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Swimming pool cheeky fuckers

61 replies

Uniquack · 08/04/2018 19:39

Last week the DC and I were at a holiday park, and on Friday they went swimming for the 100th time. Massive pool, plenty of place for parents to sit and watch. I parked my chair at the back and sat down. After a while a family walked in. The man looked around, looked at me, took a chair and parked it right in front of me! Like literally almost touching my knees! So I got up and moved to the right. He then got up and took off his shirt to go swim. His back was covered in huge white spots/boils. This is still OK, but he then stood on the pool edge, reached around and started squeezing one of the spots. Yuck. Then walked around the pool while rubbing his chest and nipples. The wife then sat in his chair, and the teenage girl (wearing fur coat and Uggs poolside) looked around and, giving me a dirty look, put her chair right in front of me, around 2m from the wife's chair. I sighed heavily and move all the way to the left. Cue filthy looks from the wife and teenager. Man got out of the pool, pulled up a chair and parked it - you can probably guess - right in front of me - again! It's so hard to believe there are such nasty, rude people in the world.

WIBU to then move all the way to the right, and tell the two ladies sitting there loud enough for CFs to hear that I'm going to sit next to them, and explaining why, while pointing at the CFs. FFS - can't people think for themselves?

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DairyisClosed · 08/04/2018 21:01

I loving this thread. People can be so strange.

Tinkobell · 08/04/2018 21:03

I imagine after the gentleman has been lying in bed all night ....there are pussy patches on the undersheet! 🤢🤢🤢🤢

Tinkobell · 08/04/2018 21:07

....I imagine, if you'd have asked him REALLY nicely he might have lent you his towel! 😀

huginamugwankinapacket · 08/04/2018 21:08

Oh good God.

They were CFs repeatedly moving the chair in front of you without any need to yeah. YANBU. What a grotesque thing to do too, I feel sick.

ForalltheSaints · 08/04/2018 21:09

I think you should have raised the health issue with the pool management.

Never mind where he put his chair.

youarenotkiddingme · 08/04/2018 21:11

Years ago I took ds to a local theme park for a special guest character.

As is the norm I left at stupid o clock, went straight to the area within the park, set out my blanket, and entertained ds for ages whilst we waited. We were second row near the stage.

As the show starts a whole family of 6 people walked right over everyone and sat on my blanket in front of ds and I and the kids kept standing up in front of ds. Other families supported me in trying to get them to move - but apparently "I didn't need all the space and their kids wanted to see the show so what's my problem?"

Yeah, I wonder what it was Hmm

Uniquack · 08/04/2018 21:15

....I imagine, if you'd have asked him REALLY nicely he might have lent you his towel!

😱 😷

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WipsGlitter · 08/04/2018 21:16

We were on a ferry earlier and a family 'reserved' six seats despite there being only four of them and the kids wanted to sit on the parents knees so they only used two seats.

There was also a woman who downed five HUGE glasses of wine on a two hour crossing. Shock

athingthateveryoneneeds · 08/04/2018 21:17

Yep, another reason to never forgotten swimming again. Basically taking a bath with the grossest strangers I could imagine.

athingthateveryoneneeds · 08/04/2018 21:17

*go swimming, not forgotten.

Orchidflower1 · 08/04/2018 21:24

They were annoying but I’d have hioked my dc out of the pool as soon as boily back got - but then I’m the kind of person who opens public loos holding tissue! Not the point but why was the stroppy teenager in coat and Ugg’s by the pool- wasn’t she hot and clearly flouting outdoor shoe policy in pool area?!

Orchidflower1 · 08/04/2018 21:25

Hoiked not hioked - the pustules have distracted my spelling ability!

ShadesOfHoratio · 08/04/2018 21:26

There was also a woman who downed five HUGE glasses of wine on a two hour crossing.

That's only an issue if she tried to drive a car off the booze cruise ferry Wink
Wine

WipsGlitter · 08/04/2018 21:27

Ha! No she was a foot passenger. Her husband had five pints and they had a child with them. They didn't appear pissed though.

weallsayitnowitneedsdoing · 08/04/2018 21:44

i hate you i was eating a custard donut when i reasd that, erhhh imagine the germs

PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks · 08/04/2018 21:52

PepperSteaks because they sat right in front of the OP, blocking her view of her DC.

OldHag1 · 08/04/2018 21:54

Uniquack I am a touch disappointed - you are obviously not one to frequent the sporners corner although maybe he does! Maybe the ugg teenager had the boils too hence why she kept her coat on.

PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks · 08/04/2018 21:56

Yuck weallsayit

BrutusMcDogface · 08/04/2018 21:57

People are arseholes.

anxious2017 · 08/04/2018 22:06

People are so bloody bizarre. I swear, things like this happen every time I go out.

I hate people who don't give me personal space in queues. Sometimes I'll flick my ponytail right into their face. It's very long and whippy. Sometimes I'll stretch my elbows backwards, or adjust my bag so it swings backwards. Sometimes I bend over and my massive arse will push into them, then I do the same as the poster above and act shocked that they've just touched my bum. I feel like going out with a large hula hoop around me sometimes, so people stay out of my circle!

dentydown · 08/04/2018 22:11

I once had a man invade my space in the supermarket that I couldn’t physically get to the cashier to hand her the money.
He got all huffy when I went to pack my bags, he was practically standing shoulder to shoulder with me. I ended up saying “I’m sorry I can’t get to you, to give you the money” space invader bloke got huffy. The cashier replied “oh you are not together”. I ended up saying “I’ve never seen him before”. Cashier gives the space invading man a funny look. Que more tantrums about “well I’m not a perv doncha know”.

Uniquack · 08/04/2018 22:12

Sorry weallsayit.

Perhaps we should all start wearing these dresses while queuing - substituting the champagne glasses with lit candles Grin.

Swimming pool cheeky fuckers
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Ceirrno · 08/04/2018 22:14

If people get too close to me in queues I tend to sway... Lots... Lol

SchadenfreudePersonified · 08/04/2018 22:19

Perhaps I should've leant forward and rested my chin on his shoulder. But then again ... those spots...

Carry TCP and cotton wool balls with you at all times. Offer them to spotty-shouldered louts. Suggest they eat less fried crap and more oranges.

Spray the general area with deodorant.

Ask if he squeezes his own nipples because his wife won't let him anywhere near hers.

Tell the daughter she doesn't need to cover up so thoroughly - she isn't that ugly.

Ask the wife if she married him for his money. Ask her if it was worth it. Ask her how much it was. Express shocked disbelief that any woman could marry such a walking pluke for so little cash.

Look offended when they go off on one.

FrancisUnderwood · 08/04/2018 22:21

I HATE the space invader queue beasts! I too step back onto them.
They're always the sort to be assessing what's in your basket too.