Today is Open House day at the house my 2 brothers and I are selling. The property we inherited and which Alex and I owned a portion of. The ‘property’ is split into 3 units (the ‘main house’, a very large maisonette – where Alex and I lived, and a 1 bedroom ground floor flat) all of which are now ‘up for grabs’, though we have accepted an offer on the main house.
I rolled up to have a look round at the now completed refurbishments.
What then ensued can only be described as bizarre.
Me: “Hello, I’m one of the owners, I just thought I’d pop in to see what it all looked like now it’s complete”
Lady in charge of the open day: “Ah. Did you know it’s a family selling the property?”
Me: “Yes, I’m one of the owners”
Her: “Do you know H? He’s one of the family”
Me: “Yes, H is my brother”
Her: “Ah you’re H’s sister, so you’re one of the family”
Me: (now beginning to wonder at her mental capacity) “Yes, I’m one of the owners – I used to live here”
Her: “Please let me show you round”
Me: “It’s OK I know my way round – I used to live here.
Her: “It’s a fascinating house with some wonderful features. Would you like to see round?”
Me: “Yes I know, I used to live here. In fact I was BORN here”
She then took me round the flat I used to live in and introduced me to each room as if I had never clapped eyes on any of it before!
The experience was somewhat surreal.
And this estate agent is one of the more ‘up-market’ ones in the neighbourhood!
Bless!
Moral of this story: Don’t try and put anyone off their rehearsed script!!
I've Survived! and I'm "Flying"!! 
That’s so funny, I’m sat here chuckling away like mad 🙂
As I said it was totally surreal.
Talk about failing to communicate!!
I agree. Some people are on rails and can’t be dislodged by any display of common sense or a question which they have not rehearsed for
Hahaha! Duckie is very right! Some people cannot escape their script!
I was born here……. Do you know the house?…… No, I walked around with my eyes closed for the last …… years.
Some people are just dumb. There is NO cure for dumb!!
Of course if she was really good at her job, she would have managed to get you to make an offer on the place.
Now there’s a thought!!
OMG! What an idiot. I hope you don’t have to deal with that one again. But I have to admit she gave you a very funny post. Thanks.
i know some people who assist in liquating estates…make sure you get a full inventory before and after the items that are sold… it’s a crooked business…watch out for bad peeps!
T.
All safe on that front – it’s the determination of our government to take as much as they can in taxes which is winding me up!