HornedSerpent Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Even though it's not my particular bag, I thought this scenario would possibly please some of you folks, so enjoy. I was waiting in line to order coffee at Starbucks with a gentleman behind me, two other women as baristas, and various people sitting at stools/tables. It was a fairly uncrowded evening. I felt a tickle but kept trying to ignore it; probably from dust because I have allergies and I had recently been decorating our Christmas tree, which involved both pulling out boxes of old ornaments and being close to a live tree. I couldn't make it go away though, so I hurriedly sneezed into my elbow. When I sneeze, I tend to try not to make a huge production in public, but I don't stifle either; usually kind of a "h..CHHhh!" sound with not a lot of voice in it. I felt the guy's eyes on me from behind. Embarrassed, I sneezed again pretty soon after that, again into my elbow, after which the guy bemusedly said "Bless you". I thanked him but kept sniffling, it wouldn't go away. Then the barista started to rub her face and nose furiously and loudly complained "Uuugh SO ITCHY! I have an itch and I can't scratch it!" (Presumably because she was making a drink at the time) So I said "Heyyy, it's not just me!" while I stood there sniffling and unable to do much about it except rub my nose a bit. We had a little moment of solidarity before I could finish the transaction and go off to grab a scratchy brown napkin as my only relief! Link to comment
zneeze Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Thanks for sharing, HornedSerpent, and bless you! good work playing it off with a smooth line to the barista Link to comment
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