The Incident Report

If you’d like to read about he Dru Sjodin case this is the link to the articles in the local newspaper

We had two tables open and five people on. These boys think nothing of letting the ashtrays get full so I am the one that ends up emptying them. I like to keep busy because it make the time go faster. While I was emptying ashtrays I noticed that one gal was sitting on a bar chair, which is higher than the chairs that we have at the tables because our table are handicapped accessible. So I offered her a shorter chair and got her one. I noticed that another gal (R) was standing so I asked her if she would like a chair and I told her that I would get her one. She said no that she was fine.

Her friend (C) said “Lucy you are always trying to place people, mellow out!”

What?

Then she said something else that I did not understand with the slur. But I did hear “take a break!”

I told her “I really don’t understand what you are saying to me.”

“You are always too accommodating, too nice, and always doing something for someone. You need to back off!”

And this was not in a nice tone of voice. This was in a bitch, cutting voice.

I told her that it is my job to be accommodating and nice to people. Then I walked away.

Later she came up to the jar bar and told me that she meant it as a compliment but knew that she had offended me.

It certainly did not sound or feel like a compliment to me. I am not offended easily so when I feel offended, I have been offended.

I think that she (C) has a problem with her friend (R) being friends with me. Although I usually get with (C) as well as I get along with anyone else; (R) and I talk more.

(C) Is not one that I would hang out with but I think that it would be fun to hang out with the (R). And (R) and I have talked about hanging out together ~ playing bingo or what not.

Son of a bitch! See what happens to nice people! I don’t get it!

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May 19, 2004

i think that u sound likea really nice girl and its nice to no there are people like u and how can u be placing people u were just being kind u should ask that girl what her problem is because u dont deserve to be treated like that when u didnt do anything wrong plz leave a note on my diary cya

May 19, 2004

i know what you mean. nice girls finish last which really blows.

May 19, 2004

ryn: thanks for the tip! i got it changed!

May 20, 2004

Are you sure she was saying “placing people” and not “pleasing people”? I know you might not think so, but you do go out of your way to please others, and I think she truly may have meant it as a compliment. It is your good heart, wanting to make everyone else more comfortable, more happy, etc… You place yourself last in a situation where you can make someone else happy.

May 20, 2004

It sounds to me like the way she said it was probably wrong, but what she meant was good. Of course, I wasn’t there, so I don’t know for sure, but I think it’s because of your good heart! I love you for being you, and I think she meant it as a compliment.