Comments | reading_is_in: Misadventures with doors, locks, fences and neighbours...

reading_is_in

Misadventures with doors, locks, fences and neighbours...

Aug 14, 2011 13:19

( WHY IS EVERYONE LOCKING THEMSELVES OUT TODAY? )

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embroiderama August 14 2011, 12:38:16 UTC

OMG, that's hilarious! What a comedy of errors--though I'm sure massively annoying for you.

But I have to say, at 108-110 lbs. you're quite the small thing yourself.

reading_is_in August 14 2011, 17:09:05 UTC

Yeah, I'm pretty petite cos I'm half Iraqi and I do think Arabs are generally smaller than Westerners. It was a *complete* comedy of errors. Quite stressful but I had to laugh. Or cry! Oh God, I have no idea what I'm going to say next time I see those people. 'Oh hi, thanks for not letting me get stuck on the fence in a distinctly uncomfortable position forever....' *dies*

kath anonymous August 14 2011, 14:25:55 UTC

Ha ha, oh dear!

Re: kath reading_is_in August 14 2011, 17:14:06 UTC

Why do these things happen to me? Remember the time in the nice Thai restaurant when I had to take off my tights without taking off my leotard in the loo and I got confused?

I think my body is dumb. My brain is quite smart but my body is dumb but fast. It does things before my brain can OK them.

borgmama1of5 August 14 2011, 14:37:50 UTC

Sounds like you accidently ended up in a sitcom this morning. Did you check to see if the Trickster was around?

reading_is_in August 14 2011, 17:12:12 UTC

It was totally farce material and very Trickster appropriate. What made it worse was that we'd never met before so we were trying to be extra polite in that way you do when you first meet someone you are likely to see again, but in this ridiculous farce situation. The neighbour was going 'I'm so sorry, it's all my fault you're locked out', and I was going, 'Oh no, I closed it myself, it's all my fault...' et infinitum.

write_light August 14 2011, 15:54:00 UTC

Meanwhile her two small children were running around shouting 'WHY IS EVERYONE LOCKING THEMSELVES OUT?" and dog-set A are barking enthusiastically in the garden. Neighbour insits on attempting the boost, which as predicted, failed.

That is singlehandedly the funniest thing I've read in ages. XD

We put a spare key *somewhere I can't say* for just this eventuality, after discovering that opening the back screen makes the back door slam shut on you.

reading_is_in August 14 2011, 17:10:02 UTC

opening the back screen makes the back door slam shut on you.

LOL what a sadistic architect.

twasadark August 14 2011, 17:23:08 UTC

LOL! Well, at least the children had a wonderful time of it. :-)

reading_is_in August 14 2011, 17:40:37 UTC

It made their day.

I swear I am blushing right now thinking about this.

"Oh I'm so sorry, it's all my fault"
"Oh no no, my fault entirely.." (with butt in person's face whilst attempting to climb fence)

*Slowly whacking head against wall....slowly whacking head against wall...slowly whacking head againt wall*