Twilight
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The fb post about where Mally was seated made me laugh. It reminds me of when a friend of mine went living in sheltered housing and a couple of days after her arrival she decided to go down to the communal lounge for prize bingo. She plonked her bum down and was instantly given the evil eye and was told in no uncertain terms "that`s Doris`s chair !". She just ignored the moans and groans and dirty looks but it goes to show how territorial people can be but also how people become conditioned to seeing certain people sitting in certain places and how they can`t handle even the simplest of changes without making a fuss.
Decades ago I was a staff trainer & every course had some trainees who chose their seats with care, I'm claustrophobic so I understand why people have to certain places in a room. My colleague didn't care about this & during lunch on the second day he would move the name cards that were in front of each chair. I had to cope with meltdowns, panic attacks & tantrums worthy of toddlers, needless to say he didn't remain a trainer for long.