Embarrassment

Have you ever been in the lobby of a very expensive resort hotel and seen someone picking their nose? If yes, you might have seen me today. 

The Port Orleans Riverside is one of our favorite resorts. Even though we are staying off property, we have returned to Orleans three times this month for the food, entertainment, boat rides, and horse drawn carriages. 

Port Orleans is not an inexpensive resort. Nevertheless it is rated as a medium level resort on the Disney property. The resort's lobby is refined and decorated to give the impression that you could be checking into an expensive New Orleans hotel. 

This wouldn't be Disney if there weren't a line. And at Port Orleans there are two lines: checking-in and Concierge. 

I was in line for the concierge to ask a question. I noticed a tiny insect flying around my face, so, I swatted at it. And in doing so, the insect flew up into my nose! 

Now what was I supposed to do? This bug was buzzing around in my nostril! I want to drive a finger into my nose and get him out, but I was standing in the middle if the lobby surrounded by dozens of families and their kids. Clearly, picking my nose was not acceptable. There is no way to discretely pick one's nose. And if I left the line I would have lost the position I had been holding for fifteen minutes. 

The insect was causing my eyes to water so I rubbed my nose hoping to put the creature out of its misery.

My nose, now we irritated, started to run. I had no tissue. Not even a Disney Food Court napkin. What would be worse in this fine lobby? To pick my nose? Or wipe my runny nose on the back of my hand? And if I picked my nose, what would become of the result? I had to make a decision soon before my nose decided to drip! 

To save my credibility, protect my reputation, and avoid possible embarrassment, I can not tell how this story ended. I will just say that I was placed into this unfortunate circumstance due to a situation beyond my control. I am not pleased nor proud of what I was forced by circumstance to do next.