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same_differenceHave acquired shoes, victory for Dom! May well be going and purchasing yet more of the same shoes in a couple of weeks, to get to stave off dealing with that particular issue for a good long time, and I've sorted myself with a discount if I do too, by dint of asking for one. A couple of weeks because by then they'll have ordered more in, and I'll have worn these in. Still this particular exercise did have a certain humorous timing to it:
*Dom, with the lovely![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
purplegirl23 in tow, goes into shop; complains about shoe shopping; wanders about a bit; complains while pointing out this shop is still the least traumatic shoe shop he's witnessed; tries on shoes; walks back and forth trying to ignore sound of parents in head saying 'Walk properly'; approaches counter*
Dom: Do you have these in size 10, please?
Shop manager: I don't think so, let me check. No. I'll take your name and number and call you when we get some in.
*Dom provides number, goes back into shop, acquires wellingtons as base for cosplay boots, second half of pair arrives by chute, purchases them leaves*
90 second pass (maybe a bit longer like 2 minutes)...
Dom's phone: *Generic ringing sound*
Dom: Hello
Shop manager:Is this Dominic *note no attempt made to pronounce surname*
Dom: Yes.
Shop manager: We just got a delivery of a pair of the shoes, van just got in.
Dom:*has run out of lunch*...Ok, well I'll come back and collect them tomorrow.
Shop manager: Right I'll put them to one side for you.
So yeah it amused me at the time, in that that was kinda odd fashion.
Finally got to givexanthipe her Christmas present, a month late, which isn't that bad going.
Also cooking dinner tonight for myself,purplegirl23, ailsa_chan, her bloke, and marmaladecat. Oh and my parents. Making something (Pasticio) my Nan used to make, and that my Grandad still does when he's well, for the first time. Hope I make it well. Still will be preparing at home, (hence being able to feed parents) so will have my Dad's watchful presence if I met it up. I enjoy cooking I should really try and do it more frequently. Now I just hope I get the timing right this evening and it all made correctly.
*Dom, with the lovely
purplegirl23 in tow, goes into shop; complains about shoe shopping; wanders about a bit; complains while pointing out this shop is still the least traumatic shoe shop he's witnessed; tries on shoes; walks back and forth trying to ignore sound of parents in head saying 'Walk properly'; approaches counter*Dom: Do you have these in size 10, please?
Shop manager: I don't think so, let me check. No. I'll take your name and number and call you when we get some in.
*Dom provides number, goes back into shop, acquires wellingtons as base for cosplay boots, second half of pair arrives by chute, purchases them leaves*
90 second pass (maybe a bit longer like 2 minutes)...
Dom's phone: *Generic ringing sound*
Dom: Hello
Shop manager:Is this Dominic *note no attempt made to pronounce surname*
Dom: Yes.
Shop manager: We just got a delivery of a pair of the shoes, van just got in.
Dom:*has run out of lunch*...Ok, well I'll come back and collect them tomorrow.
Shop manager: Right I'll put them to one side for you.
So yeah it amused me at the time, in that that was kinda odd fashion.
Finally got to give
xanthipe her Christmas present, a month late, which isn't that bad going.Also cooking dinner tonight for myself,
purplegirl23, ailsa_chan, her bloke, and marmaladecat. Oh and my parents. Making something (Pasticio) my Nan used to make, and that my Grandad still does when he's well, for the first time. Hope I make it well. Still will be preparing at home, (hence being able to feed parents) so will have my Dad's watchful presence if I met it up. I enjoy cooking I should really try and do it more frequently. Now I just hope I get the timing right this evening and it all made correctly.
