'He was nothing but polite to you': Gym goer gets told off by woman using a machine he's patiently waiting for, she turns to staff members who support him

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    "He was nothing but polite to you!"
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    Planet Karen I just encountered a wild Karen at a Planet Fitness. 2 things: I am 6'1" (about 2 meters) tall and weigh 240 lbs. This is relevant because I've dealt with many people like this who think they can get me in trouble because I am a large male, and poor little them.
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    I was down to my last exercise on one of the machines. There was a middle aged blonde woman using it, so I stood about 8 feet away. I did not even look in her direction, I was listening to music on my earbuds, and watching one of the many TVs while glancing back at my phone here and there.
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    About 5 minutes into it, she turns to me. I take my headphones out, and she asks if I'm waiting for the machine. I say "Yes," then look back at my phone. Karen: Well, I'm going to be awhile... Me: No rush.
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    She then gets up and waves her hand in my face and says, "Can you not stand over me!" Me: I'm not sanding anywhere near you, I'm patiently waiting for the machine. (I even made sure my body wasn't facing her in an aggressive manner.)
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    At this time, there was older woman who just sat down at the next machine over and said, "Don't worry honey, you can come stand over me." We both laughed then I moved about 2 feet closer to her, and away from Karen.
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    Karen starts to mutter insults to herself, but I don't really care and go back to my music. About 10 mins later she dramatically gets up and yells, "You can jump on it now," as she goes marching towards the front desk. I reply, "Don't worry, I'll wipe it down and clean it for you," because of course she didn't.
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    I get my sets in then walk up to the front desk and ask, "What'd she say about me." One replies, "You!?! She was talking about you??!?" I nod. The second replies: You're like the nicest guy in here. You come in, do your work, and never bother anyone.
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    The first one says, "Yeah, you're the sweetest guy and always polite. We've had issues with her (Karen) in the past. Don't worry about it." While the 3 of us are chatting and laughing, I glance across the gym at Karen and... If looks could k l...
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    Then this other guy walks up to me and tells the two staff members, "I saw the whole thing. That woman is something else. He was nothing but polite to her and she was being belligerent." He then looks at me and says, "You handled that a LOT better than I would have."
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    This ending may not be as satisfying, but it's a huge win for me and I just had to share it somewhere. These situations don't always work out in my favor. I'm just thankful it did and Karin had to sit there getting more angry and more miserable. Fk you, Karen.
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    karebear66 13 hr. ago Cherry on top: the other little old lady. Reply Share 281 M-Test24 12 hr. ago And now they're married, and OP adopted all of her cats. 117 Reply Share
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    scout336 10 hr. ago I would have given her the "having a bad day pass - until the very moment the words "We've had issues with her in the past" were uttered. K 'l'em with kindness! Reply Share 31
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    Ladydi-bds 10 hr. ago Sorry that happened. I am grateful we don't have anyone at my gym like that. Well, we did, but he is gone now. Reply Share 10
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    Pokkemonmeester - 8 hr. ago 6'1 is 186cm, not 2m... Didn't anyone start clapping? 423 Reply Share Ant_Livid 5 hr. ago listen, metric is hard. our poor american brains have trouble converting from freedom units. 13 Reply Share
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    soulslam55- 6 hr. ago The funniest part... “Planet Fitness” 413 Reply Share Polkadot Unicornium- 6 hr. ago Nicely handled, and hooray for the outcome! 1 Reply Share
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    kam3r1 10 hr. ago Legend,well done. 8 ♡ Reply Share
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    Rokef 12 hr. ago TL:DR -26 B Reply Share

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