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February 12th, 2024 at 12:06:12 PM permalink
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I use a five blade heated Gillette Art of Shaving, but an old fashioned safety razor is actually less irritating for daily use. I have both.

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February 12th, 2024 at 1:16:24 PM permalink
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and that picture doesn't quite capture my dislike of bacon.



Had I realized that, this picture may be more appropriate.


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March 27th, 2024 at 7:08:24 PM permalink
Question for the forum about an awkward interaction in a casino.

I’m in the food court of a Las Vegas casino. I ordered food and sat down by myself at a table. I’ve been there maybe 5 minutes when a young attractive woman approaches me. She’s maybe 23. I’m literally holding a knife and fork while looking down at my phone which I’ve placed in front of me. She says “Hi, can you take our picture?”. She points at a table maybe 10 feet away. I had not noticed their table before and the request caught me off guard. My first thought is that it’s rude to interrupt someone while eating and second thought is maybe this is some kind of distraction scam since my cell phone is out. I say “I’m sorry, I’m just trying to eat”. She looks shocked and walks to the next table and asks someone there. She gets her photo taken. After her group is done eating (3 people total), they walk past me one by one and say sarcastically “I hope you enjoyed your dinner”. By the time of the third person, I say “have a good night a———“. They keep walking.

Was I in the wrong here? My guard is always up in casinos. And I don’t trust the intentions of random attractive women who start a conversation with me. I do think it’s impolite to bother someone with your Instagram-photo request while they’re eating.
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March 27th, 2024 at 7:17:32 PM permalink
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Question for the forum about an awkward interaction in a casino.

I’m in the food court of a Las Vegas casino. I ordered food and sat down by myself at a table. I’ve been there maybe 5 minutes when a young attractive woman approaches me. She’s maybe 23. I’m literally holding a knife and fork while looking down at my phone which I’ve placed in front of me. She says “Hi, can you take our picture?”. She points at a table maybe 10 feet away. I had not noticed their table before and the request caught me off guard. My first thought is that it’s rude to interrupt someone while eating and second thought is maybe this is some kind of distraction scam since my cell phone is out. I say “I’m sorry, I’m just trying to eat”. She looks shocked and walks to the next table and asks someone there. She gets her photo taken. After her group is done eating (3 people total), they walk past me one by one and say sarcastically “I hope you enjoyed your dinner”. By the time of the third person, I say “have a good night a———“. They keep walking.

Was I in the wrong here? My guard is always up in casinos. And I don’t trust the intentions of random attractive women who start a conversation with me. I do think it’s impolite to bother someone with your Instagram-photo request while they’re eating.
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Maybe you overreacted? In my travels I’ve asked hundreds of tourists to take pictures of me and wifey with site in background. And I’ve taken more than I can count. I frankly cannot recall a single person refusing to take our picture.
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March 27th, 2024 at 7:21:31 PM permalink
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Question for the forum about an awkward interaction in a casino.

I’m in the food court of a Las Vegas casino. I ordered food and sat down by myself at a table. I’ve been there maybe 5 minutes when a young attractive woman approaches me. She’s maybe 23. I’m literally holding a knife and fork while looking down at my phone which I’ve placed in front of me. She says “Hi, can you take our picture?”. She points at a table maybe 10 feet away. I had not noticed their table before and the request caught me off guard. My first thought is that it’s rude to interrupt someone while eating and second thought is maybe this is some kind of distraction scam since my cell phone is out. I say “I’m sorry, I’m just trying to eat”. She looks shocked and walks to the next table and asks someone there. She gets her photo taken. After her group is done eating (3 people total), they walk past me one by one and say sarcastically “I hope you enjoyed your dinner”. By the time of the third person, I say “have a good night a———“. They keep walking.

Was I in the wrong here? My guard is always up in casinos. And I don’t trust the intentions of random attractive women who start a conversation with me. I do think it’s impolite to bother someone with your Instagram-photo request while they’re eating.
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Maybe you overreacted? In my travels I’ve asked hundreds of tourists to take pictures of me and wifey with site in background. And I’ve taken more than I can count. I frankly cannot recall a single person refusing to take our picture.
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I should edit to say: I appreciate the feedback and thoughts (sincerely).

That said, Did you ask anyone to take your photo while they were in the middle of eating? Also a food court is not a tourist area. If I’m at Mount Rushmore and I’m not eating, then sure.
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March 27th, 2024 at 8:42:53 PM permalink
I wouldn't worry about it either way. Maybe you can choose to take the picture next time, or not. I would worry more if they wanted to borrow your phone to make a call. As long as you were alert to what's going on around you anyway, you can be on your guard a bit. Just keep an eye on anything like if you're carrying a bag.

I saw a purse snatching go down in a food court. The kid reached over the ladies back and took off through the back door. Neither i, nor anyone else was fast enough to catch up with him. Nor was the oldest security guard in the world who eventually showed up.

People want you to go somewhere with them, that's a whole 'nother level of risk.
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