Since Chef's shoulder surgery,  I've volunteered to help him put in air conditioners for the state via a lower income program.  Yesterday, Chef ran into a semi retired HVAC pro.  Was putting in an A/C for his sig other who qualified.  The guy is about my age (mid sixties) and I guess he's a whiz with HVAC electrical.  He lead us upstairs to where he wanted the unit.  Chef and "Henri" were catching up on old times as Henri worked for a competitor HVAC company back in the day.  Frankly i was kind of annoyed because we had a full schedule and other appointments to move on to. Twenty minutes into the conversation, Henri mentions that I am cute!  About 3 or 4 times.  He did this in front of Chef and out of ear shot of his sig other.   

Well I hate to admit it was flattering.  Chef had NO response. I'm pretty sure he rolled his eyes.  Chef hasn't complimented me in about 20 years.  All he does is correct me for stupid stuff that doesn't matter "you shouldn't tell a customer that we are out of appliance rated extension cords" and goes on an on about it, ranting it into the ground.

I was so shocked at the compliment, again because Chef NEVER compliments me due to being a narcissist, I couldn't do anything but kind of change the subject.  It probably made Chef angry that Henri complimented me as he tried to pick a fight the rest of the day.
 

Last edited by Thinkthrice (6/29/2026 3:13 pm)