When you see me doing this I'm really ..

[VictorianMother]

I live on a busy road. When I leave my home I wave at the front window to make it look like I'm saying bye to someone but there's no one home. I think I'm trying to deter possibly burglars from thinking no one is home.

I'm sure I'm tricking no one 😆

When I'm taking my time washing or drying my hands in a public loo, I'm really waiting for someone to come in the main door so I can hook my foot or elbow on the door to exit so I don't have to touch the handle.

When I'm on a phone call in my garden it's because I don't want to speak to my neighbour who monopolises the conversation and will talk for an hour about her dog. I'm not on a call but talking to myself. Sometimes i laugh whilst on "the call".

My husband thinks I've lost it.

I have a few more....

Are there things you do that you're covering for other things?

Ha’pennies are an ancient item of coinage? I remember them well. I think I’ve still got one somewhere.

Thank goodness for that. I've got some gardening to do, whilst the rain holds off.

How did a light hearted thread descend into people pushing a pp down the stairs of shame for some historical roughage of a bag of crisps??

@Itiswhysofew so cute

I am an introvert. Maybe it's done me more harm than good. I'll have to ask all the animals I've rescued, (if they could talk, of course), and people I help out.

Hey ho. Off out now😀

Hope it's not to the supermarket

I saw a cake with a bite taken out of it in Lidl once.

That certainly wasn't me!

I used to be, apparently.

Cos, they like to think that they're above such "deplorable" acts.

If there's ever a "wet paint" sign I always touch the paint to see if it's actually wet.

I wouldn't say deplorable. Just a dick move.

lol,how’s that working out for you?

It's never been wet so far 🤷

I meant that I often do two of your mentioned things (but not in the same time of course). I wash hands in a public loo slowly waiting for the door to be opened and when I’m e.g in the garden or waiting for DD from the club I pretend to be busy in conversation by texting, when I’m not really.

I do the door handle thing thing too, my dp always goes ahead of me to open a door. People must think I think I'm such a lady. 😂
He holds my hand like a child going down stairs (in public areas) because I refuse to touch the manky rails.
I may add, this stems from my late mother having cancer treatment and I was always mindful of giving her a bug.

@Itiswhysofew

yes, sorry if I used a word you don't understand.

It's behaviour worthy of contempt

😅 love this. Anything that gets you through your day sweetie 😘

When I used to smoke (25 years ago) whenever I bought cigarettes I used to pretend I wasn’t sure about the brand so the person serving me thought I was buying them for someone else….I was clearly ashamed of my disgusting habit.

No need to be sorry.

I fully understand the meaning of deplorable. Back at ya.

I do something similar when leaving my house on occasion.
Don't do the bathroom thing but often pull my sleeve down to cover the handle.
Luckily my neighbours aren't like that - but my DD pretends to be on the phone when walking home sometimes if feeling a bit uncomfortable.
Sometimes wear headphones on the plane even if not listening to anything so no one tries to chat with me.

All funny until someone calls you whilst you're 'chatting' on the phone in your garden

@Itiswhysofew that's quite selfish- think of the people who will end up buying the ruined items.

@Babbahabba ah it's ok, the poster reassured us they don't ruin anything, they just poke their fingers into cakes, squash biscuits and crisps, snap chocolate bars etc....

What a dickhead

When I see chuggers lurking in the high street,I take out my phone and make a pretend phone call. Usually,but not always deters them from approaching me.