Why the fuck does he do this?

[unclebuck]

I work in a small town and we have local shops including 2 butchers, I used to use one of these for all my weekly purchases. 18 years ago I ordered some steak for DH bday, I had 2yo DS with me and was pregnant. About 20seconds after leaving the shop DS suddenly looked at me, his eyes rolled back and he had a seizure. A passerby called an ambulance, and we raced off to hospital. Fuck knows what happened to my brain in this time but I literally forgot the visit to the butchers completely.

A week later I was passing and he ran out screaming at me that I had wasted his time and cost him money. I remembered and was mortified. Apologised profusely, paid for the steak which he'd put in the freezer, and left. I ordered my turkey for Xmas the following week and was told I was blacklisted and to fuck off. Ok, I start using another butcher.

Since this happened, for nearly 20 years, this butcher has starred at me, left his shop to watch me walk down the street, glared at me, dirty looks etc. He sometimes stands behind the counter with his arms crossed a meat cleaver in his hand in what I assume is meant to be a very threatening manner. I don't give a shit normally but today he muttered 'state of that' I passed and I am feeling unwell and I just don't understand what is doing this for? My office is literally 50 m from his shop. I have literally not spoken to this man since he told me he wouldn't sell me a turkey 18 years ago and said "OK, not to worry" and left his shop.

What is he gaining? What a twat.

Sorry it's a bit long, I needed to get it off my chest!

@SnarkyBag

You absolutely must at least smile and wave. When someone has decided quite this idiotically and clearly wants to provoke you then you have to retaliate in an incredibly friendly (but very p/a) way. It is highly amusing watching them get more and more uncomfortable as you smile, call "morning!" and do nothing at all that they can object to.

Happened to me when we first moved here. A woman whom we passed every day on the way to dd's school in the morning forsome reason I never discovered. I started saying good morning to her because she was a familiar face and everyone round here greeted each other as they passed in the street. This woman just gave me a horrid look. Every single time. Her child was in dd's year.

Oh I would enjoy those brief encounters. And then we would bump into each other at various community events, and I would make a point of stopping and chatting about the kids etc. She hated me, but never quite dared be rude.

Gosh I’d be tempted to yell at him in the street,

‘Lord above Gerald, it’s been eighteen years, the Cow that steak came from has Great Grandcows now. You need to move on!’

someone needs to get a life fancy holding a grudge for 20 years

i wold have just said my child was ill sorry that inconvenienced you

@BluesandClues 🤣.
He needs to moooove on 😆

This has made me laugh out loud 😂😂😂

this is a local butchers for local people

Unless the local people have a medical emergency then they can f@ck off 🙈