Bad Night at The Concert

[Megan70]

:)A Happy Ending to my sad story of woe ( below from 3-25) by having a damaged pump at concert then losing one of them later that night.
I was able to crazy glue the damaged pump amd seal the top with matching black ducyt tape, then on a lark called the concert hall lost and found dept. and they FOUND my missing shoe. So now I have my new $30 pair of shoes back as a pair.
Just got to be careful going uo and down the stairs again:battingeyelashes:

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I go with a friend (who poses as my 'husband) 15+ times a year to hear our Philharmonic concert in our Music Hall. Never really had a problem. I go out fully dressed to the nines and passable and conduct myself as as mature woman(over 60) would. Well the day before the concert I bought a new pair of heels, mid height(3"0 pointed toes, black.) Wearing them with black seamed gartered stockings looked great and I felt like a million bucks.
I stumbled on the stair descending ripping open the top of the right shoe changing its shape, ruining it, then had to hobble back up to retrieve my spare pair of flats from my bag the coat check room. Shoe was unfix able and ruined. One day old. While waiting in line at the ladies lounge the woman in front said" so you broke your heel", I showed her I had a spare pair to replace them (,to walk from the car to the theater then change to the big goirl shoes in the lobby) surprising her on my forethought. She said "I hope you still have your receipt"." "I do", saying they were going back to Target tomorrow.

So I go in the stall hike up my skirt and slip, do my pee, then open the door to leave and go to the purse makeup ledge to touch up my face. "excuse me said a woman right next to me pointing down to my exposed girdle, stocking tops and panties as my skirt and slip hiked up above my thighs, me not knowing and never pulled it down. I thanked her and adjusted the armour immediately
Well, I get home and look for the mate to the matching heel in my bag, can't find it. It somehow had been left in the mezzanine of the theater on the floor when I changed. I came inside and searched the Target box for the receipt. Could not find it.
So I ended up wearing a $30.pair of 24 hr hour old shoes for 1 hour and coming home with one, no receipt, no replacement.
Bad night but funny looking back at it.:sad:
(wife doesn't know about the shoes... I charged it, she never sees it)

[Beverley Sims]

Megan,
Seems like you are going through the rites of initiation again.

[Katey888]

Dear Megan... :hugs:

Life sometimes has a way of getting back at us even with the most well planned contingencies...

Hopefully the performance was a good one...? Just think of the $30 as a small surcharge spread over the whole year for no more bad evenings... that's only a couple bucks a performance - way less I'm sure than the interval refreshments... :D

But we can all learn from your contingency planning.. thanks for sharing that!

Katey x

[S. Lisa Smith]

Oh well, at least the rest of you looked fabulous.

[MssHyde]

you do have a very nice look, too bad about the shoes but you still have the memories

[Leslie Langford]

Look at the bright side, Megan...you managed to inadvertently flash a GG in the ladies room and still not get arrested and/or frog-marched out the building. That in itself must count for something...:eek: :heehee:

[kimdl93]

Bad luck...goes in threes right?

[Rachelakld]

well that's what I call walking the walk - could have happened to any lady, and yes, I've also mentioned to a GG in the ladies about her skirt being caught up.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Megan, The good thing is that you didn't get hurt.

No one ever said that being a lady was going to be easy.

[Megan70]

No it was comforting literally to have 2 men quickly grab my wrist to prevent me from falling down the staircase and asking "mame are you all right!"
But I felt like a reel beginner initiated my first outing in public walk. I've been doing this for 50 years!

BTW the pops concert was worth the cost of the shoe as one of the featured guest artist was Doc Seversin from the old Tonight show band. Bummer about 30 bucks gone, but passed 'the pass' test as usual

[Jilmac]

Sounds like "Murphy" was your escort at the concert that night

[Chari]

Glad to hear you only had a (somewhat) of a shoe setback, and were pleasured by the concert! Be grateful too that someone did not get all your actions on video, to be seen on a future Funniest Home Videos. Enjoy.

[Lorileah]

did you pay with a credit card? Target can look up your receipt and they will exchange or refund. Even without all that Target will usually give you the benefit of the doubt.

[Megan70]

ahhh I don't really think so. Try returning ONE ripped shoe without the other and no receipt and explain that away. I'll cut my losses on this one and learn to walk up and down carpeted staircases better in 'big girl shoes'. Besides i have another black patent leather pair bought somewhere else same day that i can test drive and see if i can break my neck on those too. They were only $19 at Kmart.

[Lynn Marie]

I've always admired your avatar picture. Such an amazingly classy woman! In this story you've verified my impression of you firstly with seamed stockings and garters, and secondly by having that extra pair of flats in your bag. And that's not even mentioning being escorted by a "friend posing as your husband". I'm simply awestruck.

[Claire Cook]

Look at the bright side, Megan...you managed to inadvertently flash a GG in the ladies room and still not get arrested and/or frog-marched out the building. That in itself must count for something...:eek: :heehee:



Really!! While the shoe thing is a bummer, I wouldn't call this a "bad" night (I love the part about going with your "husband") . Even after 50 years, we still have a lot to learn about what GG's go through! I think I learn something every time I go out .... something about experience being the best teacher.

[bimini1]

Yup all you can do is have a good chuckle over this comedy of errors. I am sure you carried elegance all the way thru it.

[Megan70]

Well as long as I didn't get read was the most important thing. Other than that it was a wonderful night. Carried on chit chat with ladies seated nearby and with GG's in Ladies lounge.
My friend (faux husband) and I had a nice long conversation at a coffee lounge several blocks away. I think I maintained the class a grey wigged mature lady would have. It was FUN!

[Chickhe]

I don't understand the part about returning the shoes...you had some bad luck and broke them, it wasn't Target's fault. You might be able to make a claim on your home insurance policy that covers accidental damages though or try to sue the theater for not having safe steps...

[Krisi]

I don't think she can return just one shoe and hope to get credit for the pair. I suppose she could call the theater and see if they found the mate and kept it.

In the grand scheme of things, $30 lost is no big deal. That barely covers dinner in a family restaurant. Laugh about it. post it on the Internet and move on.