Monday, November 28, 2011

More oversized novelty truck nonsense

Sigh. Once again i used one of my best lines to dispatch a moron.

Zehr's parking lot. It's dusk. I am walking through the lot (not between cars) and some idiot in an oversized novelty truck comes tearing out from around the building heading towards myself & another pedestrian. He sees us (or so i think) at the last second, swerves & then starts screeching backwards into a spot - right where i am standing. I run to get out of the way. My 6th sense goes off telling me that there might be trouble from the driver. I make my way into the supermarket - i wasn't actually going there - but good self-defense teaches us to ensure we are not alone when crazy stuff happens. I can hear him slamming the doors & stomping his way over to me.

I get inside the supermarket & see him come in very angry looking. I turn my back, count to five & turn around & look right at him. I say, "Hi!" and he begins a tirade of nonsense. Shouting loudly, he tells me that i scared him to death because i ran behind his truck as he was backing up. I explain that he nearly hit me not once but twice & that perhaps he didn't see me because it was dark out (always give them a way to save face) and that there was actually another guy there too. He then begins swearing & making threats. As he begins to puff up gorilla style, I lead off with:

"Are you really going to talk to me like this in a crowded supermarket full of people?"

...and then deliver the classic: "your truck is a black Ford F150 and i can get your plate number in about 10 seconds".

Gears turn in his head as he does the math. I let him stew for a few moments before wishing him a Merry Christmas & walk away.

Be careful out there.

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