jon Posted July 31, 2003 Posted July 31, 2003 Have you "almost" doing something so profound and out of the ordinary that it would change the course of your day at the minimum. I'm not talking about thinking about something, for a couple of days or weeks, I'm talking a decision on the fly. I'm on my lunch break and walking up the street to get some food and go to the bank. I'm walking on the sidewalk and I spot a guy on a bike riding towards me at a high speed. I recognize the guy instantly, a guy who has been an Ave rat since I first entered the university. Homeboy and I have some history. One fine evening he and some of his hombres decide to come into my house during a party and go from room to room stealing CD cases and such. In the back alley we catch them. All the sudden one of these guys smashes a 40 bottle over my friends head and hell breaks loose. We are throwing fools over cars and bashing their faces in. The police come and take these bloody fucks away. Anyways as this guy is coming at me on his bike I quickly relive what I just described. With people on the side of the street I realize that only one of us will fit through the sidewalk. Do I yield to him or cross check his ass into the street because he wasn't going to stop and teach the mofo a lesson? Well I decided to let him fly by, but all I could think about on my walk back the joy it would have brought watching him flying off his bike. Quote
Dru Posted July 31, 2003 Posted July 31, 2003 when they offered me a job in nunavut i almost said yes! Quote
Fejas Posted July 31, 2003 Posted July 31, 2003 I've always wanted to bodycheck some ass on a bike that has no regards for the pedestrians... You probably are the better man, and have attained some new level of consiosness... Oh but it would of been a whole lot cooler if you had... Quote
bunglehead Posted July 31, 2003 Posted July 31, 2003 Oooh, I deal with this kind of Dilemma all the time. I happen to live right behind a rehab clinic (which by the way doesn't seem to successfully rehabilatate anybody) and I have to deal with basically the same 6-8 guys just about every day. The way I've dealt with them is if they're not fucking with anybody in my hood, and they're just sitting on the curb, being mellow, and not bothering anyone, I don't bother them. However, if they're pissing on my building, hassling people, throwing empties, or sitting under the steps to my building, I get physical with em and toss them out on their ass. A few harsh words, a good hard toss into the alley, they get the picture and disappear for a few weeks. But every time I see one of those fucks, I just want to bash their faces in with my bare hands. I don't though. As long as they're mellow, I'm mellow. So in my opinion, you did the right thing, even if it felt so wrong. It is hard though. Especially when they most likely deserve a thrashing. Quote
chelle Posted July 31, 2003 Posted July 31, 2003 Jon - check out the flick "13 Conversations About One Thing" if you haven't seen it. All moments that changed those people's lives. Quote
kitten Posted August 1, 2003 Posted August 1, 2003 Jon~ I think it just shows how much you have grown up. No really. You chose to do the more appropriate thing and not live in the past. Quote
jon Posted August 1, 2003 Author Posted August 1, 2003 kitten said: Jon~ I think it just shows how much you have grown up. No really. You chose to do the more appropriate thing and not live in the past. I refuse to grown up Kitten. When somebody smashes a bottle over your friends head totally unprovoked it's time to beat some ass, whether you are 14 or 87 years old. Fact of the matter is that is the only fight outside of a soccer match (yes soccer doesn't count) that I've ever been in. I'm pretty laid back and am not one to start shit, that is what is so ironic about this story, is that I not only thought about pushing this guy down but beating him with his bike. Maybe I should stop drinking that Red Bull stuff. Quote
allthumbs Posted August 1, 2003 Posted August 1, 2003 jon said: "..... but beating him with his bike. Maybe I should stop drinking that Red Bull stuff." Quote
kitten Posted August 1, 2003 Posted August 1, 2003 jon said: I refuse to grown up Kitten. When somebody smashes a bottle over your friends head totally unprovoked it's time to beat some ass, whether you are 14 or 87 years old. Fact of the matter is that is the only fight outside of a soccer match (yes soccer doesn't count) that I've ever been in. I'm pretty laid back and am not one to start shit, that is what is so ironic about this story, is that I not only thought about pushing this guy down but beating him with his bike. Maybe I should stop drinking that Red Bull stuff. Maybe you should take an anger management class. You see to have a lot of pent of 'passive-aggresive' anger built up. Or get some bootie. Quote
Fence_Sitter Posted August 1, 2003 Posted August 1, 2003 kitten said: jon said: I refuse to grown up Kitten. When somebody smashes a bottle over your friends head totally unprovoked it's time to beat some ass, whether you are 14 or 87 years old. Fact of the matter is that is the only fight outside of a soccer match (yes soccer doesn't count) that I've ever been in. I'm pretty laid back and am not one to start shit, that is what is so ironic about this story, is that I not only thought about pushing this guy down but beating him with his bike. Maybe I should stop drinking that Red Bull stuff. Maybe you should take an anger management class. You see to have a lot of pent of 'passive-aggresive' anger built up. Or get some bootie. or mabe he si just male... territorial pissings... i would raped him with his own bicycle... Quote
