Personal space

One thing that really irritates me while at the cash register or anywhere in public is a violation of personal space. This happened to me recently at the Nordstrom Rack in Brea. There is one line that feeds into multiple registers, but is set back at least 7 feet away from the closest register.

Well, some middle-aged woman did not follow that one line, and she chose to stand less than 1 foot away from me while I was getting a large amount of money back. Not only was she not following the rules, but she was also staring at me like I was in her way. What the hell?? I don't want you looking in my wallet or giving me the evil-eye when you should be 20 feet away in line./end rant

I don't know why I felt like talking about this, but I neeeed my personal space with strangers. Kind of like lecture halls in college. Why sit directly next to me when there are 4 seats open all around me?