CharlotteW
02-14-2009, 07:00 AM
Hi, I went out again on Thursday night, fully dressed. I had planned to go to an Indian restaurant with a TS friend and a GG friend.
I would usually fuel-up the car earlier in the day so as to avoid getting out of the car at a local garage and avoid the chance of meeting someone I know, but I couldn't find the opportunity during the daytime so being very low on fuel I had no choice but to visit a local garage, all dressed up.
I drove onto the forecourt and pulled up next to the pump. I hesitated for a few seconds but as I couldn't see anyone I knew I just got out the car and fuelled up.
I was about to put £20 worth of fuel in but decided that was a cop-out as all I would have to do is put the £20 note on the counter and walk away quickly. So I decided £15 worth was plenty, thereby forcing myself to wait for the change from the £20 note. I figured that being on show for an extra 10 seconds would help me to get over my embarrassment and feel more comfortable in the future.
I got my petrol and walked in to the shop to pay. The young man behind the counter said "that's £15 please", I smiled and handed over the £20 note and waited for my change. He handed the 'fiver' to me with a "thank you", I smiled and left. There was absolutely no reaction from him at all, I genuinely don't believe he noticed anything out-of-place. I took a quick glance at him as I was walking across the forecourt and again as I drove off, still no reaction, he had his head 'stuck in a book'.
I drove to Chester, collected the GG friend and proceeded over to the restaurant to meet up with our other friend for our meal.
All was well in the restaurant, the waiter seemed to be expecting a CD'er and a GG as he made no reaction to my presence ( he knew my TS friend) so we sat down and ordered our meal with no problems. I was positioned so that I was on view to all who entered the restaurant, there was no shying away on that night.:o
About half an hour later a gent entered the restaurant, he noticed me but made no reaction whatsoever. Another gent who was already in the restaurant visited the bar to pay for his meal, he noticed me too, he smiled but made no other reaction. So all was going well until a young couple walked in and waited to be seated. The girl took one look at me, stared straight at me, nudged her partner with her left arm and nodded in my direction saying "look". He looked and gestured that he had not seen whatever or whoever it was that caught her attention. Eventually he spotted me and said "so what?" to his partner.
For a brief moment I wanted to lower my head but I didn't. I looked straight down at her feet and legs to see she was wearing slightly scruffy jeans and trainers. My thoughts turned to how unfair it is that women can (and do) dress like men without any negative comments. Anyway, at least I made the effort to look respectable.:)
So will the experience stop me from venturing out again, fully dressed? Absolutely not:)
Happy Valentines Day friends.
I would usually fuel-up the car earlier in the day so as to avoid getting out of the car at a local garage and avoid the chance of meeting someone I know, but I couldn't find the opportunity during the daytime so being very low on fuel I had no choice but to visit a local garage, all dressed up.
I drove onto the forecourt and pulled up next to the pump. I hesitated for a few seconds but as I couldn't see anyone I knew I just got out the car and fuelled up.
I was about to put £20 worth of fuel in but decided that was a cop-out as all I would have to do is put the £20 note on the counter and walk away quickly. So I decided £15 worth was plenty, thereby forcing myself to wait for the change from the £20 note. I figured that being on show for an extra 10 seconds would help me to get over my embarrassment and feel more comfortable in the future.
I got my petrol and walked in to the shop to pay. The young man behind the counter said "that's £15 please", I smiled and handed over the £20 note and waited for my change. He handed the 'fiver' to me with a "thank you", I smiled and left. There was absolutely no reaction from him at all, I genuinely don't believe he noticed anything out-of-place. I took a quick glance at him as I was walking across the forecourt and again as I drove off, still no reaction, he had his head 'stuck in a book'.
I drove to Chester, collected the GG friend and proceeded over to the restaurant to meet up with our other friend for our meal.
All was well in the restaurant, the waiter seemed to be expecting a CD'er and a GG as he made no reaction to my presence ( he knew my TS friend) so we sat down and ordered our meal with no problems. I was positioned so that I was on view to all who entered the restaurant, there was no shying away on that night.:o
About half an hour later a gent entered the restaurant, he noticed me but made no reaction whatsoever. Another gent who was already in the restaurant visited the bar to pay for his meal, he noticed me too, he smiled but made no other reaction. So all was going well until a young couple walked in and waited to be seated. The girl took one look at me, stared straight at me, nudged her partner with her left arm and nodded in my direction saying "look". He looked and gestured that he had not seen whatever or whoever it was that caught her attention. Eventually he spotted me and said "so what?" to his partner.
For a brief moment I wanted to lower my head but I didn't. I looked straight down at her feet and legs to see she was wearing slightly scruffy jeans and trainers. My thoughts turned to how unfair it is that women can (and do) dress like men without any negative comments. Anyway, at least I made the effort to look respectable.:)
So will the experience stop me from venturing out again, fully dressed? Absolutely not:)
Happy Valentines Day friends.