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One finger too far

In town this afternoon, I called into a large general store to buy some Lockets. Got to the front of the queue and the guy behind the counter called me forward.   Me: “have you got any honey and lemon Lockets please?”   Him: he points, presumably giving  some direction for me to get them.   Me: “I’m blind, I’ll need you to get them for me please”   He comes round from behind the counter, taps me on the shoulder and then gets in front of me with his hand waving in my face.   Him: “How many fingers am I holding up?”   Me: “Fuck off. I’m not playing that game. How fucking dare you do that.”   He goes back around the counter. I pay with my card.   Me: “have you any idea what an insult it is to wave your hand in my face like that?”   Him: “What do you mean?”   Me: “You asking me how many fingers you have up, it’s an insult to do that”.   I leave the shop.   This has happened to me so many times over my life, but not for probably three years. It seems to convey a level of disrespect for me,