Letters to the Editor

On Thursday, May 9 while driving a blue Jeep, I was very rude to you in the Ollie’s parking lot located in Duncansville. It was early afternoon when the incident happened .

It was raining and a very sweet gentleman had pulled up to the exit door so he could assist his dear wife get into their car.

While the gentleman was putting their packages in the trunk, I rushed from the store to my Jeep and began backing out of my parking space. I tried to squeeze out and rush off, but because of the way the Buick was positioned, I was blocked in.

The gentleman, who was walking with some difficulty, approached my vehicle through the rain and came to my driver’s window. By that time I had put my vehicle in park and was sitting there feeling angry because I needed to wait. The dear man wanted to tell me that it would be just a minute for him to move his car so I could get out. My response was not nice or gracious. Instead, I acted huffy and expressed a poor attitude when I rolled down my window rudely mumbled, “OK.”

My behavior was completely unacceptable. Within just a minute I was on my way after the gentleman moved his car. There is no excuse for how I acted. I was in a terrible mood because someone had just cut in front of me at the store checkout and I was running late because of my own poor planning.

There was no reason for me to have been nasty or act rudely to a very fine gentleman who was attending to his wife and doing all the right things that a considerate person does. When I picture that dear man walking up to my car in the rain to tell me that he would just be a minute, I feel so ashamed that I didn’t greet him with a smile and tell him to take his time. I should have thanked him instead of acting like I was the most important person in the world and he was inconveniencing me.

Dear couple in the gold Buick, please forgive me for the way I acted. I’m very sorry that I didn’t exhibit patience and grace in that parking lot. I regret that I made your shopping experience unpleasant in any way.

This is a life lesson for me and reminds me that I need to show love and kindness to others in the same way that the good Lord has been gracious to me. I hope I didn’t upset your day and I hope this message reaches you. Meanwhile, I’ll keep a look out for you and if I ever see you in public, I will make a personal apology.

Sincerely,

The rude woman driving a blue Jeep

Shelley Vaughn

Roaring Spring