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That Awkward Moment . . .
I was taking a walk during a warm summer day recently, minding my own business. Normally, I would be listening to my iPod, but it needed charging. So, here I am, strolling down the sidewalk, a few streets from home, when I have to suddenly stop, for fear of being run over by a car put in to reverse, and backing down the driveway two feet in front of me. Charging out of the garage is a woman, attempting to chase the car down. At first, I think she has something to give to the driver, possibly a husband who forgot his cell phone or briefcase. Nope, she is empty-handed, but yelling something at the driver . . . . Wait, what was that?
"Who the hell do you think you are?" I was a little confused, standing only about two yards from her. Is she talking to me? Husband steps on the gas and burns rubber, trying to get away from her, as she continues running after his car, spouting obscenities. As he disappears into the distance, I somehow become the bad guy and am treated to a supreme dirty look followed by a door slamming.
My thoughts? Bitch, keep your domestic troubles inside your own house. Like my previous post in June, this is a public sidewalk/street.
Can you tell I can't wait to move?
That dirty laundry flapping in the public breeze. . . precious, ain't it?
ReplyDeleteAt our old house, we were treated to the sight of one of our neighbors chasing her 30-something son out the front door, and down the sidewalk, brandishing a meat cleaver. . .
" Bitch, keep your domestic troubles inside your own house. Like my previous post in June, this is a public sidewalk/street."
ReplyDeleteAMEN!!!!
And I'm so sick of people having LOUD arguments on their cell phones in PUBLIC, so that the WHOLE WORLD can hear it!!!!
OMG, don't these people have any sense of privacy???
Great vent!
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This is one of many reasons why I fled suburbia when it came time to choose a house. Sounds like I grew up in the neighborhood you live in ... only, you know, a couple hundred miles apart. Must be bigger than I remember ....
ReplyDeleteMy first and last criteria in the search were "Must not have sidewalks within view or around the corner".
It's a shame that folks act like this then give you the look just because you got trapped in the midst of their tantrum.
ReplyDeleteGood grief, that is terrible! I am so sorry that she took her anger out on you since you certainly didn't deserve it.
ReplyDeleteYou'll be out of there soon. Just take a deep breath and let all the stress go. Don't let someone else's bad mood ruin your day; something I learned from all my years doing 'customer service' jobs!
I suggest chocolate and a good book. :-) That makes anything better!
-Lili
oh goodness. Glad you weren't hurt -- by either the car, nor the dagger-gaze.
ReplyDeletehow charming. bet it's a real selling point for the neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteMoving after 22 years! How exciting. I doubt if any area is free of annoying neighbours though. There's always someone who is uninhibitedly themselves, regardless of the effect on anyone else.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on selling your house ... ours will be on the market soon and I am not looking forward to the fun that comes after that!Luckily, we don't seem to have the amount of crazy neighbors that you do, so I can stand to be here for awhile longer. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame you don't live on my street, where my neighbors have been my neighbors for more than 10 years and I would bet cash money 3 out of 4 of them couldn't tell you my name! We're apparently not a very neighborly street, much to my chagrin. Hope the new house is in a far less dramatic setting!
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