Any of y'all have 'built in' excuses if you run into someone you know? Say while walking the hallway of the hotel or condo. What would you say you are doing there? Just curious if there's a couple of good excuses out there that y'all have thought of- delivering food for Uber eats / door dash is not an option for me. I have been paranoid about bumping into someone lol.
Excuses when bumping into someone
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It's happened a few times. Depending on who and where, I've said...I'm here on business, seeing a friend(s), just wanted to get away from home for a while...are the top three I've used.
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Good answers but if you got one of those clowns that says" I will come with you" then you better have a back respond.
"Sorry, I like to be alone or see this on my own, I don't need assistance".
"Here visiting a dying friend."
If you are in a condo hallway and walk into a the unit right away and make sure to close the door right away and lock the door. People are silly.
"Sorry, I like to be alone or see this on my own, I don't need assistance".
"Here visiting a dying friend."
If you are in a condo hallway and walk into a the unit right away and make sure to close the door right away and lock the door. People are silly.
I don’t even bother with an excuse anymore. The second you start explaining, you already sound like you’re lying. People can hear that “I was just…” tone from a mile away.
Just say hi and keep it moving. Way less suspicious.
Only time it gets real awkward is when you’re literally walking out the SP’s door and bump into someone you know. At that point any excuse is useless. If they’re on that floor they either live there or they’re visiting someone, so they already know what’s going on in that unit. You’re cooked either way.
Just say hi and keep it moving. Way less suspicious.
Only time it gets real awkward is when you’re literally walking out the SP’s door and bump into someone you know. At that point any excuse is useless. If they’re on that floor they either live there or they’re visiting someone, so they already know what’s going on in that unit. You’re cooked either way.
Marketplace transaction is a good one. Most SP's I see are in condos not hotels, so there are 2 that I thought of years ago.
I have a job where I could potentially (even if it rarely ever happens) need to have a somebody sign something. "Just getting a signature from some someone" is a generic reply. It also suggests it's a work thing and might be confidential so most people won't ask any further questions.
The second: I found a wallet on the train the other day and tracked down the owner. It belongs to an old guy who has a hard time getting around so I said I'd drop it off.
Very plausible and random, and makes you look like a saint
I have a job where I could potentially (even if it rarely ever happens) need to have a somebody sign something. "Just getting a signature from some someone" is a generic reply. It also suggests it's a work thing and might be confidential so most people won't ask any further questions.
The second: I found a wallet on the train the other day and tracked down the owner. It belongs to an old guy who has a hard time getting around so I said I'd drop it off.
Very plausible and random, and makes you look like a saint
Oooh, Marketplace transactions is a good one.
Unless you run into family or a close friend, I think most reasonable excuses work because they won't really care to pry.
You could say you're meeting a new friend from a meetup event. Pick any event in Toronto from Eventbrite or Meetup.com where you could see yourself making friends with someone if you want to come up with a story.
Unless you run into family or a close friend, I think most reasonable excuses work because they won't really care to pry.
You could say you're meeting a new friend from a meetup event. Pick any event in Toronto from Eventbrite or Meetup.com where you could see yourself making friends with someone if you want to come up with a story.
Ran into a work buddy at a hotel one time. Fortunately it was in the lobby area near the meeting rooms, not near the guest rooms. He was there because he was a union rep and one of his other companies was in negotiations and that was the hotel they were using. I walk around the corner and there he is "Ryan, what are you doing here". "Oh hey Dave, I was on my way downtown and had to take a shit, and I knew this hotel had a side door and where the washrooms are from the wedding we were at a few weeks ago". Worked for him lol.
Haha lions in the jungle? Bro I’d just lock eyes, roar once, then walk away like nothing happened.I def would at least make eye contact to show dominance. Lions do that in the jungle too. Eye contact.
Welcome to the jungle! We got fun and games!!
I remember the first meet and greet industry party I went to almost 15 years ago, as a newbie to the hobby, and in walks a guy I had known for probably 20 years. I saw him before he saw me and I was sitting at a table with an SP that I was interested in. I see him and say "oh shit, I've known that guy for years, we drink at the same bar,", and she says "Well, he's here for the same reason you are, so you both want the same secrecy". It worked out well, it was nice to have a guy to talk to about the business and we shared a lot of info over the next few years.
Lucky you, only ran into a guy you knew. Last time I bumped into my brother-in-law in the hallway. Had no idea he lived in the same building. That one was rough.
Another industry event, I had offered on the local board to be a DD if anyone needed a ride and one lady took me up on it. She sent me her address and I realized it was my in-laws building. I asked if she could meet me at the Timmy's next door lol.
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