Have you ever tried to quit smoking? I haven't. I've never really smoked, so it's obviously never been an issue. My husband says it's difficult. I'm inclined to believe him, since he's been quitting since 1991 (when I met him). He's going through another stint of really trying to quit these past couple of weeks. And, let me tell you....he's a joy to be around. But, I appreciate that he's attempting to quit, so most times when he gets serious about it I try to stay out of his way (it helps all of us).
This past weekend, Maranda had her first swim meet since we've moved to Wisconsin. There were over 400 swimmers at this meet. The same meet last year drew about half that number. So, it was a little crowded at the YMCA. Plus, we had to have Maranda there and ready to warm-up at 6:45 am. Maranda and I got up and went in the morning and let Mark sleep in since he had to work until midnight the night before. While she was in the pool, I set up a chair in the hallway where there are windows overlooking the pool. Lots of other people did the same thing. It's much more comfortable than sitting on the bleachers in the pool. So, I was sitting there reading a book and minding my own business. A gentleman with a swimmer on another team began talking to me and ended up asking if we could work out a deal so he could squeeze in front of me during his son's events. I agreed, because it seemed like it wasn't a big deal. Later, Mark got there and I told him about the deal I made. He was good with it, too. Anyway, a few hours later, I went downstairs to work with the concession stand and left Mark sitting in the chair with our coats, etc. About two hours later, he came downstairs with all of our coats and said that he packed up our stuff and moved it because he was about to kill someone. Apparently, the crowd in the hallway was pressing in on him more after I left and one guy was watching an event and tapping his fingers on Mark's shoulders while he watched. I'm going to assume that the guy figured he was tapping his fingers on the chair...but...still. Who does that? Rude. Well, Mark seriously looked pushed to the limit. I think the guy was lucky to walk away without some sort of injury. Mark ended up going home, because he decided that he really didn't have the patience to deal with so many people. Who knew a little swim meet would be that crazy!
So, my advice to rabid swim fans....don't annoy the man having a nicotine fit!
2 comments:
I would have lost it as well... at our house, we call that Stranger Danger- too many people for the average person to deal with! I am glad that he didn't have to go to jail for killing someone- that would have made for a bad christmas! Happy Holidays.
Wow, yeah, I would not want to be around Mark in a situation like that!
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