The village idiot
In the local paper there was an article, complete with photograph and everything - taking up about half a page - concerning.... a man and his daughter's birthday party.
I don't blame the local paper for printing such a pointless story - like any local rag they are desperate for stories (much like the typer of this rambling nonsense), but what I don't get is why the man felt sufficiently outraged to contact the paper.
The man had booked a birthday party for his daughter at a local bowling alley. A few days after booking, he received a telephone call saying that unfortunately a mistake had been made and he shouldn't have been able to book this date. The reason? Not a standard double-booking, but rather the fact that the England Junior team are holding a competetion on this day and need the whole center.
Rather than saying "Oh, ok." and booking one of the other two alleys within 2 miles, or moving it to a different day, he clambered up onto his considerably high horse and galloped off to the Office of Fair Trading and the local newspaper.
Seriously, how demented do you need to be to do this? They gave him his deposit back and offered to host it on a different day instead. Ok, he had sent out invitations but a few phone calls would sort this out, as would getting his daughter to hand out notes to her friends.
Her birthday is not "ruined" as he described. It simply needs to be held on a different day, or at a different center. One of the other centers is far more suited to kids birthday parties anyway. And they give you free invitations to hand out (at least they did a few years ago).
He said he is going to turn up on the day with all 17 children and make the center "fit us in". Ok, I'm sure the England junior squad will be happy for you to ruin their tournament. The fact that they will have travelled from all over the country, incurring considerable costs, will not matter. In fact, why not just scrap the whole tournament on the day. At least you get to have your go.
I'm considering going to the bowl on the day he is going to be turning up. It should be a good laugh.
What a great example he's setting:
Man - "Don't worry, honey, I'm not letting those corporate bastards ruin your birthday party! Daddy will sort out. Just you see."
Wife - "Darling, why don't we just do it the weekend after, or do it at the bigger and better center down the road?"
Man - "No! I'm not giving in to the corporate monster! To hell with those 300 kids and their stupid national competition! My baby is going to get her game!"
Wife - "Really, darling, aren't you getting a bit worked up about this?"
Man - "Hell, no! I'm going to the press, and the OfT"
Wife - "Isn't this teaching our daughter an example of how not to react to a situation?"
Man - "You're on their side! I don't believe it! My own wife!"
Daughter - "Stop fighting! I don't care what day it is or where it is, I just want to have a bowling party!"
Man - "You'll get it honey, you'll get it..."
Good to know the village idiot is still alive and kicking.
I don't blame the local paper for printing such a pointless story - like any local rag they are desperate for stories (much like the typer of this rambling nonsense), but what I don't get is why the man felt sufficiently outraged to contact the paper.
The man had booked a birthday party for his daughter at a local bowling alley. A few days after booking, he received a telephone call saying that unfortunately a mistake had been made and he shouldn't have been able to book this date. The reason? Not a standard double-booking, but rather the fact that the England Junior team are holding a competetion on this day and need the whole center.
Rather than saying "Oh, ok." and booking one of the other two alleys within 2 miles, or moving it to a different day, he clambered up onto his considerably high horse and galloped off to the Office of Fair Trading and the local newspaper.
Seriously, how demented do you need to be to do this? They gave him his deposit back and offered to host it on a different day instead. Ok, he had sent out invitations but a few phone calls would sort this out, as would getting his daughter to hand out notes to her friends.
Her birthday is not "ruined" as he described. It simply needs to be held on a different day, or at a different center. One of the other centers is far more suited to kids birthday parties anyway. And they give you free invitations to hand out (at least they did a few years ago).
He said he is going to turn up on the day with all 17 children and make the center "fit us in". Ok, I'm sure the England junior squad will be happy for you to ruin their tournament. The fact that they will have travelled from all over the country, incurring considerable costs, will not matter. In fact, why not just scrap the whole tournament on the day. At least you get to have your go.
I'm considering going to the bowl on the day he is going to be turning up. It should be a good laugh.
What a great example he's setting:
Man - "Don't worry, honey, I'm not letting those corporate bastards ruin your birthday party! Daddy will sort out. Just you see."
Wife - "Darling, why don't we just do it the weekend after, or do it at the bigger and better center down the road?"
Man - "No! I'm not giving in to the corporate monster! To hell with those 300 kids and their stupid national competition! My baby is going to get her game!"
Wife - "Really, darling, aren't you getting a bit worked up about this?"
Man - "Hell, no! I'm going to the press, and the OfT"
Wife - "Isn't this teaching our daughter an example of how not to react to a situation?"
Man - "You're on their side! I don't believe it! My own wife!"
Daughter - "Stop fighting! I don't care what day it is or where it is, I just want to have a bowling party!"
Man - "You'll get it honey, you'll get it..."
Good to know the village idiot is still alive and kicking.
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