Sadly, I do not see a reconciliation in sight for Hick and the denizen of the Senior Center with whom he is feuding.
Hick showed up for the meatloaf on Wednesday:
Meatloaf
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Roll
Lemon Meringue OR Pie
I think their menu-typer made a mistake on that dessert listing... Hick said the meal was good. But of course he had more to say than that.
"The minute I walked in, Denizen said, 'Your precinct had the lowest turnout.' I told her it was 62.5 percent. And I went on talking to my buddy. I asked him 'What are you feeding those girls out there? They was all over 6 feet tall!' And he said, 'I know, there are a lot of tall girls for sure.'
Then Denizen butts in and says, 'Hey, you can't talk about the election!' I was gettin' tired of her always being a know-it-all, and I said, 'I'LL talk about whatever I want to!' And she walked off.
One of the other gals said, 'Oh, are you two speaking again?'
And I told her, 'No. We just had words. I popped off to her.'
My buddy says, 'Yeah, he popped off!'"
"How did she know your precinct was the lowest? Was there a list or something in the paper?"
"I don't know. I didn't see no list. But we always know how many show up at where we're working. I looked up the election, and it just said that our county had a 64 percent turnout. So I don't know how we could have been the lowest, for that still to be the average. It wasn't far off."
"Did she work any other precinct, or just at the early voting place?"
"She was just at the early voting place."
"Well, SHE was talking about the election. If people don't know where she got her figures, they might think 'her buddy' Kevin, the county clerk, was giving her confidential information. They don't know otherwise."
"She has always wanted to be a know-it-all, ever since I said I worked at that last election. She started spouting out all the rules, and she was not right. I told her how we brought our own food for a potluck, and she said, 'No, they provide you with food.' I told her they did not! And she had never worked for them then. So I don't know what she was talking about."
Yeah. I don't see a reconciliation between these two anytime soon.
Alternate Title:
Wordfight at the Okay-Enough Senior Center
Hi Val, I think you are right on that. Hick and "Mean Girl" will not be friends in the future. Good to hear that Hick is done trying to figure out how to please her.
ReplyDeleteWhatever incident, real or imagined, that put a fissure in this relationship... has now been cultivated into a canyon by their fertile minds.
DeleteHick is usually able to tune out insults, but being accused of election improprieties must be his breaking point. As if it's a secret that women voting in that precinct are tall!
It is puzzling why she turned on him. Maybe she is going through menopause. So, by saying girls were tall, she was accusing him of giving away secrets or something? She is just looking for trouble. It sounds like she was popping off and he was popping back. I don't blame him. I didn't know there were rules for workers like that.
ReplyDeleteI can understand confidentiality rules, like not talking about specific individuals who came in to vote. But the height of voters does not seem to be something that should remain secret!
DeleteOthers have complained that Denizen is acting different, and not nice to all who come to the center. Not sure why she changed. I guess Hick is tired of her shenanigans towards himself.
It sounds like Denizen may have some mental problems.
ReplyDeleteI'd really like to know what Hick might have done to trigger her current attitude. Though others have complained that she is rude to people besides Hick.
DeleteIt sounds like someone in charge should have a talk with her and maybe ban her if she does not rein it in COMPLETELY. Otherwise, people will just stay home.
ReplyDeleteThey already had a talk, and changed her duties. I guess it depends on further complaints.
DeleteI wonder if she thought food was provided because she didn't see Hick and others arriving and putting their food out. Anyway, I can't see a reconciliation either. It seems she likes to be the one with all the information and now her nose is out of joint. Too bad for her.
ReplyDeleteShe was never at Hick's location, and hadn't even started her work at the early voting center when she declared that food was provided. I asked Hick if she'd been eating food that others brought, without bringing anything herself. That's when he said it was before she even applied.
DeleteOtherwise, I would think maybe they DID provide food at the early voting center. But the timing was off for that.
I agree that they probably won't reconcile. Both of them are hard-headed.