'd hit her it would have harmed her, and it would have harmed me because I was in the right.

[Anonymous]

A lot of pedestrians and cyclists seem to have an overblown sense entitlement. They want you to be careful and react to them while doing little to protect themselves. Cyclists in particular pay no heed to laws whatsoever and expect you to adjust to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of pedestrians and cyclists seem to have an overblown sense entitlement. They want you to be careful and react to them while doing little to protect themselves. Cyclists in particular pay no heed to laws whatsoever and expect you to adjust to them.

lol at the bolded. It's a parking lot not a 4-lane freeway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of pedestrians and cyclists seem to have an overblown sense entitlement. They want you to be careful and react to them while doing little to protect themselves. Cyclists in particular pay no heed to laws whatsoever and expect you to adjust to them.

I see you trolling.
I'm too lazy to counter-troll with dozens of photos of cars wedged in storefronts and on bollards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of pedestrians and cyclists seem to have an overblown sense entitlement. They want you to be careful and react to them while doing little to protect themselves. Cyclists in particular pay no heed to laws whatsoever and expect you to adjust to them.

I see you trolling.
I'm too lazy to counter-troll with dozens of photos of cars wedged in storefronts and on bollards.

If it takes time away from you riding your bike in the street go for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I kind of love this screaming woman. Do what it takes to get drivers out of their bubble and notice pedestrians. Even the OP trying to shame her by saying she was "crossing without paying attention and also not a crosswalk." Who cares? Her inattention doesn't harm anyone. The drivers are the one who need to pay attention. Because if they don't, it'll get weird!

Inattention is definitely harmful. I've had to screech brakes to avoid a woman carelessly looking at her phone who stepped off the curb in front of my green turn arrow. If I'd hit her it would have harmed her, and it would have harmed me because I was in the right.

Read better! You are not describing anything remotely like the parking lot situation. The woman had the right of way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This post belongs on Next Door

This right here. OP thinks everyone is reading DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I kind of love this screaming woman. Do what it takes to get drivers out of their bubble and notice pedestrians. Even the OP trying to shame her by saying she was "crossing without paying attention and also not a crosswalk." Who cares? Her inattention doesn't harm anyone. The drivers are the one who need to pay attention. Because if they don't, it'll get weird!

I'd watch this show.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:the entire parking lot is a cross walk. Have you never taken drivers ed?

Parking lots in Virginia has striped areas designated for crossing. People just watch their phones and wander through the parking lot anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I kind of love this screaming woman. Do what it takes to get drivers out of their bubble and notice pedestrians. Even the OP trying to shame her by saying she was "crossing without paying attention and also not a crosswalk." Who cares? Her inattention doesn't harm anyone. The drivers are the one who need to pay attention. Because if they don't, it'll get weird!

This is OP: I have to admit at first I was really amused by her until she was making others feel unsafe. She looked truly unhinged climbing/walking over the pumpkins after screaming "DB".