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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 281475" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Oh my goodness! People tap me on the shoulder or the arm at their peril. I would likely have belted the guy just out of sheer startlement.</p><p></p><p>As far as strategies for getting people to back off, I usually rely on the Tiny Woman with Big Watery Eyes approach. Seems to work well.</p><p></p><p>Trinity (making eyes as wide and innocent looking as possible, and talking in my "little" voice): <em>"Oh excuse me. Would you mind stepping back just a bit. I find it a bit scary when people loom over me like that."</em></p><p></p><p>People usually can't fail to comply without looking like a big brute and a bully.</p><p></p><p>For those of you who are taller, there must be something similar that'll work.</p><p>Maybe, swinging around quickly and belting them with your handbag, and then saying, "Oh, I'm so terribly sorry. This bag is heavy enough to qualify as a weapon. Maybe you need to step back a bit for clearance."</p><p></p><p>Not sure what'll work, but there's usually something...</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 281475, member: 3907"] Oh my goodness! People tap me on the shoulder or the arm at their peril. I would likely have belted the guy just out of sheer startlement. As far as strategies for getting people to back off, I usually rely on the Tiny Woman with Big Watery Eyes approach. Seems to work well. Trinity (making eyes as wide and innocent looking as possible, and talking in my "little" voice): [I]"Oh excuse me. Would you mind stepping back just a bit. I find it a bit scary when people loom over me like that."[/I] People usually can't fail to comply without looking like a big brute and a bully. For those of you who are taller, there must be something similar that'll work. Maybe, swinging around quickly and belting them with your handbag, and then saying, "Oh, I'm so terribly sorry. This bag is heavy enough to qualify as a weapon. Maybe you need to step back a bit for clearance." Not sure what'll work, but there's usually something... Trinity [/QUOTE]
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