What is the most embarrassing thing that you have been through

Bronnie

Years ago, I was browsing around a small clothes shop. The assistant was leaning on the counter chatting to another customer.

All the time I was looking round, the radio was playing this terrible, dreary country and western dirge. Not my favourite type of music at the best of times, but this was truly dire and really getting on my nerves.

When I went to the counter to pay, I could stand it no longer and commented along the lines of

"OMG, this is like music to die to, why on earth are they putting this terrible stuff on the radio?"

Cue l-o-n-g silence, as assistant and customer both stared at me.

Assistant, trying to smooth things over, explained they were listening to an audition tape the proud customer had brought in specially, of her grandaughter playing her guitar and singing.

:o:o:o

Gillyx

Not me personally but after having a new shower fitted, my dad told me it was running cold, no warm water. I'd been at my mums and only arrived home first thing and waited on the plumber coming back, only to discover when he did turn up, my dad had the dial turned to cold! Could tell the plumber didn't believe it was my dad. When I phoned him, he didn't even seem to see the problem. MEN!

lallysmum

Winter was starting, it was getting a bit cold so I decided to put the gas fire on as well as the radiators. Put it on and immediately smelt gas. Turned it and all the heating off and rang British Gas to report the leak.

Gas man arrived within the hour, dismantled it and looked a bit confused. Apparently the model wasn't one he'd ever seen before. Upon further inspection, he discovered the problem. Called me back into the room and told me to dust more often - it was an electric fire and the smell was the fake coals heating the dust. :o:o

We'd lived in the house for 5 years by then.. and I chose the fire. No one ever lets me forget that.

Bluebell1000

This thread is hilarious! Guess I'd better share mine... both from when I was fairly young, by the way....

I was looking round a military museum, and was really enjoying looking at all the vehicles. I was also very impressed by how good the models of people were... so went and poked the next model in military uniform to see what it was made of. A very confused looking soldier turned around and looked at me... and I definitely wanted the ground to just swallow me up at that point!

Second one was that Mum and I had gone off to visit a house out in the country. I'd always been keen on animals so wandered off while Mum was talking to go and see their goat, which was tethered to a post. Anyway, the goat was initially friendly but then decided my cardigan would make a tasty snack - so I thought I'd better get out of the way. I really can't remember why I ended up running around in a circle, I'm sure it seemed logical at the time.... but Mum turned around to see me running round in this circle with the goat still tied to the post, at the length of it's rope, running around in a circle behind me. Her and the person we were visiting were too busy laughing to help for quite some time!

gratefulforhelp_2

I was having my haircut with my toddler on my lap. She did a wee which went around her nappy and formed a puddle on the floor underneath me, it looked really bad and just like I had wet myself.

MissMotivation

I was planning to surprise my ex OH by turning up at his house after work and wearing some very sexy underwear (stockings, suspenders etc). I had to carry out some appointments during the day and at one of them as I went to sit down I heard/felt my skirt rip at the back seam.....cue me having to make my apologies and leave quickly whilst having to try and hide the view of stockings and suspenders in full view of the client.

Teenie_D

I think mine was a few years ago when we had a family gathering at Mums. Anyway I ran out of wine so DH took me down to Asda to get more before it shut. I was in the wine aisle (slightly tipsy) and after eating a load of buffet food felt the urge to erm pass wind. Checked up and down the aisle to make sure nobody was about and let one rip. My DH was absolutely disgusted with me and I was like what's the problem there is nobody around. Unfortunately I didn't check right behind me where a lady was standing looking at the wines I was looking at!! :rotfl::rotfl:

DH was mortified and said that she scooted off as fast as she could!! He never lets me live that one down and takes great delight in telling everyone!!

minimacka

My embarassing moment was when I was on a train journey with my mum, mil and 2 sil's. I hadnt been on a train for quite some time and the last time i had been on a train you had to manually open the doors between carriages. So there i was with arms loaded up with lots of bags from our girly day out shopping and trying to prise the doors open with my bags of shopping and squeezing through the door and then trying to keep the door open with my leg for my mil who then promptly pressed the button on the door and it opened. All the people were laughing in the carriage and my family couldnt stop laughiing all the way back from our 1.5 hour train journey. I know now how to open the doors between carriages lol.

crutches

I was camping and ran out of fuel in a very small town.It was a sunday and I got to the shop just as it was closing.The Boots security guard merely raised his eyebrows as I gasped "please let me in,I'm desperate for meths!"

(I love this thread thankyou all for providing a muchneeded smile this morning!)

Sicksorry

Oh God, I have another.. I just remembered.

Whilst walking down the road with my four year old sitting aloft my shoulders, we were discussing age. As various people past by us she would ask me if I was older or younger than them. A little further down the street a dark skinned African man was walking towards us, She then asked me if I was older than him, to which I replied "He looks about three to four years older than me". She pondered on that for a second before then asking me "Daddy, will your skin go dark then too?" Just as he was walking past.