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Title: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Nick on December 10, 2009, 06:03:06 PM
Right. Tottering down to the station this morning I saw a woman getting out of her car just ahead of me. She locked the car and began walking next to me cos I arrived at the same time. I thought this felt stoopid and slowed down a bit, so did she, evidently thinking the same thing. So I speeded up just as she did the same. It felt idiotic and it was clear neither of us wanted to be associated with the other  noooo:

So I crossed the road andheaded off down a side street. I got back on course and as I was walking past a shop she came out of it and we ended up side by side AGAIN.

We sort of glared at one another and I said "I am heading for the station", and she said "So am I!"

We got into different carriages
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Pastis on December 10, 2009, 06:10:23 PM
Very cinematic.

Awaiting Chapter #2.  I always find the merry little dance strange as you walk toward someone and you both start avoiding left, avoiding right, ooops correction, and then nearly bump  rubschin:
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Nick on December 10, 2009, 06:14:19 PM
I hate that one too. Why do you always dodge them to find they have dodged towards you. rubschin:

I forgot to say that this blasted wumman got off at the same station as me.
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: TG on December 10, 2009, 06:31:10 PM
Was it AINSDALE station? Was the shop a cake shop?

Did you whistle the theme from 'Brief Encounter'?

Was she nice?  eyes:

We need to know.
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Nick on December 10, 2009, 06:35:48 PM
 Banghead

No, it was Lime Street and she was a porker in overtight clothing
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: TG on December 10, 2009, 06:42:08 PM
Banghead

No, it was Lime Street and she was a porker in overtight clothing

So you didnt invite her up the road to 'The Dispensary' and ply her with drink then?
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Barman on December 11, 2009, 06:01:43 AM
Any port in a storm like....  whistle:
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Miss Demeanour on December 11, 2009, 07:55:49 AM
of course if you fancied her it would have been fate  whistle:
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on December 11, 2009, 09:19:06 AM
Any port in a storm like....  whistle:

Do they still make port?
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Snoopy on December 11, 2009, 09:27:22 AM
Any port in a storm like....  whistle:

Do they still make port?

Sounds like an old Andy Williams song.
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Darwins Selection on December 11, 2009, 10:20:10 AM
of course if you fancied her it would have been fate  whistle:

Yes, I thought that.

Funny how self-delusion works isn't it?
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Nick on December 11, 2009, 01:09:16 PM
 evil:

And of course Mr DS nor anyone else here ever encounters awkward conflicts with strangers (Growler excepted of course)
 evil:
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Snoopy on December 11, 2009, 01:11:53 PM
I try to avoid situations such as Nick describes, mainly because I don't like people very much.
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Miss Demeanour on December 11, 2009, 01:12:29 PM
Since when did this 'incident' get upgraded to become a 'conflict'   eeek:

Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Nick on December 11, 2009, 01:16:38 PM
I was thinking of Growler's late night delivery man
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Snoopy on December 11, 2009, 01:17:43 PM
Since when did this 'incident' get upgraded to become a 'conflict'   eeek:



He is "sexing it up" as they say .............. we may have to hold an enquiry when it's all over.
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on December 11, 2009, 02:02:57 PM
Since when did this 'incident' get upgraded to become a 'conflict'   eeek:



He is "sexing it up" as they say .............. we may have to hold an enquiry when it's all over.

You are a spin doctor and I claim my ?5.00!
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Darwins Selection on December 11, 2009, 02:43:41 PM
And of course Mr DS nor anyone else here ever encounters awkward conflicts with strangers

Absolutely not. They all turn and run as soon as they see me.
Title: Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
Post by: Nick on December 11, 2009, 02:51:24 PM
Sensibly