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Biznatch: I appreciate your advice.
If you are referring to Grace, she is my wife, and doesn't have a short temper, quite the opposite, in fact. The difference is that she has a great deal of physical confidence that I lack.
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I went to the hobby store today. Grace came along to help boost my confidence.
We arrived, and decided to get something to eat first. On the way to the hobby store, I saw an end of summer sale on summer dresses, and decided to stop in and see if I could pick up a bargain or two. Then I remembered that I wanted to get the new Astaire/Rogers dvd collection, so we headed over to Suncoast, to see what their price was compaed to Target. When I suggested maybe checking at Egghead to see if there were any new expansion packs for the Sims 2, Grace accused me of stalling. I was indignant. We were, after all, in the mall. Did she seriously expect me not to do any shopping? I wasn't stalling, I was just . . . prioritizing other activities.
Finally, finished with my other activities, about an hour later, I went to the store.
I had rehearsed with Grace what I was going to say, so I went up the clerk at the counter, and asked for the manager. The clerk went in back, and a guy who looked about 20 came out. I told him what I had rehearsed, that I had been groped in his store, described the boy who did it, and told him I wouldn't be patronizing his store any more as a result. His reaction when I described the guy who touched me seemed to indicate that he knew who I was talking about.
He said maybe it would be better if I talked to the owner, who would be in the shop on Monday, and asked for my name and phone number. I gave him a business card.
So that's where it stands. I now get to go back Monday, if I decide to, to talk to the owner, and tell still another person what happened to me.
This just keeps getting better and better.
Gilda
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