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today I had the pleasure of ringing at bath abbey for service ringing and whilst the local band where very friendly and courteous towards myself and my father the same unfortunately can't be said for two others visitors who I immediately recognised as ringers from my home county, although I spent much of my youth ringing with their two sons at various young ringers events they have never really had anytime for me as a person and today was probably one of the worst encounters I have had with them in a very, very long time!. as well as totally ignoring me whilst I waited outside the tower the mother took it upon herself to criticise me for struggling to raise the tenor and whilst I didn't quite catch what she said to another ringer It ended with the sentence "Well at least I don't have to prove myself!" which I took to be thoroughly offensive seeing that I enjoy ringing heavy tenors!, later on she sneered at me for not being able to ring grandsire caters and after I'd told that I found the ropesight on ten difficult she jeered "bit of a blur was it?" which again I thought was thoroughly rude and not helpful for someone who is keen to progress onto higher numbers!, I know I shouldn't worry about silly individuals like this but makes me feel really undervalued as a ringer and I was wondering if anyone else has had similar problems?