Patient cuts long line at the doctor’s office, nurse makes sure he waits longer than everyone else: 'Nurse straight up walked away'

Even routine errands can expose the best and worst of human behavior. One man shared a story from his vaccination appointment that turned into a perfect example of how patience pays off and arrogance doesn't.

He was one of several seniors who arrived early, chatting and passing time in the lobby. When a woman politely questioned how the line would form, another man snapped, "I wasn't talking to you, mind your own business," before storming off to demand answers from staff. He didn't bother sharing what he learned, leaving the rest to figure it out for themselves. Eventually, the group discovered that seating was organized in batches, with mobility needs taking priority. In other words, no one was really losing their spot.

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  • When the grumpy man finally sat for his vaccination, he couldn’t resist interrupting again, turning to his neighbor mid-screening with unsolicited commentary about boosters. This time, he was met with the same words he’d hurled earlier, “Mind your own business.” The exchange left both nurses stifling laughter while the disruptive patient fell further behind in the process.

    By the time the storyteller was finished—two jabs done, breakfast still ahead—the difficult man was still arguing, proving karma works fast in waiting rooms.

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  • "Nurse straight up walked away"

    I'm off today so I went to get vaccinated. Ten of us old fogeys were there early because if you get the heavy stuff done early, the rest of the day seems lighter, you know?
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  • We were doing a little quiet chit-chatting in the warm Lobby next to the Vaccination Stations. How big the line was yesterday, who got here first, and how long we'd been waiting, that sort of stuff.
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  • One old man interrupts with "Well it doesn't matter who was here first, it's who's first in line outside that matters." The woman who'd been patiently waiting for an hour said "I don't think so"
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  • and he shot her the rudest "I wasn't talking to you! MIND YOUR OWN BUISNESS!" and then walked himself up to the Information Desk, snapped questions at that poor girl, then stomped outside without bothering to share what he'd learned.
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  • We just watched him go open-mouthed. "Well I guess I'll go ask too" I said, as the most mobile of us fogeys. Turns out, yes, the line will be formed outside later.
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  • We all trooped outside to line up. But he was wrong: place in line doesn't matter much because 1. there are 8 vaccination stations so the entire first batch of 8 is #1 and the second batch is #2.
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  • 2. people with mobility problems get priority so wheelchairs, walkers, etc don't have to wait in the wind and drizzle 3. crotchety old dipsticks make their own problems.
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  • I was in batch #2. While I waited I had a lovely conversation with a nice woman who had a walker/sitter - - we were later in the line but she got taken in batch #1.
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  • Suits me fine, I only waited an extra 3 minutes to be in batch #2. Turns out the dipstick was in the first batch but he was making trouble, so he was still arguing with his nurse while I was getting set up right next to him.
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  • He twisted in his chair to interfere in my screening process with "Yeah, they're going to make you come back to get a booster, can you believe this sh..!"
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  • I said very clearly "What was it you said to us while we were waiting? **I wasn't talking to you. Mind your own business"** and I wedged my hip between him and my nurse.
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  • He could either face front or that horses' patoot could look at my patoot! My nurse snorted into her elbow and his nurse straight up had to get up and walk off to not laugh in his face.
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  • Anyway, I did my usual mantra of 'I've done worse to myself with bigger sewing needles'. Also my nurse was excellent, we spent more time screening than doing the two jabs.
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  • The dipstick was still there being lectured by someone when I left, still hadn't gotten even one jab. I guess he ended up in batch #3 or worse.
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  • I still had time for a nice breakfast with my family.
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