jon Posted August 1, 2003 Author Posted August 1, 2003 kitten said: Maybe you should take an anger management class. You see to have a lot of pent of 'passive-aggresive' anger built up. Or get some bootie. Maybe you should do something about that diarriah of the keyboard. Quote
iain Posted August 1, 2003 Posted August 1, 2003 Fence_Sitter said: i would raped him with his own bicycle... then you could get out of court claiming it was a crime of passion Quote
Fejas Posted August 1, 2003 Posted August 1, 2003 Fuck anger management... next time just body check that POS... Quote
lummox Posted August 1, 2003 Posted August 1, 2003 jon said: Have you "almost" doing something so profound and out of the ordinary that it would change the course of your day at the minimum. I'm not talking about thinking about something, for a couple of days or weeks, I'm talking a decision on the fly. I'm on my lunch break and walking up the street to get some food and go to the bank. I'm walking on the sidewalk and I spot a guy on a bike riding towards me at a high speed. I recognize the guy instantly, a guy who has been an Ave rat since I first entered the university. Homeboy and I have some history. One fine evening he and some of his hombres decide to come into my house during a party and go from room to room stealing CD cases and such. In the back alley we catch them. All the sudden one of these guys smashes a 40 bottle over my friends head and hell breaks loose. We are throwing fools over cars and bashing their faces in. The police come and take these bloody fucks away. Anyways as this guy is coming at me on his bike I quickly relive what I just described. With people on the side of the street I realize that only one of us will fit through the sidewalk. Do I yield to him or cross check his ass into the street because he wasn't going to stop and teach the mofo a lesson? Well I decided to let him fly by, but all I could think about on my walk back the joy it would have brought watching him flying off his bike. you fucked up dude. shoulda jacked his ass. youll regret that missed opportunity for a long time. Quote
Fejas Posted August 1, 2003 Posted August 1, 2003 start walking with a cane, that way you don't actually have to hit him, you can just jam it in his front tire when he is riding by... Quote
Fence_Sitter Posted August 1, 2003 Posted August 1, 2003 Fejas said: start walking with a cane, that way you don't actually have to hit him, you can just jam it in his front tire when he is riding by... Quote
kitten Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 jon said: Maybe you should do something about that diarriah of the keyboard. It is amazing how dysfunctional and misunderstood things can get on this board. I was trying to be nice and say something positive about your original decision. It was nothing to do about the beating your friends got, but about your maturity to not check the man on a bike. You have to get nasty with me. What is your deal? Quote
jon Posted August 4, 2003 Author Posted August 4, 2003 kitten said: Maybe you should take an anger management class. You see to have a lot of pent of 'passive-aggresive' anger built up. Or get some bootie. Obviously Quote
Figger_Eight Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 Fejas said: start walking with a cane, that way you don't actually have to hit him, you can just jam it in his front tire when he is riding by... I've thought of doing that so many times to those fuckers who use the Burke Gilman as their personal time trial course. Quote
Fence_Sitter Posted August 5, 2003 Posted August 5, 2003 jon said: kitten said: Maybe you should take an anger management class. You see to have a lot of pent of 'passive-aggresive' anger built up. Or get some bootie. Obviously pst... i think she is offering Quote
Fence_Sitter Posted August 5, 2003 Posted August 5, 2003 Figger_Eight said: Fejas said: start walking with a cane, that way you don't actually have to hit him, you can just jam it in his front tire when he is riding by... I've thought of doing that so many times to those fuckers who use the Burke Gilman as their personal time trial course. what is the speed limit on that thing anyways? 10 MPH? most of those crusty yuppies cant even get their $3,000 italian frames up that fast Quote
catbirdseat Posted August 5, 2003 Posted August 5, 2003 Fence_Sitter said: what is the speed limit on that thing anyways? 10 MPH? most of those crusty yuppies cant even get their $3,000 italian frames up that fast Limit might be 15, but some of those guys are doing up to 30 mph. Jon, I wonder if you had more time to think about it would you have made the same decision? Quote
snoboy Posted August 5, 2003 Posted August 5, 2003 jon said:In the back alley we catch them. All the sudden one of these guys smashes a 40 bottle over my friends head and hell breaks loose. We are throwing fools over cars and bashing their faces in. And - boy wants to fuck with our jon?! Quote
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