Sunday, February 11

Walking down Kingsland Road last week

I heard a man's voice hiss
  

move your dirty body out of the way  


I was going at quite a clip anyway, it was a broad pavement and he actually couldn't walk any faster than me so we were going along side by side.  I wasn't sure I'd heard correctly so I said

Sorry?

He looked sideways at me and scowled and managed to walk a little ahead of me so I could get the best view of his stained and unpleasant sweat pants.


He was around 30, a lot bigger than me and clearly an Angry Man so, although in theory I'm all for calling people out and standing my ground etc. I figured that this might not end well for me - it was becoming a stand-off - so after walking beside him for just a couple more minutes I crossed the road and we paralleled each other for the next mile until he turned off.


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10 comments:

  1. LẌ2/11/2018 07:53:00 PM

    Well played ... discretion better part of valor and all that.

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  2. Ms Scarlet2/13/2018 11:56:00 AM

    I often have stand-offs with tractors in the country lanes.... it's usually me who sees sense first and takes the high ground :-)
    Sx

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    1. Lulu LaBonne2/13/2018 07:49:00 PM

      are you good at backing several miles down a country lane? x

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  3. LẌ2/13/2018 08:08:00 PM

    Be my Valentine! MMMWWWAAAHHH!!!

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  4. dinahmow2/15/2018 12:08:00 AM

    He'd have had no trouble overtaking me.1. I can't gallop these days.2. I'm too sooky to stand up to BIG aggressive blokes.If I had one of Scarlet's tractors I'd be be able to tell HIM to move HIS dirty pants...

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  5. savannah2/20/2018 04:18:00 PM

    YIKES!!! I agree with LX! I am glad you crossed the street, besides who wants to walk behind someone with stinky (pants) sweats!? xoxo

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