Sitting on my own at theatre

Pepper59

That's why I never get too involved with neighbours. Your friend will never get rid off her now and she better be prepared to hear all the future 'woes'. Good fences make good neighbours is a very true saying. My neighbour moved, the neighbour who moved in unfortunately is exactly the same. Tells all her life story to anyone who will listen. I avoid her as much as possible. At times it's like being a prisoner in your own home. Im convinced she watches for me going out, it's too often to be coincidence. It's like Im pounced on and can't stand it. These people have no self awareness and never seem to realise we all have our problems.

HaHa..yes. This was 25 years ago, but you’re right, she could still be living next door?. I have run into this friend on a few occasions, but never thought to ask. I will next time?

You'd think my psychic powers would have told me I was on the wrong thread

That'll be £45 please.
Thank you!

I wonder how many people could "take" my reading.
You have been feeling a bit down lately, and the minor health niggles you've had haven't helped, however you are now getting them sorted out.
You've had some worries too, about a younger family member - they are a little more 'fragile', and this tends to play on your mind.
Don't worry though, they will be fine.
I'm getting an older lady who is already in spirit.
She has her hair pulled back in a bun, and was small in stature?
She is always with you; she was a no nonsense kind of woman who had quite a hard life...
Am I getting a john? Jim?
He has a little dog with him, and I think he passed over with heart problems...

That's why I never get too involved with neighbours. Your friend will never get rid off her now and she better be prepared to hear all the future 'woes'. Good fences make good neighbours is a very true saying. My neighbour moved, the neighbour who moved in unfortunately is exactly the same. Tells all her life story to anyone who will listen. I avoid her as much as possible. At times it's like being a prisoner in your own home. Im convinced she watches for me going out, it's too often to be coincidence. It's like Im pounced on and can't stand it. These people have no self awareness and never seem to realise we all have our problems.

I would definitely have made sure she moved...curtain or no curtain. More entertainment for the audience I say!

However, I do think most people are more like you...and your friends. You feel embarrassed and awkward, and in the heat of the moment, don’t know what to do.

It reminded me of a time a friend invited me for lunch, when my last child started school. She wanted to ease me into the day.

When I got there....her neighbour, who’d only been there about a week I think...was unloading all her tales of woe about her husband, who she’d just found out was cheating on her.

She sat there...chain smoking and crying, with absolutely no regard for me or my friend. My friend had told her I was coming, and would speak to her after I left. She shouldn’t have let her in really, but she was too nice, and felt compelled.

In the end, I got up and said I was leaving. I told this neighbour I felt sad for her, but she shouldn’t have monopolised our time together. She was just selfish.

Later on, my friend phoned to apologise, and explained she just felt awkward, didn’t want to offend this woman.

I was just left feeling she was happy to offend me. I didn’t see her much after that. No idea what happened to the neighbour.

Very rude and unacceptable

A heads up for me!
We are going to the theatre tonight, so checked up, no we don't need a Covid Pass

.......And ask her for a 'double'!!!

I'd have accepted her invite for drinks and happily accepted she pay for them!

Any chance you could stop turning the thread into an anti vax rant?

Who would have believed we woukd actually be forst into segregation again ..you could not make this up ..awful ..and the CURRUPT government are the ones pushing this agenda

Well of course you wouldn't would you..if you have one . I'd go without any of these for as long as it takes. Being penalised for making a choice about our own bodies is disgusting.

Blast her out of her seat...love it

I live in Ireland. We have vaccination certs here that have to be shown before you can enter restaurants, pubs, cafés, theatres and cinemas.

In my sheltered little existence I did not even realise this. I’m still trying to install the NHS app on my phone!

We have Covid passports have been told to show them when going to theatre later this week, mine arrived yesterday DH did them online. They state dates of vaccination and which ones you had booster not included on it.

bloody Covid passports it's what they are designed to do ..split us up
I fail to see how by any stretch of the imagination you can blame this on the NHS app/certificates/ Covid “passports” (I didn’t know we even had them)

"just"

Yes very rude! but at the time you probably didn't want to make a fuss.

When next time you are confronted with anything similar, juts think of this recent episode and try to be bit more assertive , easier said than done if your like me.

Shame there were no water cannons! could have blasted her out you seat ! sorry.

The person that took your seat was either stupid or rude ..I'd have been fuming ..as for the others they should have told her it was your seat , you had arranged to come out together . As for the drink ..what a cheek ! They are not friends.a friend would not see you sitting on your own .
(bloody Covid passports it's what they are designed to do ..split us up )

I don't think that your friends had a pleasant evening either. They would be aware that you had been treated badly by the interloper and also be feeling guilty that they had let you down!

Dreadful and weird behaviour! Sounds like there's something wrong with her. I would have been very upset indeed. You were put in a terribly awkward position too. I'd like to think I'd insist on having my own seat and show my ticket, like people do on trains (though even some ofvyhem won't budge), even if the show had started, but I would probably have done what you did. There used to be ushers for that sort of thing. Sorry your evening was spoilt in this horrible way.

Wow, she's got nerve! It does sound like your friends did their best to try to push her back, but she was having none of it. I really can't believe the cojones of some.

You took the high road, and your friends sympathize, so put it in the past.

Very rude, sorry l would have told her to move, problem solved.

Even if difficult to say anything as the lights were going down either you or your friends should have said/done something during the first 5 min interval. Don't think much of your friends but very sorry you had such a miserable experience.