Yes, I really did this

[Alan H]

Last week I walked into the local Market that I grocery shop at. I'm on friendly speaking terms with the folks that work there, never miss a chance to flirt with the checkout girls, or give the guys some teasing...

Anyway, so I walk in. There's a young woman near the front of the store, oblivious to everything, yammering at the top of her lungs on her cell phone. You've seen people like this on the street, in stores, and generally around. They are so wrapped up in their terribly important telephone conversation (they probably had another one, upon which the fate of the world rests, five minutes ago) that they're totally unaware of their surroundings.

So I walk in, wearing boots, camouflage kilt, t-shirt and so on. I was sweaty from a throwing workout. I grab a shopping cart and pass her. About fifteen feet down the aisle I hear her say....and you can just imagine the tone...

Oh My God, a guy in a skirt just walked in here! That is so ****!!

insert word that starts with "g" that we don't use on this forum, into the space where I left the ***.

So I stopped, put my glasses in my cart and walked over to her. I gently, but firmly removed the phone from her ear, held it up to my face and said ... ***"Oh My God, there's a really nasty girl here in the grocery store. She is so RUDE!"***

...and then I handed the phone back to her and went on with my shopping. I have no idea what she did after I handed her phone back to her, but you know, I'm totally OK with that. I noticed that the checker, name of Kim, was laughing her head off as I turned away, though...

[Streetcar]

[RockyR]

Nice...

[Alan H]

BTW, this is the only even vaguely "negative" interaction I've had over the kilt in so long I can't remember.

In contrast, I was standing in line at Starbucks on Sunday. We'd gone out to Livermore to see the Luminous Joans dad...long, sad story. Anyway, so Joan and I stopped at Starbucks for a sandwich and coffee. Joan put in her order and went to the ladies restroom. I was standing there, waiting.

This family walks in...pre-teen son, teenage daughter, and mom. The girl takes one look at me, walks right up to me and says... "Hi, you just made my day!!"... So I high-fived her and said to her totally mortified brother. "Dude, you need to get a kilt. Then girls will walk up to you and tell you how cool you are!." He remained totally mortified...his sister could hardly contain herself that I'd totally embarrassed her brother, and her mom...

...well, I got a certain kind of smile and look from their mom.

I just smiled back.

Another day in Sunny California, kilted.

[FreeDon!]

Nicely done!

[celt72]

Great!

[Panache]

OH MY!




Cheers

Jamie

[BroosterB1]

Bravo! Bravo! The Hungarian Judge gives it a 9.8!

[RB51]

Oh, would that we could all have an experience like that so we could react as you did. That way we wouldn't have to keep running the scenario only in our heads. Well done!

Laurie

[peacekeeper83]

I guess some people have no clue.. And it's funny they have to talk louder on a cell phone then their normal voice... she would probably be the one who has no clue who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave... but know who lives in a pineapple under the sea.