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HE**! Being TRAPPED in a waiting room with a non-stop talker who talks about I/me/mine/kids/grandkids. Never asks about you. Whaddya do?

Posted - June 17, 2017

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  • I let them talk. It all depends on the situation and what kind of waiting room it is. If it's in the hospital, I figure they may be upset/nervous/scared. What's it going to hurt me to listen to them for a while? If I'm waiting with someone, and the appointment, whatever it may be, is not for me, I can always excuse myself and go outside to have a cigarette. 
      June 17, 2017 7:32 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    You smoke? AARRGGHH!  Thank you for your reply Karen and Happy Sunday! :)
      June 18, 2017 2:10 AM MDT
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  • 19937
    If I'm in the waiting room of a doctor or dentist, I try very hard not to look at anyone so as not to encourage them to yak at me.  I bring a book or newspaper and stick my nose in it.
      June 17, 2017 11:53 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    This was a benign-looking old lady. She was built like a tackle! That should have given me a clue. Harmless or so I thought even so. One word, one look, one smile from me and she was off and running. Turns out this harmless old lady was a member of the Teamsters Union for 45 years. A tough-talking dame. I found out lotsa stuff about her. How she faced down male teamsters who threatened. I would not want to cross her. Ya never know.  It's had not to judge a book by its cover..or its title. Once you open it who knows what yer gonna find? SIGH.  Thank you for your reply Spunky and Happy Sunday!  :)
      June 18, 2017 2:09 AM MDT
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  • 13071
    Start rocking and staring at my feet. A little humming doest hurt either.
      June 17, 2017 12:11 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    Hahahahahahahaha! That's hilarious!  Show her I'm nutty as a fruitcake. I'll try that next time! Thanks for the idea! Happy Sunday to thee cp! :)
      June 18, 2017 2:11 AM MDT
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  • 7126
    I'd say the odds of that someone changing are about the same as Trump changing. They're just too far gone.
      June 17, 2017 8:38 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    Thank you for your reply WW and Happy Sunday.
      June 18, 2017 2:15 AM MDT
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  • 318
    I have a remote control for my hearing aids. Just hit the volume down control till I can't hear them anymore.  :)  (Seriously, I listen and just don't take any of it to heart. It doesn't hurt to listen to someone who is probably lonely)
      June 17, 2017 12:37 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    Thoughtful and very caring reply Maurice. Seriously. Thank you for your response and Happy Sunday! Years ago I went to the House Institute in Los Angeles and had surgery on my right ear. I had otosclerosis and had lost 90% of my hearing. So now I'm wired for sound and have a bionic right ear. No chance of turning it down. But I could try to be kinder and more understanding. How could that hurt, right? :)
      June 18, 2017 2:20 AM MDT
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  • 22891
    just say excuse me but im going to finish reading my book
      June 17, 2017 4:31 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    So I should always have a book with me. Good idea. Thank you for your reply pearl and Happy Sunday.
      June 18, 2017 2:30 AM MDT
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  • 7126
    Stick a suppository in my ear, pretend it's a hearing aid, and keep saying "WHAT????"
      June 17, 2017 8:35 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    Another respondent said I should rock back and forth, stare at my feet and maybe add some humming! I think that is hilarious and I might just try that! Thank you for your reply Lyrical One! I think I need to be a bit more cautious at whom I smile in Waiting Rooms rolling forward!:)
      June 18, 2017 2:17 AM MDT
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  • 11006
    I would just tell you, I mean her, to be quiet.
      June 18, 2017 7:32 AM MDT
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