So here's my story of the day.
Was catching up with Janet for lunch, and having learnt the place is dog-eat-dog, we went there early to beat the lines. Too early actually.
So with twenty minutes to burn we started wandering the streets looking for cute little things, and cute little things indeed we found.
Namely, this hole-in-the-wall antique shop crammed with all sorts of useless stuff.
So there we are, trying to pass the time, when I decide to look at this bronze piece, which actually was particularly unattractive.
Four seconds later and the base drops straight onto this fine china tea set. I mean who knew you were supposed to hold the thing by the base???? (Obviously everybody else in the store did know that)
Now, let me tell you something - a big piece of marble landing on fine antique china make an awful lot of noise in a hush-hush store. An awful lot of noise.
I did manage to get off the hook pretty lightly. the nice lady who owns the place felt visibly sorry for me and instead of ripping me off the way most antique shop owners would do, I managed to get off with a nominal compensation and a huge mi dispiace...
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