What Is It About the Holidays That Turns People Into Idiots?

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Earlier my sister and I ventured out to Walmart and a couple other stores to finish up her Xmas shopping. It was a madhouse out. I don't know what it is about the holidays that brings everyone out in droves and causes them to behave like uncivilized idiots. This extends to people on the roads. Twice we almost got hit by cars whose drivers were not paying attention as we tried to cross the street to get from one store to another -- we had the right of way (the pedestrian light was green), and not only did the car at the intersection's turn lane not stop for us, but the car behind them also did not stop, so they just came barreling at us one after another. I may have made an obscene gesture and yelled at them. What the hell? Just because Christmas is in a few days, people can no longer obey traffic laws? With any luck, I won't have to go back out to the store again until after Christmas...but alas, I know that tomorrow evening I have to go to Raley's to pick up my prescription refill, and we are supposed to bring two side dishes and dessert to my in-laws for Christmas so I will have to go to the grocery store to get what they requested (even though they are serving plenty of food; I don't know WHY I have to bring so many things! They are even having two main courses, even though there will only be 8 of us -- 6 adults and 2 kids -- for dinner.) Honestly I don't even want to go anywhere for Christmas. I would rather stay home and just play the Sims. But, we told them we would go, so I guess we have to. I am not looking forward to spending my entire Christmas day hanging around a bunch of drunk people. I am the only adult who will be there who no longer drinks. Drunk people are incredibly annoying when you are not drinking with them. Especially my bf's older sister, who runs around screaming "WOOH!" (This is a 60-something year old lady, and her "Wooh!-ing" is irritating even when you're drunk alongside her.) So, yeah. I've concluded that Christmas brings out the worst in people. At least some people. Or it at least makes them behave like idiots. Perhaps somebody spiked their eggnog before the festivities. All I know is that this time of year is supposed to bring about feelings of goodwill toward our fellow man, but instead it has me hating people and wanting to haul up inside a cave far, far away from everybody. Perhaps I am just a grinch. Have you noticed people behaving like crazed morons lately?