Share your Village embarrassing moment after you read mine.

[tomwed]

I have been down here a couple of years and now consider myself a birder and wildlife photographer. Occasionally I will take my zoom lense camera golfing in the hopes of seeing some birds and getting some shots. I don't need my glasses because the camera is so fancy when I look through the lense it's already been adjusted for my eyesight.

One day I was playing Palmetto and from the fairway of the 8th hole I saw a peacock in the distance. This was a rare find and I wanted the picture as good as possible. I didn't even know that peacocks were here. I went into stealth mode, walking like Elmer Fudd, and sneaked up as close as I could. I was feeling very proud of myself for being so quiet. I was about 20 feet away before I realized it was a backyard lawn ornament.

[Kazmi]

Thanks for the chuckle!! Still too new to have one to share though.

[jnieman]

I have been down here a couple of years and now consider myself a birder and wildlife photographer. Occasionally I will take my zoom lense camera golfing in the hopes of seeing some birds and getting some shots. I don't need my glasses because the camera is so fancy when I look through the lense it's already been adjusted for my eyesight.

One day I was playing Palmetto and from the fairway of the 8th hole I saw a peacock in the distance. This was a rare find and I wanted the picture as good as possible. I didn't even know that peacocks were here. I went into stealth mode, walking like Elmer Fudd, and sneaked up as close as I could. I was feeling very proud of myself for being so quiet. I was about 20 feet away before I realized it was a backyard lawn ornament.

That's a good one Tom! Made me laugh!

[graciegirl]

I have been down here a couple of years and now consider myself a birder and wildlife photographer. Occasionally I will take my zoom lense camera golfing in the hopes of seeing some birds and getting some shots. I don't need my glasses because the camera is so fancy when I look through the lense it's already been adjusted for my eyesight.

One day I was playing Palmetto and from the fairway of the 8th hole I saw a peacock in the distance. This was a rare find and I wanted the picture as good as possible. I didn't even know that peacocks were here. I went into stealth mode, walking like Elmer Fudd, and sneaked up as close as I could. I was feeling very proud of myself for being so quiet. I was about 20 feet away before I realized it was a backyard lawn ornament.



Whew....I thought maybe you and the missus decided to steal away for a romantic interval on the band stand and found us there.


Was it YOU?

[Boudicca]

ha ha. Good chuckle. We were here as visitors 6 years ago (live here now) and I was unfamiliar with the sidewalk pattern in Sumter Landing. Being severely sight impaired, I attempt to memorize often used sidewalks. This time however, I took a miss-step in front of the well known, well attended bar on the corner opposite the movie theater, and proceeded to tumble in the gutter (physically unhurt). UNBELEIVABLEY, folks we knew were in the outside bar and witnessed my tumble. I was completely sober, but who would believe?

[tomwed]

ha ha. Good chuckle. We were here as visitors 6 years ago (live here now) and I was unfamiliar with the sidewalk pattern in Sumter Landing. Being severely sight impaired, I attempt to memorize often used sidewalks. This time however, I took a miss-step in front of the well known, well attended bar on the corner opposite the movie theater, and proceeded to tumble in the gutter (physically unhurt). UNBELEIVABLEY, folks we knew were in the outside bar and witnessed my tumble. I was completely sober, but who would believe?
This reminds me of a previous embarrassment. I joined a health club that had very clean windows. I walked on the machine, I rode on the bike, I stroked on the rowing machine and minded my own business. When I was done and headed toward the towel bar I walked right into the glass wall in front of me. I turned around expecting to see everyone laughing and instead everyone was looking at the rug and holding it in. Jersey people can be kind.

[Boudicca]

Tomwed, I walked into the monorail glass sliding doors, in Orlando's airport When the doors slid open, I unfortunately headed, full steam, towing my weekend case, directly into the glass which did not retract. I performed a quite spectacular bounce, and my somewhat battered appearance got me a free "adult" beverage when I boarded the plane.....

[Taltarzac725]

Mine probably involves dog poop on my boot from the Lake Paradise Dog park which must have traveled with me through the Villages Vet's office where I had taken Sport for some check-up, then to Pet Co or perhaps Pet Smart was open by then. I kept on wondering what that bad smell was but never looked at my winter boots for the culprit. :crap2:

I have others that involve human poop but :crap2: happens is all I have to say about that. I did have to throw away some nice tennis shoes of mine because of that misfortune. This was while walking Sport late at night but he was not the one who really had to go. Thankfully, the trash was already out so I just had to strip a little bit and throw it in that Thursday night. No streaking arrest. Now, that really would have been embarrassing.

[Boomer]

Last spring, I went into a very nice shop in TV and asked where I could find what I was looking for. (I will not confess to the shop name or even which square because my mortification factor is still with me.)

This was during the new season of Downton Abbey so maybe those of you who are fans of the show will understand my momentary lapse.

The woman who was helping me answered my question in the loveliest of British accents and sent me to another part of the store where another woman had a British accent, too.

I do not know whatintheheck was the matter with me, but for some totally nutso reason, I thought they were just having some fun, kidding around....

