Thanks for all the suggestions to this week's strange encounter, in which wrestling Marines kept colliding with me as I worked out on a rowing machine at the gym.
I ended up doing c) Continued rowing as if nothing was going on.
After the second hit, I saw I had 7 minutes left and dug in to make a point. I rowed even faster, as if that somehow was going to speed up time. But rowing machines are noisy and the extra volume, let alone my determined, stone-face expression, caused a couple of guys to move closer, if only as a symbolic gesture of protection. I probably reminded them of their mother.
I left soon as my time was up, and I likely was a topic of a conversation. Or maybe not. These guys have dealt with much worse.
7 comments:
I'm glad you stayed. I bet you they didn't even realize how disruptive to you they were being until you got louder with your rowing because once they did, it seems like they tried to fix it. They probably would have 'sorry ma'am' you to death had you said something. :)
I would have gone with c too. I am glad you stayed too. I work a lot with young adults and usually they are totally unaware of other people around them. Just sort of self involved. :-)
Glad you stayed, they were probably sorry they were rough housing and landed where they did.
All round, you got your rowing done, they got to wrestle the crap out of each other and no one lost an eye.
Good to hear.
Good. :)
I am just now catching up on blogs, so I just read what happened. I think I would have stayed, too.
You made the right thing.
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