I don't know about you....but it still bothers me when people are talking with their phone headsets! Many is the time when I turn around to see who's talking to me and why? Sort of makes me wonder about those people with disabilities who walk about with their walkman units listening to calming tapes or whatever. Now we really don't know if they (people with phone headsets) are really talking to someone! How sad to realize that they really get to feeling that they are that indespensible to need to be in contact even in the bathroom. LOL.

FUNNY! Love your sense of humor....a must have!

Okay, did I miss something? I thought this was just someone in the shop who was shopping as well. I did not think it was the cutting lady. I will have to re read to find out.

she may have been looking to stir up a conversation, but, sounds more like a person unbalanced. You handled yourself very well. I would have talked to a sales clerk or someone though to mention about this woman

Like I said before you meet some very nice people while shopping for fabric, many quilters who just want to know what you are up to with your fabric, I see no harm in that. Sometimes they even have used it or have an idea, which to me is interesting. I agree with kathidah on this one.

It was but someone made the comment that the clerk has asked them what they are going to do with a certain fabric. You get a novice sometimes & they may like a certain fabric but it will not work for what they are making. Sorry we got a little off the subject of the noisy nut job.

No, it was a customer. I think that comment just went along with the conversation.

It's just that your business is much more interesting then hers!

I find people in general, are lonely. I can ride the metro for 30-40 miles and no one speaks to anyone. It is perfectly quiet. They all have on earphones, listening to music or texting one another. You can usually hear a pin drop. What kind of world are we heading into. Excuse me. according to one person here, I have "NOT THE TRAINING' for starting a conversation. Since when do we need to be trained to be friendly to our fellow citizens. I am appalled at some of this thread.

I have a great time going to my fabric store and I'm there so often that they always ask what I'll be making....and my usual answer is........I don't know....I just have to have it before it's gone. :-P There are times when I do have something in mind and in that case I will tell them. They also like it when we customers bring in the finished product as they love seeing what was made out of a product they sold.

Regarding the lack of conversation among "strangers" = I really wish people would just put away their cell phones, Iphones, and all that other gadgets....or at least turn it off for periods of time. Can we be that interested in being "in touch" and available all the time? How sad to be so insecure, yet complain that they are " so busy, there's no time for much else." DAH!