Reno: Day Three
Day Three:
March 12th
Since I was supposed to fence Div. III Women's Epee (the event I really came for) today, I got up early and had breakfast before heading over to the venue to see what the trainer had to say about the thumb. It was not good news. He made me medical withdrawl from the event, and go to the ER for an X ray. :( The result? Hairline fracture of the right thumb. Big old dorky looking cast. :(
Anyway, I spent the day coaching and cheering my best girl Kaylah. Yet again, she makes the top 8. I think she put a lot of pressure on herself to win it since she did so well in the Div. II, but I kept telling her that it was a whole new ballgame. Regardless, she finished 5th, and I was equally as proud of her as I had been on Friday, even though she was disappointed with the result.
I had a bunch of time at the venue, and met a bunch of really cool people. As I was talking to a referee outside, he asked me how I'd hurt my thumb. I replied "sabre." At this point, a man jumped into the conversation:
Man: "Did you get that yesterday?"
Me: "Yes."
Man: "From my daughter?" (points to the girl who had done this to me)Me: "Yes"Man: "Too bad for you, isn't it?"
I could not believe the lack of sportsmanship this guy was teaching his daughter. If I had done that to someone, I would feel so bad about it. She didn't even care. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
March 12th
Since I was supposed to fence Div. III Women's Epee (the event I really came for) today, I got up early and had breakfast before heading over to the venue to see what the trainer had to say about the thumb. It was not good news. He made me medical withdrawl from the event, and go to the ER for an X ray. :( The result? Hairline fracture of the right thumb. Big old dorky looking cast. :(
Anyway, I spent the day coaching and cheering my best girl Kaylah. Yet again, she makes the top 8. I think she put a lot of pressure on herself to win it since she did so well in the Div. II, but I kept telling her that it was a whole new ballgame. Regardless, she finished 5th, and I was equally as proud of her as I had been on Friday, even though she was disappointed with the result.
I had a bunch of time at the venue, and met a bunch of really cool people. As I was talking to a referee outside, he asked me how I'd hurt my thumb. I replied "sabre." At this point, a man jumped into the conversation:
Man: "Did you get that yesterday?"
Me: "Yes."
Man: "From my daughter?" (points to the girl who had done this to me)Me: "Yes"Man: "Too bad for you, isn't it?"
I could not believe the lack of sportsmanship this guy was teaching his daughter. If I had done that to someone, I would feel so bad about it. She didn't even care. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
posted by Karen @ 16:06
4 Comments:
At 3/15/2006 4:21 PM,
Anonymous said…
That's unreal!
If you want, slip me the guy's name and I'll make sure his PC goes the way of the dodo... I can do that. Geeks rule.
At 3/15/2006 7:39 PM,
Anonymous said…
Too bad for you? Too bad FOR YOU!!!!??? What a jerk.
At 3/19/2006 6:48 AM,
Anonymous said…
Eeek, some ppl have NO manners.
At 3/29/2006 10:35 AM,
Brian said…
I'll try to give him the benefit of the doubt and believe he was truly sympathetic but had absolutely zero social skills in expressing it. ... Like people who say things like, "Your hair doesn't look all that bad today," when they try to give a compliment.
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