to have had this argument with a woman in Weatherspoons today?

[OnEdge]

I tok my 18 week and 18 month old into Weatherspoons this morning. The lift was out of order so I ended up leaving the baby in the buggy, unstrapping my son and taking him a level (4 steps) to the bar to order my coffee. I took my son because had I left him strapped in the buggy he would have started arching his back and becoming agitated. The buggy was only about 12 feet away from where I was standing at the bar. My boy was toddling about, within a few feet of me while I waited to be served. A lady bought a coffee and was walking past me to her table with it, I saw my son walk round a large pillar and could possibley walk into her path. I warned the lady and said "oooh ! careful" and pointed my son. She walked past him and said loudly "He shouldn't be walking about !"

So I followed her to her seat and asked her why my son should not walk about.

Her "Its not me that says it, its this place."

Me "But YOU said it, what do you expect me to do with him when I place my order ?"

Her "Can't you strap him in a buggy?"

Me "No I will not strap my child down for your convenience>"

Her "I didn't want to step on him"

Me "All you had to do was look where you were going, I warned you he was there."

and then it carried on for another 2 minutes.

So, was I BU ????

I'm gonna get slaughtered, but I am intrigued as to whether or not you think I was out of order.

God, yes. Our local Weatherspoons is populated by old people drinking pints and whiskey chasers at 9am. They stand outside for a fag still clutching their glasses.

Still not read the thread all the way through but I have rinsed off my hairdye and it's a disaster! My head is burning, the roots don't match the lengths and I have a very very very important job tomorrow! And my ears have turned brown. Serves me right for using an ancient pack of half-used dark brown hairdye I found in the back of the medicine cupboard from a time when I used it to dye my eyebrows cos I wanted to look like a 40's siren.

I've come to the conclusion that I don't care whether you were being unreasonable or not, there are more important things to worry about right now. :) xxx

Oh and as an aside Wetherspoons allow EDL members to meet in their pubs, so I tend to boycott them. I've just read the posts above mine you see.

nannydog yes they have, go and look

I'll put put four posts down, Penguin...

what is the job aunty?

Hmmm, that's '0gg'...

And I most certainly can't be @rsed to trawl back and find the one(?) person who thought you might have had a point, until they realised that you continued your argument.

Noted Madame.

Look, OP, I have a nice little shift dress in sack cloth and ashes, just pop it on like love, and we;ll engage with you on autoglass lady and job enquiries

auntyfash! And also, because I am kind, "Awwwwwww, bless......"

OP, just wonderng what you are going to do when your baby is old enough to totter about nearby to, so you'd have 2 kids doing that. They woudln't necessarily stay together so you could have one over there and the other over there

What are you going to do, run from old lady to old lady shouting "Careful!" Ask the staff to announce over the tannoy that "there are toddling children about so everybody must be very careful!"

After all this happened, I was once again walking about with son, and I was stood NEAR the front door with him. An old lady walked in and was looking over her right shoulder and waving and saying hello the actual old lady who had gobbed off at me earlier. She walked straight into my son. So is that also my fault ?

Edl members lol, best put your burka on -least the knuckle draggers all chase after ya!!!

Well curly I have also got a 3 year old, so I am used to them going in different directions. Why are you being so catty ?

hi five, Penguin!

(and OP, splendid wind up thread)

bugger. It was only two.

Old ladies are also a hazard

Of course it is!

Yep, got to be a wind up.

I think an 18 month old has to learn to sit in his buggy and not get his own way because he squirms. Never mind what hazzard he was to anyone else in the end up.

Split the difference Madame, your winnings are in the post....

I find human beings a dreadful hazard. BIn the lot of them, I say. Or send them back where they come from. Betaljuice, perhaps.

madam I'm not a troll and I really wanted to know what people thought because I dont normally say anything. people have got wound up though

Do you think if we all take our teddies home and refuse to play with the OP any more she might take a minute to consider some of the sensible comments on the thread?

So he isn't a PFB after all (precious first baby OP)

hahahahahahaha I think I have just wee'd maself a l'il bit

Surely you on a wind up OP and now I shall take my leave ...being sure of course not to trip over your darling child with my scalding hot cofee in my doddery old hands