What should I have done??

[silvercarper]

I was just leaving the checkout at Tesco,s this afternoon and I heard a women say that word "CPAP"
What should I have done?

[Sleep2Snore]

Depends what you wanted to do?
Some people will talk to you, others won't.

I was walking along a street once and I noticed a man and woman coming towards me with a small badge embossed on there T shirts. It said "CPAP, do you?" I said "Yes I do" as I passed. I didn't expect them to stop in their tracks and talk for over 30 minutes. Nice couple, both used CPAP machines and it was interesting to hear some of the problems they had when travelling around. I had to laugh when they arrived at a hotel where there was only one power point in the room and two machines to plug in. They took it in shifts until the next day when they got an adaptor. I asked why they hadn't wired both into the same plug? No screwdriver! They carry an adaptor and screwdriver now just in case
I did ask why they didn't go see the hotel and borrow a screwdriver or adaptor or an extension cable with two sockets?
Ah well, this was when they not long started and they were still a little embarrassed about it. But now they will talk to almost anyone, and are not afraid to tell others they use it.
Another laugh was when they tried to board a flight with the screwdriver in with the CPAP machine and got stopped at airport security. Not allowed screwdrivers on the plane, got to go in the hold with suitcase. Cases were already away! Had to leave it with security people, but the way they told it, it was very funny. He would start to tell the story and she would interrupt
They had different versions of the same story, honestly, you just couldn't make make it up so funny!

I would have just ignored her at Tesco's unless she was talking about it.
Some woman can be a bit sensitive.

[Barely Awake]

If you use a term like CPAP in public it can only be because you expect the person being addressed will understand it or you are actually explaining it to them. That doesn't mean you are inviting anyone within earshot to join in the conversation though, unlike a badge or T shirt which does invite engagement.

Good idea for Intus advertising - pin badges:

"I used to SNORE but now I CPAP"

"I sleep with a CPAP machine"

"My other half sleeps with a CPAP machine"

"CPAPers do it every night"

[Sparticus]

If Intus do start doing a badge put me down straight away

[martin]

Hope the first P is printed VERY clearly on any t shirts/badges/mugs etc.

Okay depends on whats in the mug.....and someone out there knows which brand of coffee I'm talking about.