so, Sunday night, I'm pulling into Boston Gourmet Pizza place, and I drive around the front to check for the perfect parking spot [you never get it if you dont check] and right in fron of the entrance is a Escalade followed by a Hummer. They are not to the right, but sort of hogging across the middle and just sitting there. I'm a good driver and have a small car so I figure I'll just pull around. I get up next to the hummer, or rather a little ahead [important later] and see some poor, old guy trying to back out of the handicapped spot there, but he can't because the Escalade is taking up the road. he inches back, checks, pulls up, corrects... I watch this dance for a minute. Then, a coatless SDS1 [sutff don't stink] comes out adn starts talking to the driver in the hummer. He sees the car trying desperately to get out but it doesn't seem to faze him. Then he gets in the Escalade and drives off. Now I have been sitting near the hummer for a couple minutes now. The car backs out and starts to drive off. As I pull forward I notice the hummer has finally decided to move forward also. Now, normally I'm a very polite, tollerant driver, but every now and then you just gotta do the right thing you know? At no point was I ever in the wrong... other than decided to not be 'polite' and yield way. I was already ahead of him with my blinker on so I continued with this hummer next to me a little behind, I could hear him revving and trying to intimidate my lil civic. Not happenin. I get to the edge of the building and turn right forcing SDS2 to use [oh my gosh!] his brakes. This was all at about 10 mph. He follows me to my parking place and stops behind my car. I get out and he rolls his window down and starts barking at me. Apparently, my name consists of a wide variety of vulgarities, and he wanted to help me sign up for some advanced driving classes somewhere. How thougtful of him. I pretty much ignore him and start walking back toward the entrance. It's about 2 degrees and I'm not sticking around to listen to whatever subliminal issues he feels like sharing with me. So, he jumps out of his vehicle and proceeds to explain how he intends to cause me bodily harm using various most of which revolve around foot connection to rearend. Ok. Are we twelve here? No, he's driving so at LEAST 16. I'd guess more around 28-30ish. Anywho, I keep walking and attempt to mirror how stupid he is with "Grown up" and "are you kidding?" He's getting more offended by my refusal to give him the time of day, walks faster and yells louder. Last time I turned to look at him I THINK I saw his buddy running up to him to get him to stand down. The yelling, cussing and threats continued across the parking lot with plenty of witnesses. I was fully expecting a whollop on the side or back of my head, to witch my counter would be a heel kick to the face. Maybe not very sportsman like, but I think if something is worth FIGHTING about, you best be ready to KILL the other person. Literally. I don't usually think of homicide over a driving annoyance as the best plan of action, but I guess people are dumb. Oddly, I came out after dinner to find none of my windows smashed, no key scratching, no flat tires. I am guessing alcohol was involved, as it is for many a bad decision.
But seriously folks, do people REALLY still fight in parking lots? Do I live in the back woods? Do Hummers really make guys FEEL bigger?
Also, for the police types, what is the general rule of thumb? Do I have to WAIT to be hit or can offense be for self defense? ? ?
But seriously folks, do people REALLY still fight in parking lots? Do I live in the back woods? Do Hummers really make guys FEEL bigger?
Also, for the police types, what is the general rule of thumb? Do I have to WAIT to be hit or can offense be for self defense? ? ?