Just been reprimanded by a lady.

At the checkout in M&S the assistant greeted me warmly with 'hello how are yo?/' I said I was fine and then she said 'And how are the family?' Good thanks I replied. 'Oh that's good , so Nigel not still giving you trouble?'

Erm??? I do not know anyone called Nigel..so what did I say???

'Goodness no! I soon sorted that out!

I packed the bag quickly and never went back for a while!!

I recently bumped into a young man who looked vaguely familiar. He called out a greeting, followed up by "You don't remember me, do you?" to which I replied "No I'm afraid I don't" and moved swiftly on. Should I have reprimanded myself for rudeness?

Quite a few years ago we where away and mr.g went to book a trip to an Oasis for two nights,when he was coming away from the desk he was tapped on the shoulder by one of the other scientists who worked in their lab but on another floor,they had no idea they where going to the same place for their leave,he was also greeted by a chap he went to school with when we where in a bar in The Canaries the guy said he had not changed at all,DS1 asked was his dad bald when he was a young boy then !! he was not repremanded for asking that

We live in Boston, on the Eastern side of the country, and were amazed on a trip to Morecambe, in Lancashire, to bump into someone who worked where we did. No reprimands though!

Some years ago, while on holiday in the Yorkshire Dales we decided, on the only day it didn't rain to walk to the top of Ingleborough. As we reached the top I looked up to see a friend from home in Berkshire whom we hadn't seen for ages. He did not reprimand me or DH but we stood chatting for ages until the children's boredom became obstructive. At which point I quite unfairly reprimanded them.

Warsaw, Thessalonika, the Hebrides, Nairobi, Hartford Conneticut, and Sutton Coldfield (where is that - I asked once before...)

Don't Gransnetters get about, eh?

I think the reprimand in my case is sometimes called "a quiet word", and came via the mighty web.

#slappedwristagain

Does a real lady reprimand? Surely she would just purse her lips and assume one would just know.

I met several people I know today. None of them reprimanded me! Am I being ostracised?

JO8 , what are you up to ? They will be after you for using the word Lady and not Woman.

So've I.

Well, I assume it was by a lady.

Followed an old school friend all around town trying to catch her up to say hi. When I finally caught up with her I said "you used to be ... Herring didn't you?" she replied "No, I was ... Haddock" oops!!!

My DH was once filling up the car at a remote filling station in the Hebrides when someone called out "Are you Brian the Butterfly Man" my DH cautiously said he indeed was "I've seen you give a talk in Biggleswade" what's the chance and so far away, He has also been recognised backing out on his knees and bum first from our room on Skomer by someone recognising his voice. They came from the next town to us.

Outside the loos on Southwold Prom I came out of the ladies to hear a man say to his wife "Guess who I have just seen in the loo?" Yes it was my DH again.

Oops is this tread about being reprimanded or meeting someone from a while ago? Have I gone of track AGAIN????

The replies to Frank's threads are always such fun to read

Titter !

I hope you reprimanded them for their ignorance then, Frank

And haven"t they made a lovely job of New Street ??

Could have put a few more escalators in though !!

I have met people I knew in London in the New Street area of Birmingham when they have been on courses etc.
When I retired a few people told me nobody goes from London to Birmingham to retire.
I know 15 people who worked in the same building as me in London who are now living within 25 miles of Birmingham.
As far as I am aware I am the closest one to Birmingham City Centre.

Frank

I met someone today and for the life of me I dont know where I know her from

Met someone I knew at school - and Brownies - in the Nairobi supermarket.

So would the cheesy fish dish, Elizabeth1. Concern shown by a reprimand followed by a treat! That will be doubly effective.

I reprimanded my brother in law for not letting me know he had been quite ill these last few days. I then made a cheesy fish dish this morning for him -easy to heat and easy for him to eat. He says he is off meat at the moment (used to be a great meat eater). He has just phoned to say he was just heating it up now. "Reprimand" must have done him good

Reprimanded , what a charming old fashioned word .

Still it goes with the territory .

Come to think of it the last time I was reprimanded was by my DiL when I climbed over the back gate, then up a ladder to the bathroom window, in an attempt to break into the house after locking myself out.

What an interesting insight this gives. I expect the woman said something like "No, it wasn't here, it was in London."

I'm now wondering if a query such as "Are you still living in your father's house?" is taken as intrusive and grasping in the same kind of way.

Pure speculation on my part of course, but it feels as if light has been shed.

Met someone I used to work with outside John Lewis (where we met, not where we worked). Neither of us reprimanded the other.