Elwood Diggler
Well-Known Member
I'm not going to say I handled it well at all, but it didn't go quite like that. I didn't instigate anything. The first time I "yelled", it wasn't in anger, just so she heard me over her radio and the road noise. I thought I was polite about it, ijust dais, " are you getting gas?", all the other pumps were full and there were other cars waiting. The second time I was still polite, but there was some annoyance, I yelled at them to pull off to the side so other people could get gas. Sure they have the right, like you say, but it's pretty damn inconsiderate of everyone else at the station. Up to this point I haven't uttered one swear, then she tells me to go fuck myself. So yeah, I lost my cool, and started swearing back. Once that guy threatened me, and i honestly don't know what was in his hand, it didn't really matter at that point, it was the verbal threat and I heard him say it, not I thought I heard him say it, well, you don't threaten me, and I'll admit, it went rapidly downhill from there.
I'm no punk, I don't go starting stuff, but I also don't back down. I try to let little shit like this go, and I'm getting better as i get older, but sometimes it just rubs me wrong,
he didn't pull anything on you and you're not even sure it was a knife. you approached them with the flashlight. you escalated it
i get it and there's tons of assholes out there needing a beatdown. not worth $100k and a 2-3 yr bit