One of the regular mall walkers stopped by the Customer Service desk about 3:30 this afternoon to say hello. She said she couldn't talk long because she had to get home by 4:00 to watch the USA Olympic ice hockey game.
(I knew she had her facts wrong. The news this morning said the game started at 11:00 local time. Before lunch I'd seen posts from several businesses on Facebook cheering the team on, and all the restaurants proclaimed they'd have a TV showing the game. On my break I Googled the results and knew who'd won.)
Her lack of knowledge surprised me, because this woman's a big sports fan and usually knows her stuff. She started to argue with me and I started second guessing myself; I used the desk's computer to verify the information again, but turned the monitor so she couldn't see it.
When I told her I knew who'd won she asked me not to tell her. We decided she would be watching a rebroadcast of the game, which would be as good as the original if she didn't know the result.
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The time change is confusing!
ReplyDeleteYes it is! However, it does make it easy for them to show the biggest highlights on the evening broadcast.
DeleteOh dear. I'm sure she enjoyed it anyway!
ReplyDeleteI know a lot of people that DVR sports events, then try to keep away from the spoilers until they can watch it.
DeleteI'm one of those weird people who prefer knowing the results. I can't stand the suspense. I'm sorry the hockey thing didn't turn out very well for the U.S.
ReplyDeleteKay, I'm with you. I've been known to find out how something ends before I watch it :-)
DeleteI'm right there with you! I don't mind spoilers at all, especially if the results aren't what I'd like them to be. Then I might not even bother to watch the whole game.
ReplyDeleteHubby took off work early Thursday to watch the USA hockey game. He heard the security guards at work talking about it on his way out of the building (but no spoilers since the score was 0-0 just a couple minutes into it). He turned off his radio for the drive, and when he got home he was able to start watching from the beginning.
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