... Eventful Day!
For one of my jobs I work in an antique shop. It's very nice. It's very genteel. So why is it that today - I had to physically remove a drunk from the premises? Well, one of the things you REALLY don't want in an antique shop is a drunk person!
This is how the conversation went:
Very Drunk Customer: Don't you think that all the police should have their fingerprints taken?
Me: I'm not sure I have an opinion on that.
VDC: They commit all the murders you know. Something should be done about it.
Me: We're an antique shop - I don't think we can really help with that.
VDC: Do you know Gordon Brown?
Me (slightly perplexed by change of subject): Well, I know he's the Prime Minister.
VDC: Yeah, he's no good either!
Me: I think it might be best if you leave, I need to close the shop now actually.
VDC: You will back me up on the thing about the police though won't you?
Me: Yes, I'm sure you're right. I really must close now, it's been so nice to meet you.
I open the door in a pointed fashion and fortunately VDC leaves.
Amused onlooking customer: I think you handled that very well. Very firm!
Me: Yes, I think I'll just sit down for a while now!
And as if that wasn't enough for one afternoon: a bit later a poor young man went over the handlebars of his bike just outside our door and narrowly missed being crunched by traffic. Luckily D, who owns the shop, and his brother had arrived by then. So they went out and scraped up the poor boy and his bike from the road and brought him into the shop to sit down and have a glass of water until he felt better.
After all that we REALLY needed to go and have a stiff drink.
And finally - according to the 'judge' of a competition I entered recently, my writing is 'dreadful'. So thanks for that constructive criticism, I'll just stop writing now then shall I?
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10 comments:
You have to tell me what competition that was so I know never to enter it. I hope you didn't pay for that 'critique'. I'm shocked!
Must have been a Very Drunk Judge. How dare he/she? That is so rude and without a doubt; WRONG WRONG WRONG! (But do keep that criticism to a side for when you're rich and famous! Then you can pull it out every now and then and laugh hard at it!)
I loved these snipets from your day in the shop! Brilliant! And you did handle VDC well! You were very nice about it really. My mother used to run a shop. It was right next to a bar and we had drunk people come in and out ALL the time. Now, my mother's shop was all glass and ceramics so I completely understand about certain shops drunks are possibly more unwanted in than others!
And poor boy on the bike! That was a close shave!
Yes, if you can't beat 'em join 'em... get those drinks in and become VDCs yourselves is how I see it!!!!
Have a lovely weekend Helen!
Sounds like VDC would make a better judge. Gawd what is wrong with these people??
I love the account of your day in the shop too. And an antique shop! How cool is that:-)
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What a day!
And as to that judge - let me at it!!!!!!!!!!! grrrrrrrrr.
What an arse!
Why would people be like that? I don't understand. Why crush another person? Is it a power thing?
And as to the rest of your post - what a fab place to work!
Hae a good weekend.
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I guess the poor judge must be blind, and asked a three-year-old to read him your manuscript. There can be no other rational explanation.
Arrhh. Your final message brought me out in goose-bumps, which are coming back now I'm thinking about it again! What can I say? I don't agree with the blind guy.
What a horrible person that judge must be. Shame you can't send the drunken customer to waffle on to him/her. I enjoyed your post though, very funny about the drunk chap.
Dreadful? Are you sure they meant you? Whoever they did mean, it is unforgivable for a 'judge' to say that.
Your writing is fab - I love your blog.
Who is she/he? Shall we go and hit her/him with our handbags for you?
Thank you all for your support. I must admit this has really shaken my confidence and I'm not sure how to get it back. But all your lovely comments really help, so thank you so much x
That's outrageous. You should name and shame the comp judge. Comments like that could put people off writing.
But YOU know you are a good writer, Helen, so stuff the judge.
Thanks Womagwriter - I am trying very hard to see tha funny side!
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