tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post399753586387153307..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Was my face rednickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-48609248806511843822019-06-13T10:00:05.196+01:002019-06-13T10:00:05.196+01:00I’m sure I’ve had some embarrassing moments but gu...I’m sure I’ve had some embarrassing moments but guess I’ve conveniently stored them away somewhere, or maybe I’m just too tired to try to recall them now. No one event stands out in my memory. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-67088696340553089332019-06-12T17:15:05.709+01:002019-06-12T17:15:05.709+01:00I don't think that really happens here with se...I don't think that really happens here with servers not getting their tips because they are paid well below minimum wage and are expected to make up the difference with tips. That's why people routinely tip 20% or more now.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-13671912199819746942019-06-08T21:48:46.103+01:002019-06-08T21:48:46.103+01:00Chuck: We've both been very lucky. Most people...Chuck: We've both been very lucky. Most people can point to at least one hideous embarrassment in their life. Maybe mine is yet to come!nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-47513780658872136922019-06-08T20:58:51.633+01:002019-06-08T20:58:51.633+01:00I''m pretty lucky - no big embarrassments ...I''m pretty lucky - no big embarrassments for me. Lots of minor ones but absolutely nothing traumatic or dramaticShackman https://www.blogger.com/profile/01690901432037614409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-71197896702998275022019-06-07T07:55:34.269+01:002019-06-07T07:55:34.269+01:00Kylie: $1000? Good grief. There's no fee for p...Kylie: $1000? Good grief. There's no fee for putting out a fire in the UK.nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-21459254797590962222019-06-07T07:37:57.957+01:002019-06-07T07:37:57.957+01:00Today at work I was making toast for morning tea a...Today at work I was making toast for morning tea and burnt it... And the fire service came....<br />There's a fee of over $1000 for thatkyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17733888108530605722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-27908351293348206572019-06-06T13:43:49.395+01:002019-06-06T13:43:49.395+01:00Agent: We always give a tip directly to the server...Agent: We always give a tip directly to the server, as you never know where the money ends up if you just add it to the bill. Some restaurants simply pocket the card tips to bump up their profits.nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-71731855454052754012019-06-06T13:32:53.929+01:002019-06-06T13:32:53.929+01:00I've done a lot of those. Never not tipped, th...I've done a lot of those. Never not tipped, though - that happens when I pay the bill.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-62716303965932017172019-06-06T07:49:15.776+01:002019-06-06T07:49:15.776+01:00Joanne: I guess briefly confusing diamonds with he...Joanne: I guess briefly confusing diamonds with hearts is fairly common, especially if you're a bit scatterbrained as I am.nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-11904717736203898542019-06-06T00:08:41.802+01:002019-06-06T00:08:41.802+01:00My instinct tells me I have been stupid, made an a...My instinct tells me I have been stupid, made an ass of myself often. I blame it on the TBI. At card club recently I find myself putting down diamonds for trump and announcing hearts. This really bothers me.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-33182506839466310962019-06-05T22:18:02.350+01:002019-06-05T22:18:02.350+01:00Tammy: I think I would have been just as sceptical...Tammy: I think I would have been just as sceptical if Jenny told me she had met some celeb like Lady Gaga. Right, yes, of course you did, and I just met Kate Moss. I like the way Buzz Aldrin tactfully skated over the awkward moment by hugging you! And you'd probably find that nobody else remembers that little contretemps anyway!nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-68397976226466658662019-06-05T21:25:09.270+01:002019-06-05T21:25:09.270+01:00I think I have done most of yours too! they made m...I think I have done most of yours too! they made me laugh! <br />one of my own that I have never gotten over was meeting Buzz Aldrin at a party. Bob introduced me to him. it was years ago. I only remember my mistake. nothing else about that evening! <br />he had walked on the moon not that long before. Bob said his name and then added... "you know... the man who walked on the moon." I didn't believe him and said very 'cutely and coyly' and to make matters worse I reached out and patted his chest... "of course you did! how was the old man?" in a most unbelieving and probably irritating way. thinking I was being clever and funny. but I really didn't believe Bob.