u/GingerLoved21

I went for a walk there earlier this week around sunset and I swear the geese there have completely lost fear of humans. One of them started following me because I had a coffee cup in my hand and I guess it thought it was food. At first it was funny, but then two more started walking over and I realized they were actually getting really close. Not running or anything, just slowly approaching like they owned the trail. There was another couple nearby laughing because apparently the same thing happened to them like 5 minutes earlier. I ended up taking the longest possible route back to the parking lot because every time I tried walking past them they’d start hissing. I know people joke about Canadian geese but those things genuinely act like they pay property taxes there. Honestly though, Bronte Creek at sunset is still one of the nicest places in Oakville.

I developed a strong interest in going to the gym during the beginning of university because I wanted to improve my health and become more disciplined in my everyday life. Over time, I became considerably more comfortable using machines and trying different exercises while observing more experienced people around me. I had always noticed that many people at the gym would carry around small towels or wipe equipment after finishing their sets, but I never paid too much attention to it because I assumed it was optional. Then it dawned on me: I had developed enough confidence in the gym environment to start acting like I completely understood proper gym etiquette despite still being relatively inexperienced.

Earlier this week, I entered the gym during one of the busiest hours of the evening. Nearly every machine was occupied, and many people were waiting around for equipment to become available. At this point, I realized I wanted to finish my workout quickly before the gym became even more crowded. The most difficult aspect of this experience was trying to rotate through exercises efficiently while avoiding awkward interactions with other people nearby.

I then made the decision to use the leg press machine immediately after another guy had finished using it because I noticed he walked away without wiping it down. Still, I ultimately came to the conclusion that I had made a terrible mistake after beginning my set and suddenly feeling my hoodie slide strangely against the seat. I looked behind me and realized the entire machine was soaked with sweat from the previous person.

Unfortunately, my own stupidity made the situation significantly worse because instead of quietly getting up and cleaning the machine, I panicked and stood up too quickly while still pushing the weight. The platform slammed loudly, causing multiple people nearby to turn around immediately. In my panic, I accidentally blurted out, “Why is this thing wet?” loud enough for several people to hear me.

The same guy who had used the machine earlier was standing only a few feet away drinking water. He looked directly at me while another person nearby started laughing uncontrollably. I then had to awkwardly wipe down the machine while everybody around me clearly understood exactly what had happened.

TL;DR: I acted overly confident at the gym, sat on a sweaty machine without checking it first, panicked loudly in front of everybody, and embarrassed myself in front of the person who caused the problem in the first place.

This happened a few hours ago and I’m still embarrassed thinking about it. I stopped at a grocery store after work because I only needed like 4 things: bread, eggs, chicken, and drinks. The regular checkout lines were insanely long, so I figured I’d use self-checkout even though I honestly hate those machines. Now here’s the problem: I had never bought produce at self-checkout before. Ever. Usually the cashier does all that weird weighing stuff. I grab a few bananas because they looked good and head over to the machine trying to act confident. There’s people behind me waiting, so naturally my brain stopped functioning. I scan everything fine until the bananas.

The machine asks me to “Select Item.” Suddenly there are 400 different banana options.
Organic banana.
Organic small banana.
Fair trade banana.
Plantain.
Single banana.
Yellow banana.
Bro what.

I panic and randomly choose one.

Machine instantly says:
“Unexpected item in bagging area.”

Employee comes over and fixes it. Cool. Embarrassing, but survivable. Then I somehow accidentally scan the bananas AGAIN while trying to move them, and now it says I have 14 pounds of bananas. The total jumps up by like $38. At this point people are staring because the machine keeps loudly yelling for assistance every 10 seconds. Another employee walks over, cancels the bananas, and asks if I’m paying separately for the drinks because apparently I left them on the scanner instead of bagging them. While she’s fixing THAT issue, I try to help by moving my eggs out of the way. Dropped them. Not one egg survived. The employee just closes her eyes for like 3 seconds straight like she’s questioning her career choices. Then somehow my card declines because I transferred money to savings earlier and forgot. So after causing an entire self-checkout scene for like 15 minutes, I had to awkwardly transfer money between accounts while holding a leaking carton of eggs.

The dude waiting behind me finally goes:
“First day on Earth?”

Honestly fair enough.

TL;DR: Tried using self-checkout confidently despite not knowing how produce works, accidentally bought $38 worth of bananas, destroyed my eggs, held up the line, and got roasted by a stranger.