I was waiting for a cable attachment at the gym. Someone else was using it so I waited nearby without hovering. There was an open cable station, but I didn’t have the attachment I needed, so I waited on the side.
An older guy using the neighboring cable machine told me he had two sets left. Then later one set left. Each time I said okay and kept waiting respectfully. I never rushed him or asked him to hurry.
While I was waiting, another guy asked if I was using the open cable station, and I said no, he could use it. The older guy saw this and again said he had one set left.
After finishing his last set, this guy removed the rope he was using and kicked it angrily towards me before walking away. I was waiting way outside of the cable station and the cable just stopped infront of me. I am confused because I didn’t interact with him negatively at all.
Did I do something wrong? Or was this just unnecessary aggression
I forgot to add this. He kicked it like it was a soccer ball and the rope traveled a great distance until it reached me
What did the gym staff say when you told them about it? Because you told them about it, right?
I saw the guy shaking hands earlier with one the PTs. And the pt saw him kick the rope as well and started laughing. I couldn’t hold my laugh either. I didn’t report no.
NTA
u didn’t anything wrong, he was unnecessarily rude and doing wayy too much
NTA. I get it, sometimes when someone is waiting on you to finish something, you have an innate sense of feeling rushed even though there is no urgency on their end. But if he has an issue with this, he needs to invest in a home gym as people waiting on machines or equipment is just part of how it works in a shared space. Even if he felt you were unnecessarily hovering, there were better ways of dealing with it. If I were you, I would report it to the staff as a casual “this wasn’t a big deal for me but just wanted you to know as it involved some of your equipment and could be part of a pattern” thing.
NTA, you were very patient. He seemed to take his stuff out on you
he’s a baby
Yeah tbh I kind of liked him at first because he was fit and I respect old people a lot 😂
NTA
Some people are emotionally still children because they 1 never learned how to regulate their wmotions and 2 think the world revolves around them which led to them 3 deciding you were being some type of negative way towards them. It’s not your job to regulate other people’s emotions, you don’t need to explain to that person that you’re waiting for that machine for that specific hook up, as long as you aren’t in their personal bubble and aren’t bothering them, it’s a them problem if they want to be angry about you existing near them and needing the machine they’re on.
Nta – bro needs to lay of the roids
Came here to say this. Sounds like roid rage.
Maybe its just me but the first time the old guy said that to me I would have replied, just waiting for this specific attachment – you’re all good. Full explanation without a story, older guy KNOWS what you are waiting for and doesn’t feel pressured thinking you are waiting for him to finish. The art of communication is sadly gone. ESH