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Offline Nick

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Awkward incidents with total strangers
« 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
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Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
« Reply #1 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:
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Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
« Reply #3 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.
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Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2009, 06:35:48 PM »
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No, it was Lime Street and she was a porker in overtight clothing
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Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2009, 06:42:08 PM »
Quote from: Nick on December 10, 2009, 06:35:48 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?
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Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2009, 06:01:43 AM »
Any port in a storm like....  whistle:
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Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2009, 07:55:49 AM »
of course if you fancied her it would have been fate  whistle:
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Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2009, 09:19:06 AM »
Quote from: Barman on December 11, 2009, 06:01:43 AM
Any port in a storm like....  whistle:

Do they still make port?
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Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2009, 09:27:22 AM »
Quote from: Miss Creant on December 11, 2009, 09:19:06 AM
Quote from: Barman on December 11, 2009, 06:01:43 AM
Any port in a storm like....  whistle:

Do they still make port?

Sounds like an old Andy Williams song.
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Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2009, 10:20:10 AM »
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on December 11, 2009, 07:55:49 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?
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Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2009, 01:09:16 PM »
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And of course Mr DS nor anyone else here ever encounters awkward conflicts with strangers (Growler excepted of course)
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Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
« Reply #12 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.
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Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2009, 01:12:29 PM »
Since when did this 'incident' get upgraded to become a 'conflict'   eeek:

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Re: Awkward incidents with total strangers
« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2009, 01:16:38 PM »
I was thinking of Growler's late night delivery man
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