Tuesday 18 January 2011

Car Salesman

The Car Salesman has only just recently appeared back in my life after a break of about 10 year, I guess a little background is required!

I remember first meeting him like it was yesterday, I was 20 years old and going for a job interview for a receptionist at a car dealership, I walked in and sat in reception when this cute guy walked towards me and asked if he could help (he'd obviously thought I was a potential customer!) I told him I was waiting for an interview and that was that.

Well I got the job so the next time I saw him was on my first day, I was one of a couple of girls (and the youngest by far) working with loads of men (can't really complain  at that!) anyway within the first week my 21st was coming up and I invited a few of the guys I'd met, includin g the salesman, it was a great night but I was a little bit naughty and snogged the salesman and one of the mechanics and a few others not from the garage! Well I had a few days off and the salesman and the mechanic had a chat on a break about the night out, yes I did get in trouble but all was well in the end.

The salesman turned out to be part of my life for a next couple of years, although I have to say we never actually went out with eachother, we were pretty much together every weekend and the several nights a week we went out, there was always something  between us but I don't think either of us wanted to take it any further at the time, we were both too young and having far too much fun at the time.

This however ended quite abruptly one Friday evening when I'd been over and cooked dinner for him, his best friend (who I'll introduce later) his girlfriend and my best friend (at the time!) we had a lovely meal and a couple of bottles of champagne, I went up to the toilet and when I came down the only thing I can say is it didn't feel right, it wasn't until the next night however that I learnt why I felt like that.

We were on a usual night out when I mentioned to the best friends girlfriend that I thought I might need to have a word with the best friend as she was being a bit OTT with the salesman, she said she was surprised I'd not killed her the night before, I think my face must have told her that I didn't know about the night before.........

Nightmares ensued, work was hellish for a little while, the best friend was pinned to the wall, the salesman had an awful lot of trouble getting his cars ready to go out on time as they all had to go through me and the atmosphere was awful, they went out for a bit but he dumped her saying she was mental and as soon as he dumped her she told him she thought she was pregnant (she wasn't, this was common practice with all men that dumped her!)

He told me he'd made a huge mistake, blah, blah, blah and that was  pretty much the last I saw of him, however his best friend and my male best friend are the same person, he was the finance manager in the garage and I still see him at least once a month for a curry and a drink, so a couple of months ago when I got a text from the salesman saying 'best friend says you still look great' I was a little surprised (mostly that my best friend would say that about me to be honest!)

Anyway the salesman and I have been talking for the last couple of months by text, he has a girlfriend and I've made it pretty clear I wouldn't be interested, however today I've had a text saying their on a break and their going to make the decision when she gets back from holiday, if they split would I be interested in going on a date?! Oh and telling me what a jerk he was and how much he likes me and always has, argh!!!!!

Sunday 16 January 2011

The Stripper

The Stripper e-mailed me on POF, all very pleasant, told me he was self employed, I did think his photo's looked a bit professional but didn't think much more of it, he asked me to chat on facebook, so I added him, it then became apparant that he was a stripper (yes he is tall, dark and handsome!) I was to be fair a little unsure but we carried on chatting and after a conversation with a friend we have booked him for a ladies night, that I thought would be an end to it, however since then I've had piles of texts, missed phone calls.

Part of me thinks, he's tall, dark and handsome, surely him being a stripper shouldn't stop me, the other thinks god I wonder where he's been, he assures me that what he does is all above board but seriously he's already told us that we've got to be naked to have massages, that doesn't sound above board to me?!

Update

Well after another day of texts Space Cadet has finally got around to arranging that drink.......Friday if we both manage to get in from work on time (which I'm thinking is unlikely for me at least) so I still don't think it's going to get there!

I've also been getting texts from the stripper today (I'll have to fill you in on that one later) He's quite insistant on coming to give us massages ahead of his booking!

