Receptionist freaked. Completely. I told her it was just a finger, and to open the first aid kit. Harshly. I had to apologize later.
You never know how people will react until it happens.
/johnny
3 weeks ago I was having a business lunch with some of my peers. During our appetizer course, a nice rosemary garlic flatbread, I heard a woman say “Please help. She can’t breathe!” Yep, an older lady in her late 60s, choking. Not speaking, not coughing, not breathing.
So I walk over, get behind her, put my hands where they go for this sort of thing and whisper to her “Just try to stay calm. This will probably hurt.”
After the second thrust a middle aged woman at the next booth says loudly “I don’t think you’re doing it right.” I made a motion for her to jump in any time she wanted to. She shut up. I gave a really hard third thrust and out comes half a meatball.
The manager comped our lunch and sent me home with what he said was a double portion of the house made lasagna. When I opened it up I started laughing my ass off. Mrs. L asked what was so funny. Nestled in next to that lasagna was....
You guessed it. Two meatballs. They were really good.