tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post1641548251075438832..comments2024-03-27T13:28:50.405-07:00Comments on Alienated in Vancouver: Hereditary yes, Cineplex NoAllan MacInnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05394301776870727673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-34248429518075255772019-05-15T11:04:15.039-07:002019-05-15T11:04:15.039-07:00Hey, Karen - yes, I AM embarrassed by my behavior ...Hey, Karen - yes, I AM embarrassed by my behavior at such times, generally, and I'm trying to tone it down a lot (and making progress). <br /><br />BTW, did I ever apologize for losing my temper at you? Sorry, if I hadn't - I honestly don't recall, because it was years ago. The context, I hope, will make it a bit more understandable: my father was either dying or had just died, my mother had recently had a stroke, my apartment was full of mice and bedbugs, and I was in no mood to be grilled by whoever that manager was about whatever trivial issue was up her butt at the time (I think I had left the classroom too many times, probably to fart - it was something really minor like that). I was stewing in it, really pissed off - because I couldn't say anything in reply to her; she was just too stupid to engage with - and you came up to try to bond with me in complaining about something related to her, and I just REALLY wasn't in the mood - and yep, I snapped. It was unfair - it was HER I was pissed off at - and I apologize (I do recall that I tried to extract myself from the conversation from you before I yelled, and that you persisted... but it was still wrong of me to lose it on you). I DO have a bad temper, and I AM embarrassed when I lose it. <br /><br />Anyhow, you have already said you won't read my reply, but fact is, I didn't even NOTICE the comment until just today, so I've posted it and, well, here's my reply. Cheers.Allan MacInnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394301776870727673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762075.post-27288887386975328952018-06-14T17:28:08.124-07:002018-06-14T17:28:08.124-07:00A large man screams at movie employees. Hmmm. Havi...A large man screams at movie employees. Hmmm. Having been the victim years ago of one of your screaming fits (by the photocopier as I'm sure you will recall, I know that you can be pretty intimidating. I was shaking for days after that encounter. Why the description of the manager as 'chubby' - seems irrelevant but whatever.<br />I have anger issues too but wow if I yelled at movie staff like that I would expect at the very least to be barred from the cinema. The manager was probably frightened and trying not to escalate the situation.<br />I'm not going to read your response to my comment (if you make one). Some men seem to have this sense of entitlement that they can just scream and throw things and it's fine. It's not. Had I been the manager, I may well have called security or the police.<br />You can be as intimidating as heck and I'm surprised you aren't embarrassed by your behaviour. YikesKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771061060282588019noreply@blogger.com