Saturday 15 January 2011

The blast from the past

I don't really know where to start with this one, we used to hang around in the same group while I was in my late teens, early 20's but I can't say I knew him well, he requested me as a friend and because I knew him I accepted, the sunday after New Year a message arrives in my inbox asking how I am etc and 'I know this is a bit random but would you like to go for a drink sometime' Well I did think it was a little random and wasn't sure about going for a drink with someone I hardly remembered so we've been e-mailing and getting to know eachother better, I've agreed to go out for a drink but I can't really go out in the week and he's working weekend shifts for the next few weeks so it's going to be a while yet, he seems really sweet but will there be any chemistry?

Flowers Boy

I received some very beautiful flowers just over a week ago from a guy that I used to go to school with, we've been talking on Facebook and he's been asking me out for a while, I initially thought just as friends but the flowers kind of tell me otherwise, the thing is I'm really not sure I'd like him as anymore than a friend, I've known him for about 20 years although seen very little of him in the last 10.

I honestly don't think that any girl can not be a little overwhelmed by flowers out of the blue, it was such a lovely surprise it really did make my week, I guess I need to decide whether to go out or not?

The many e-mails

I've been amazed at the amount of emails I've had on the dating sites from men that are either pervy or old, or both or just plain weird, I guess that's what I should expect from internet dating?

I work a lot of hours in a high pressured job, I don't meet people in work and I don't think I'd meet the 'right sort' of people in the places I go out of work so it seems like the logical option doesn't it?

I'm sure there must be some amazing guys out there somewhere...............

Psycho

The Psycho appeared in my life one very boozy summer Sunday afternoon, we'd been drinking since 12, including vodka jelly with lunch, I spent all of the afternoon with a pint of cider in one hand and a glass of never emptying Pimms in the other, what more could I want?

It was a lovely summers day with bands on outside, before we knew it, it was getting dark and this guy appeared from nowhere, he knew some of the people that I was out with so joined us and ended up talking to me a fair bit, coming to the end of the night, most of the people I was with left but I still had half a pint so we stayed and carried on, we discovered that he lived next to a friend of mine, very close to my house (and opposite my knight in shining leathers, yep you couldn't make it up, you just couldn't!)

He offered to walk me home but on the way I fell over and hurt my knee, about half way home my leg felt funny and I looked down to find my leg covered in blood, as was my new WHITE skirt, as we got to his he offered to clean it up for me which he did, the tea was never touched and I left at 6 the next morning because I had to go to work at 8, I kissed him goodbye and that was the last I heard from him for a little while, it was difficult not to bump into him though as I go to my friends house fairly often!

The next time he really appeared was a couple of months later, I play football and he is a club coach (not for my team I must add) so I was waiting to go to the game and he was in there with his kids, he came over and couldn't have been more friendly which I thought was odd as I'd heard nothing from him and when I'd bumped into him he'd managed to say hello but that had been about it.

The next time he turned up was to our football teams night out, we were all in St Trinians uniform for the night to try and raise some money, I think it was fairly obvious where it was going from the minute we locked eyes and I left his at 9 the next morning, I had to do the 'walk of shame' home in full St Trinians uniform, which to be fair was a little embarrassing to say the least! He took my number after inviting me around again and had phoned me with his before I reached the end of his path.

We exchanged a couple of messages throughout the day but that was all I heard from him.

The next time we met was on a Friday night, another fundraising do, he ended up dancing on the tables with his trousers down and everything out for all to see, he then started becoming a bit of a pain so was asked to leave (there were only four of us there by this point) his friend got him outside but we heard loads of noise as went out as it was locked up to find his friend pinned to the wall and him going completely mad for some reason, he had within the space of minutes turned from a perfectly reasonable, if a little odd guy into a complete psycho, I can honestly say that it's the scariest walk home I've had and I would avoid him at all costs in the future.

I've actually run into him three times in the last week, all in the car, twice he has had to let me through and once I had to reverse for him to get out, I'm really not looking forward to the next time I bump into that one but it's a village and it's going to happen sooner or later, you really would have never thought that of him.