Or just a chronic rule breaker?
I arrive at the gym at about 6:45 the other morning and there are 3 people there.
There are 9 available treadmills, I take the one straight ahead and jump on it.
I am half way through a half hour run, music loud, pretty decent pace, and woman taps me on the shoulder and says ” Are you almost done?”
earbuds out to say ” No”
“Did you sign up for this machine ?”
I look around me – a little bigger than life- like you must be kidding- my head following treadmills 1-9 all empty except for the one I am on.
I say ” Seriously? ”
I hear a dramatic HARUMPH sound and I think she threw her arms in the air.
I keep running and she takes the one right next to me.
The next day at the gym I see her out of the corner of my eye and all I want to do is take her covetted treadmilll #4 and not sign up for it and then maybe if I am lucky take it outside for a little fist fight.
But instead I take #3, sign up for it and experience some severe remorse for giving in.
With the others or even one or two of the others open? No, she’s being silly, who really cares? I probably would have been sorely tempted to sign up for #4 and take it if I were you, though… good for you for being the bigger person. (I am also assuming all your treadmills are the same? At my gym, I am particular about trying to get one of the ones that measures in metric, because that’s how I measure my run & speed, but as to which one, meh, whatever.)
Nancy Sounds like the Fraser I knew! – such a great friend and very humorous – and good for you for not getting off the treadmill – we don’t need that kind of person in our lives.
Jane
wow. entitled to their entitlements? but i suppose, on the other hand, the other 8 were booked 15 minutes after you started and she took one of those then she’d be in the wrong.
BUT…seriously? i agree with you. but feel no remorse as you are fabulous for not getting off 🙂