You’re The Port, They Bring The Storm

(I work on a ferry with a duty free-shop. Every day we circulate between Sweden and Finland with six stops at each side, only closing the shop for a mere fifteen minutes while we’re loading off and on passengers and restocking the store. Many passengers are cruising and don’t realize we’ll open in just a little while again, making every port-stop a horror, since everybody’s in a rush to get their booze, candy, and cigarettes before we “close,” causing mile-long lines.)

Me: “I’m very sorry, but we’re closing now. You could leave your cart here and come back in just fifteen minutes.”

Elderly Gentleman: “Now, that is OUTRAGEOUS! Why in the world would you open a store if you just plan to close it?”