<br />what gets me now are the moments that seemed like an ETERNITY when all around me went SILENT. in that silence I KNEW. it was true. and I had just majorly insulted the man and shown total ignorance to him and the entire room. OMG. <br />the Real Buzz Aldrin threw his head back and laughed warmly. then he reached out and HUGGED ME! he was pure grace. he saved the moment for this poor ignorant little fool. very YOUNG fool. and every time I see a documentary or 'anything' about him now I relive that ridiculously terrible moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-86584337071619240622019-06-05T19:50:14.228+01:002019-06-05T19:50:14.228+01:00Jean: True. There must have been lots of other emb...Jean: True. There must have been lots of other embarrassing incidents I've long forgotten about.<br /><br />Linda: Oops! Perhaps we should label our toilet doors (and coat closets) to save our visitors any awkward blunders....nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-21581857994660982422019-06-05T19:33:12.115+01:002019-06-05T19:33:12.115+01:00On my first visit to my boyfriend's home, open...On my first visit to my boyfriend's home, opening what I thought was a closet to retrieve my coat and finding myself facing a toilet. In front of his siblings.Linda Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734450335251336493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-54414152903258998002019-06-05T19:18:29.872+01:002019-06-05T19:18:29.872+01:00One advantage of being old is we've forgotten ...One advantage of being old is we've forgotten of those incidents. :)CheerfulMonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934008738777906970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-55604073597698476392019-06-05T16:55:30.116+01:002019-06-05T16:55:30.116+01:00Bijoux: Maybe we were all embarrassed! Certainly I...Bijoux: Maybe we were all embarrassed! Certainly I was embarrassed interrupting what seemed to be an intimate sexual moment....<br /><br />www: It's definitely embarrassing when the other person is obviously not giving you their undivided attention. Especially if they're checking their bloody emails.<br /><br />Five years of mis-naming him? That's seriously embarrassing!nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-56600350229171889982019-06-05T16:06:19.454+01:002019-06-05T16:06:19.454+01:00I make a point of paying attention to people when ...I make a point of paying attention to people when they speak but find myself reddening when I realise I am not given the same type of undivided attention in return as they glance around the room or at their phones or start fixing their clothes. I think I must be boring them and want to leave immediately. So I find this hugely embarrassing along with devaluing.<br /><br />Worse name lapse for me was this fairly new friend who made some stage backdrops for me visited my house for tea a few times, etc.<br /><br />One night, about 5 years into our friendship as we stood at a bar celebrating someone's birthday and we chatted away, he coughed gently and said :"I've been hesitant to bring this up, WWW, but I have to as you're now introducing me to members of your family, my name is not Fred, it's Danny."<br /><br />I still blush.<br /><br />XO<br />WWW<br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-52244285455937657832019-06-05T15:09:30.751+01:002019-06-05T15:09:30.751+01:00I would think that in #8, the couple should be the...I would think that in #8, the couple should be the one embarrassed, not you.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-24370383871254634632019-06-05T12:14:09.830+01:002019-06-05T12:14:09.830+01:00Ms Scarlet: I can imagine the embarrassment when y...Ms Scarlet: I can imagine the embarrassment when you realised you had the missing file (and presumably weren't supposed to have it). I think I would have done the same - got up at an unearthly hour to sneak it back to its rightful place!nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-72245565865014671202019-06-05T11:01:27.389+01:002019-06-05T11:01:27.389+01:00P.S - I usually own up to such things, but in this...P.S - I usually own up to such things, but in this case it really wasn't the best option.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-60885109879015643262019-06-05T11:00:02.357+01:002019-06-05T11:00:02.357+01:00I have done 2) & 3)....& 6)
I have one mo...I have done 2) & 3)....& 6)<br /><br />I have one moment that always makes me feel sick when I recall it. Even now. It was work related and featured a VERY IMPORTANT, missing file. Thankfully nobody ever found out that I had it because I sneaked into the office at 6am and put it back where it should have been. I had to get up at 5am to do that.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.com