Well, I was up for that so I said, "Ohhhhh, we are talking like my favorite show Downton Abbey." -- At which point, I launched into the very best British accent this Midwesterner could possibly do and continued the conversation.

After staying in character for probably a full minute or two, it finally clicked.

I blushed and blushed again. I apologized all over the place. And spent a tidy sum in their store.

Thank goodness, the Brits are known for their wonderful sense of humor.

Still Blushing Boomer :o

[Bonnevie]

I live in a cyv and today I over shot my driveway and was in my neighbors pointing my opener at the door and wondering why it wouldn't open...but then realizing I was hearing a door behind me open.....luckily I wasn't seen.

[TheVillageChicken]

This was an embarrassing event for my neighbor. I took off in my golf cart just after he had cleaned up his pooch's business. He waved at me with a bag of poop. He apologized about a dozen times, even though I wasn't offended, just amused.

[CFrance]

When Walgreens at Pinellas Plaza first opened, I called in a prescription. When I went to pick it up, I pulled up to the bank drive-through next-door and said, "Prescription for CFrance, please."

[Barefoot]

The woman who was helping me answered my question in the loveliest of British accents and sent me to another part of the store where another woman had a British accent, too. I do not know whatintheheck was the matter with me, but for some totally nutso reason, I thought they were just having some fun, kidding around....
Well, I was up for that so I said, "Ohhhhh, we are talking like my favorite show Downton Abbey." -- At which point, I launched into the very best British accent this Midwesterner could possibly do and continued the conversation.

Sooooo funny Boomer. :mademyday:

[gap2415]

My sister and her friend went shopping for shoes. When the man put her shoe on, she let off air and was so embarrassed ran out of the store leaving her purse behind. Red faced she went back to get it and being so upset said, "I think I left my f..t in here by mistake. Never again will she enter that store!

[Barefoot]

My sister and her friend went shopping for shoes. When the man put her shoe on, she let off air and was so embarrassed ran out of the store leaving her purse behind. Red faced she went back to get it and being so upset said, "I think I left my f..t in here by mistake. Never again will she enter that store!

OMG, that is hilarious. :a040:
Tom, this is a great Thread you started.

[ConnieNonnie]

I wanted to pick up 4 large cole slaws from KFC
For side dishes at lunch I was planning. I ask my
niece to take a ride and we're gabbing and enjoying
The ride and wait our turn at the drive thru. When
I asked for 4 large cole slaws I was told "we don't
Have cole slaw". I said "really? At all the KFC's on
Long Island do". She said " yes, but you're at Wendy's"
Laughed all the way to KFC & home!

[dbussone]

I wanted to pick up 4 large cole slaws from KFC
For side dishes at lunch I was planning. I ask my
niece to take a ride and we're gabbing and enjoying
The ride and wait our turn at the drive thru. When
I asked for 4 large cole slaws I was told "we don't
Have cole slaw". I said "really? At all the KFC's on
Long Island do". She said " yes, but you're at Wendy's"
Laughed all the way to KFC & home!

Last week I stopped at a drive through to pick up lunch. When asked what I wanted to order I said a Whopper Jr. The voice over the intercom told me they didn't have any. I asked why they were out since that had never happened to me before at a Burger King. The voice said: "you are at Wendy's."

ConnieNonnie - between the two of us Wendy's may be getting paranoid.

[tomwed]

Here's another one. I was in a pick-up game at Southern Star, I think. These guys didn't know me. We got around the fifth hole with the pond to our right. I was waiting my turn and elbowed the guy standing next to me and said "Look at the size of the gator!" He said "Tom, that's a turtle sitting on a drainpipe".

[2BNTV]

When I was new to TV, I missed the turn and sign saying, 'No golf carts past this point" and drove onto the LSL bridge. :22yikes:

Needless to say people were trying to tell me what a mistake, I had made. DUH!!!

The only other thing that would have added injury to my embarrassment, would have been to get a $250 ticket for driving on a street road.

Since then, I have seen many people not using the tunnels and get on a street road that could result in a $250 ticket.

[Diva Kay]

Okay, here goes. My beautiful Yesteryear Golf cart has eyelashes on it which makes it a woman's cart for sure. My son is here visiting and he and my man Ed took the cart and went to play golf. As they drove up to start the course, a man walked over laughing and said "I have to ask, are you two a couple?".

[Taltarzac725]

My sister and her friend went shopping for shoes. When the man put her shoe on, she let off air and was so embarrassed ran out of the store leaving her purse behind. Red faced she went back to get it and being so upset said, "I think I left my f..t in here by mistake. Never again will she enter that store!

That's quite funny. :BigApplause:

[Boomer]

My sister and her friend went shopping for shoes. When the man put her shoe on, she let off air and was so embarrassed ran out of the store leaving her purse behind. Red faced she went back to get it and being so upset said, "I think I left my f..t in here by mistake. Never again will she enter that store!

And I bet your red-faced sister gets reminded of this scene at every family get-together. She probably now buys all her shoes from Zappos.

But had it been a brother and not a sister being fitted by the salesman, the scene would have been quite different.......

Both men would have been laughing and probably would have started a contest.