zilspeed
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 posted on 23/5/04 at 09:22 PM |
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What would you have done
Came out of Tesco tonight. Walking up to the car - wifes car - some folks chatting in between the cars and one of them was leaning against our car.
I tried to be calm and said quite politely 'excuse me' so I got could get into the car. As I opened the door, 'leaning bloke'
commented - "watch you don't hit their car " - I couldn't stop myself at this point. I had to say "well you've got
a bit of a cheek seeing as you were actually leaning against this one "! The cheeky barsteward then said in the most sarcastic of tones, "
oh I'm really sorry if I've damaged your 'wee' car" (wifes Ibiza ) and nodded to his friends as if to say - 'check
out this looney'. As I closed the door and drove off my parting comment through boiling blood was, "that was just a complete lack of
respect".
It's now 30 minutes later and I'm just calming down. I definitely feel I had to say something but didn't want to lose it, because
then I would have went completely out of control and would now be really regretting it.
Was my reaction too little, bearing in mind the 'heat of the moment' factor and that awfull felling you get as the adrenalin starts to
pump ?
P.S. I will look out for the b**tard and give him some grief if I get a chance. Or that's what I'm thinking right now - I'll
probably calm down later.
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Hugh Paterson
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| posted on 23/5/04 at 09:32 PM |
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Whats it called Cumbernauld Far too polite by far, me Im fae Govan he would be walking on the stumps at his kneecaps, and thats if I was in a good
mood
Shug.
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zilspeed
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| posted on 23/5/04 at 09:43 PM |
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That's me - Clark Kent for too long. Then when I lose it I go too far and regret it. Maybe I should think a bit less and breenge a bit more.
P.S. Is that how you spell breenge 
P.P.S. I'm not even going to attempt to explain the concept to those south of the border 
BTW shug, I'm likely to be off work the week after next of you don't mind a visitor at all - for some general blether and yap. I'm
likely to be up at Mel Robinson's place anyway getting the carbs looked at.
[Edited on 23/5/04 by zilspeed]
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JoelP
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| posted on 23/5/04 at 09:44 PM |
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well, at least you didnt say nothing! that would've been more annoying. though it would undoubtedly have been very satisfying to run them all
over, it would've achieved nothing, got you nicked, and helped spread misery that would likely as not get passed on by them to someone else,
creating a downward spiral of hatred and overreaction.
i think a smile and a sarcastic comment are appropriate for many situations!
i saw 4 people fighting in the carpark at tesco the other day, because one lad had jumped the queue (a genuine accident i believe it was), and another
lad wouldnt let it drop. this was about 2pm on a sunday afternoon, i just though WTF?! shameful.
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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zilspeed
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| posted on 23/5/04 at 09:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
well, at least you didnt say nothing! that would've been more annoying. though it would undoubtedly have been very satisfying to run them all
over, it would've achieved nothing, got you nicked.
As the blood pressure is gradually lowering, I'm glad I retained a semblance of dignity. I couldn't honestly imagine explaining away a
carpark scrap and the resultant police involvement to the bosses at work. What with me just recently getting a bit of an upgrade at work. And as you
said, at least I said something.
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Chris_R
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| posted on 23/5/04 at 10:11 PM |
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Could be worse. Same thing happened to me at about 12.00am in Newcastle city centre. There were a few guys hanging round my car (the only one in the
car park) and they had their drinks on my roof. I went off on one shouting and balling and they started to leave. When I got in the car the battery
was flat and the same guys ended up pushing me til it turned over. Felt a bit crap for being so outwardly aggressive.
A bit of slapstick never hurt anyone.
http://www.chris.renney.dsl.pipex.com/
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dave1888
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| posted on 23/5/04 at 10:35 PM |
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Anger
Take a few deep breathes
count to ten
then let loose on them
THEN run like buggery
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Hugh Paterson
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| posted on 23/5/04 at 11:38 PM |
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Naaaaa nowt beats a bit of the taz devil, just make sure theres no witnesses and if hes bigger than u........ run faster after u hit him with the
10lb hammer
Shug.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 06:38 AM |
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Walk away unless you are threatend and your life is in danger mr plod will do you. Then you will be the one in the goverment hotel with playstations
and softbeds sky tele full package.
Worse still over your side they have a nasty habit of carrying a blade.
Now in SA the gun would be out an a few holes put in the b*****d. I moved back here cause of such crime. It seems to be big city life that brings out
the worst in humans.
Best walk buggers have more rights than us anyway.
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nicklondon
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 06:42 AM |
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here in london you have to be so carefull there are so many nutters with knives.just last week a guy was killed after a minor collision,he was chased
then set upon by the occupants of the car he had hit.one of those arrested is 69!!!!!!!!!!
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Cita
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 07:06 AM |
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You did the right thing!
Sooner or later such guys will run into somebody who's just lost his job or who's wife has betrayed him and than it's... bingo!!!
The only diff is that the guy without a job had a "reason" to loose his temper wich according to the judge will be a very human thing to
do.
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zilspeed
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 07:19 AM |
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Did I mention that the a***hole was a middle class man in his 50s driving a 51 plate discovery, not a nova driving shell suit wearer.....
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Cita
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 08:52 AM |
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It wouldn't make any diff to the guy who lost his job
Childish behaviour is not neccesarely a monopoly of children!
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