Has it come to this?

[Groggy]

Last night I was coming out of a store near a cinema and was about to walk across a brightly lit and clearly marked pedestrian crossing. A hoon's car suddenly leapt forward onto the crossing cutting me off (and nearly ran over my foot).

The bozo in the passenger seat said threateningly - through the open window - "do ya wanna pick a fight wiff me?" For the briefest moment I was tempted to click the lock down, put my knee against the door and drive my fist down the fools throat - but, instead, shook my head and walked around the car, ignoring him competely.

Unfortunately this was in front of a 10-cinema complex, with people of all ages busily passing by.

You can shove your speed cameras, I want police back on the beat.

[Bodgy]

Should have gone with your first instinct Groggs.

[Groggy]

I figure I'm chasing fifty and have little left to prove, especially with someone dumb enough to say that when sitting in about the worst possible tactical position (I think he even had a belt on).


Sure makes you wonder though when some young punk tries picking fights with middle-aged men carrying shopping, was he thinking?

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Nar, I reckon you did right, Groggy. Especially given the scenario... to any bystanders it would've been you who looked like the hood. More's the pity.

I once had a very similar situation and I gave in to instinct. Got the bugger a bewdy and, stupidly, went for a second swing... but the driver was quick and grabbed my arm while two other bozos I hadn't noticed got out of the back seat and did me a number.

Not a good memory, something I'm not eager to repeat.

[Christopha]

Hmm, happened to me about 35 years ago, 'cept I was in the car, some bloody dill swung in the window at me, missed, I let go of his arm when the old FE hit about 40 mph.... didn't go back to check on him....there were heaps of Police on the beat back then, didn't seem much different to today really.

[channa]

You did the right thing Groggy, much as it sucks. Often as not, these pricks are the bait for the other mongrels standing on the footpath waiting to wade in with a cheap shot. Pricks.

PAt yourself on the back and think of something nice, like the fact that Aussie made it through in the soccer, or that most of us kiwis are snow bound, and some of us haven't had power for 10 days!

[Auld Bassoon]

Last night I was coming out of a store near a cinema and was about to walk across a brightly lit and clearly marked pedestrian crossing. A hoon's car suddenly leapt forward onto the crossing cutting me off (and nearly ran over my foot).

The bozo in the passenger seat said threateningly - through the open window - "do ya wanna pick a fight wiff me?" For the briefest moment I was tempted to click the lock down, put my knee against the door and drive my fist down the fools throat - but, instead, shook my head and walked around the car, ignoring him competely.

Unfortunately this was in front of a 10-cinema complex, with people of all ages busily passing by.

You can shove your speed cameras, I want police back on the beat.

Quite agree - and also possibly would have used the two fingers approach. One up each nostril of the vermin, and just pull upwards:eek:

[Christopha]

Of course it would have been unfortunate if the litre of milk in your shopping spilt itself onto the wallies lap....

[Groggy]

Of course it would have been unfortunate if the litre of milk in your shopping spilt itself onto the wallies lap....

Sadly I only had some CD-Rs, the best I could have managed is to give him some flash looking earrings and one of those African plate-style lips

[swiftden]

When that happens to me i take their licence from them and tell them ill see them at the station when i start work next

[doug the slug]

I figure I'm chasing fifty and have little left to prove...

I once had to explain to a couple of young punks that there were only two outcomes available to them if they continued their behaviour.

1. they would have gotten a bad reputation around town for needing 2 of them to beat one man nearly 30 years their senior, or

2. that there was also a good possibility that everyone would laugh at them for being beaten by a man 30 years their senior.

surprisingly enough they actually realised that either way they were losers

[ernknot]

You lose in situations like that because the the law is "unjust"
Besides when you hit shyte it tends to splatters. Walk away and and don't lower yourself to their level.

[Harry72]

Should've taken down the number plate, play them by the rules...

[Iain]

A tube of super glue in the door lock next time you see it
Recall another situation when I was having dinner with a friend at her home, the phone rang, she switched it to hands free as she was busy, lucky her, it was an obscene call, heavy breathing followed by 'guess what I have in my hand while I'm talking to you'.
Her reply was 'if you can hold it in one hand I'm not interested' and hung up.
Must have been devastating for the poor bastard at the other end
If you do get the number, print off a credible number plate, find a similar car and a speed camera........................

[doug the slug]

If you do get the number, print off a credible number plate, find a similar car and a speed camera........................

remind me NEVER to p!$$ you off