DEAR MISS MANNERS: When someone enters an unlocked, single-stall restroom, only to discover too late that someone is using that facility, what is the proper response?
The few times I have accidentally disturbed someone, I leave as quickly as possible without saying anything and while avoiding eye contact. I do not apologize on my way out, as I believe it’s the job of the bathroom user to ensure the door is locked behind them.GENTLE READER: Avoiding eye contact and making a quick exit are the chief requirements in this awkward situation, so Miss Manners was about to commend you.
The problem is, there’s an apple tree that was planted too close to the property line before we moved in. This tree has never been properly pruned by an arborist, the renters or the landlord. Every year when the apples ripen, approximately 50 to 75 apples drop on our side of the fence for several weeks.
GENTLE READER: Don’t you like apple pie? Or apple fritters? Or apple dumplings? If not, why not speak to the owner -- whom you know, from that one encounter, to be gracious? That now-common answer makes no logical sense: “Of course it is too late” is not the intended response. The logical answer should be “Not at all, come on over,” or something similar. But I see this “Of course” answer regularly in books and in person.
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