""You attack a 50 year old woman in her pajamas at a gas station over a bumpersticker. That's pretty damn low even for a liberal," I said. "What?" he said, "I was only asking you a question.""
Way to go...!!!
You reminded me of an instance when I was working in L.A., ran out of gas once and had to drive seemingly MILES into the Watts area to find a gas pump...
While I was preparing to pump my gas...a rather LARGE person of "ethnic" persuasion came over to me, scowled, and "offered" to pump my gas....with, of course the intent of scamming me for a "tip"...
So, I pulled the nozzle out of the car, pulled a butane lighter out of my pocket, turned so he was in easy "squirting" range...and sai, "WHAT did you say...???"
Now, I'm over 6 feet and this guy was HUGE and not the "physics professor" sort....
He took one LOOK at the situation before him..and my idiotic SMILE...and,
Said, "You a CRAZY MoFo"....to which I just nodded....
He left...with his eyes as big as dinner plates...!!!
I went inside to pay and the Korean owners of the convenience store were literally COWERING behind the counter...once they calmed down,
I found out this guy had been terrorizing customers for two days at that location and the owners were beside themselves that someone had stood up to him.
I called the cops on their phone and gave a description,etc.
[The WEIRD thing was that I don't smoke and I had just "accidentally" picked up that lighter earlier...]
Just a thought if you're ever caught off guard and feeling "threatened" in a gas station.....
Kick ass story. Nice use of the terrain too. Of course it was your attitude that made it happen.
"The WEIRD thing was that I don't smoke and I had just "accidentally" picked up that lighter earlier..."
I do not believe in "coincidences" any more. God put you there to handle one of His "little problems".
You may call me crazy, but I'm not. Well, maybe just a little...