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on not making conversation:
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at the beginning of the dock there is a poorly affixed swinging gate notifying straying tourists that this is a private area for owners, crew, and guests.
people are having a terrible time with this private dock concept. i wish to just lay here with my computer or my coloring book and not be bothered. this is not a ****ing boat show. don't walk up to a stranger who is trying to enjoy some peace and quiet and engage them in conversation. i don't walk up to YOU, WHILE you are NAPPING on your work break and ask you how OLD you are, where you are from, where your parents are at, how tall you are, how much you weigh, or if that is your real hair color....(?)
and the only thing worse than the people with the requests and the questions are the ones who just whisper amongst themselves like you're not even there, but purposely just loud enough for you to hear clearly what they are saying. this type of behavior serves three purposes. it gives them a chance to show you that they are too pretentious to speak to you, to hear themselves talk, and to prove that they have prior knowledge about the yacht.
and i guess the step above those people are the ones that do the same thing but have compete misinformation. sometimes i bother to correct them, and sometimes i don't do anything so they'll LEAVE sooner.
some smaller annoyances are the dock stalkers who decide to vocalize how attractive of a yacht it is. i have yet to determine an appropriate response:
"Yes, my eyes function as well."
"Are you telling me this because i look like i have poor taste and you don't expect me to think this is a pretty boat?"
"thank you i built it myself back in 1936."
"I'm sorry the owner is not on board right now but i can take your name address and info and inform him of your opinion."
"Scott ponies up half a mil a year in crew salary and day labor... is beautiful the best word you can come up with?"
oh i'm having such a weird day here at the boat basin. home sweet nantucket boat basin. ::sigh:: chappy is ON the high speed as i speak which means i have somewhere in the neighborhood of an hour to get a terribly obnoxious bite mark off of my neck which has been taking up residence since TUESDAY night. it is most... hey Shep from Vineyard Vines just came by to talk to meeee. Maybe random dock chitchat isn't aaaaall bad.
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Posted: 2:24 PM, Aug. 16, 2008 |
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