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When you are so incensed and find your inner bravery!

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JamesandJon33 Fri 10-Jul-26 09:57:52

Yesterday we went shopping, to a shop selling farming equipment. There was quite an oldish man, perhaps late 70 s paying for something at the till. He stood there for quite a while afterwards talking to the two young girls behind the counter. I couldn’t hear quite what they were talking about but one of the girs said ‘You need a donkey.’ ‘Oh I have one of those,’ said the man. ‘The wife’. My mouth just opened and I said ‘Thank God I’m not married to you. ‘. And walked straight past him out of the shop.

Sago Fri 10-Jul-26 09:22:40

A thread on charity shop brought to mind an incident where I actually retrieved my donations because staff were so rude, I did give them a dressing down.

Another incident the wind had blown over a neighbours recycling bin and debris was flying everywhere, I started chasing around picking it all up and then dragged the bin to a more sheltered spot, when I had finished I saw him standing at the door watching me, I asked him why he hadn’t helped, he said sarcastically I seemed to be managing just fine.
I ate the face off him!
He avoided me for over 10 years!

Another was at a public meeting of 100’s of people, an organisation whose concern was causing many problems in our neighbourhood had held the meeting to try and appease us.

The people that spoke were just employees, they were young and on a low pay grade but represented the organisation well.

At the end of the presentation I was so incensed that I stood up and announced that it was appalling that the staff had had to represent the organisation, I demanded we had another meeting to include the better paid directors ( I named them) and a representative of the council.

I got a standing ovation and another meeting!

When have you become incensed and brave?