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Grrr, keith angry, keith smash!
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Gonna blow off steam with this post.
My friend Andrew calls me up and asks if I want to go bowling, I say yes, he gives me all the information and everything is arranged.
We get to the bowling ally, Andrew, his sister Jen, his friend Lalo, and I play through one game and are starting our second one. Andrew goes to use the bathroom, his sister Jen goes to check on him, she and andrew come out of there, his sister is crying, they come down to where we are and Jen says "We've gotta go" I am really confused whats going on. They start changing their shoes so I follow suit. We are walking towards the entrance in a hurry, Andrew is ahead of us, he tells an employee something. I hear her say "thats assault the security guard is out front". We go out front, Andrew starts telling the security guard what happened, he says that a guy came into the bathroom and put his hand around his throat and started accusing him of making a drug deal. The fellow who did this comes up (:werr: ) and starts cussing at Andrew. The security guard, and someone who is on their break start trying to figure out what the heck is going on. By this time Jen calls their parents and tells them to come to the bowling alley right away.
I call my mom, ask her to come and I tell her why, she asks me if the man is a policeman, I ask the fellow as politely as possible and try to assure him I dont want to offend him (He is already very angry about nothing >:O). He mockingly tells me "No, I am a friend of the owner". So she gets off the phone with me and starts driving to the bowling alley. After this Andrew, the disgruntled man, the security guard, and the employee on her break all have a conversation that leads to the guy calling over his buddy that supposedly saw Andrew make this drug deal. He walks over from a rusty looking van parked sideways in the parking lot, engine on, and its near the exit of the parking lot. I have no clue why he didnt just drive the van closer. :werr:
Once he gets there and he says that he thinks he saw someone who looked like Andrew make a drug deal. I ask him in the same way as before if he is a policeman. This enrages the first guy (disgruntled man) who then proceedes to stand less than a foot away from me to intimidate me and tells me in a very vulgar way to stop the "officer s***". If it werent for Andrews parents showing up very shortly afterward, I would have immediatly called the cops.
So his parents show up, they are calm at first, but by the time Andrew tells them that he grabbed his throat his dad (extremely large man) gets very, angry. His mother walks over to the van, while calling the cops. The guy tries to follow her to the van, Andrews dad grabs the guy by the arm of the shirt, Andrew, Jen, and I all have to get in front of his dad to stop him from getting himself in trouble. The disgruntled man runs off to his van, Andrews mother comes back, a policecar shortly quickly drives partly into the entrance, comes to a screeching halt when they realize they drove off, backs up quickly and pulls out to chase them. To sum up the rest, another cop came and Andrew basically told them the whole story. Andrew declined the chance to persue the man in court. I went home blowing off alot of steam that I had held in, because I wanted to stay focused in this situation.
Thanks for those that read it, I am really ticked off at this guy ruining my night.
My friend Andrew calls me up and asks if I want to go bowling, I say yes, he gives me all the information and everything is arranged.
We get to the bowling ally, Andrew, his sister Jen, his friend Lalo, and I play through one game and are starting our second one. Andrew goes to use the bathroom, his sister Jen goes to check on him, she and andrew come out of there, his sister is crying, they come down to where we are and Jen says "We've gotta go" I am really confused whats going on. They start changing their shoes so I follow suit. We are walking towards the entrance in a hurry, Andrew is ahead of us, he tells an employee something. I hear her say "thats assault the security guard is out front". We go out front, Andrew starts telling the security guard what happened, he says that a guy came into the bathroom and put his hand around his throat and started accusing him of making a drug deal. The fellow who did this comes up (:werr: ) and starts cussing at Andrew. The security guard, and someone who is on their break start trying to figure out what the heck is going on. By this time Jen calls their parents and tells them to come to the bowling alley right away.
I call my mom, ask her to come and I tell her why, she asks me if the man is a policeman, I ask the fellow as politely as possible and try to assure him I dont want to offend him (He is already very angry about nothing >:O). He mockingly tells me "No, I am a friend of the owner". So she gets off the phone with me and starts driving to the bowling alley. After this Andrew, the disgruntled man, the security guard, and the employee on her break all have a conversation that leads to the guy calling over his buddy that supposedly saw Andrew make this drug deal. He walks over from a rusty looking van parked sideways in the parking lot, engine on, and its near the exit of the parking lot. I have no clue why he didnt just drive the van closer. :werr:
Once he gets there and he says that he thinks he saw someone who looked like Andrew make a drug deal. I ask him in the same way as before if he is a policeman. This enrages the first guy (disgruntled man) who then proceedes to stand less than a foot away from me to intimidate me and tells me in a very vulgar way to stop the "officer s***". If it werent for Andrews parents showing up very shortly afterward, I would have immediatly called the cops.
So his parents show up, they are calm at first, but by the time Andrew tells them that he grabbed his throat his dad (extremely large man) gets very, angry. His mother walks over to the van, while calling the cops. The guy tries to follow her to the van, Andrews dad grabs the guy by the arm of the shirt, Andrew, Jen, and I all have to get in front of his dad to stop him from getting himself in trouble. The disgruntled man runs off to his van, Andrews mother comes back, a policecar shortly quickly drives partly into the entrance, comes to a screeching halt when they realize they drove off, backs up quickly and pulls out to chase them. To sum up the rest, another cop came and Andrew basically told them the whole story. Andrew declined the chance to persue the man in court. I went home blowing off alot of steam that I had held in, because I wanted to stay focused in this situation.
Thanks for those that read it, I am really ticked off at this guy ruining my night.
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From what I can gather in your post, you kept in control of the situation, and did really well... hats off to you for not contributing to, or exacerbating the situation....
It could have go a lot more serious and a lot more dangerous...I'm glad everyone lost nothing but their tempers....
And that's ok.
But don't let it fester, don't harbour resentment, and don't dwell on it.
(If you find out how to do this, could you let me know?)
Yes,
Meditation - The Seat of Enlightenment
Welcome. My name is Adiana.
I read your post and I was glad to read that the situation did not escalate into something far worse. I have always had a problem with anger and I have had to learn how to control it. My practice of Buddhism is changing that. I can still get mad, but I think more carefully about WHY I am getting mad and the courses of action that are open to me. I try to choose the best one for me, and it is not easy, either. I wish you and your family all the best life has to offer.
Adiana:usflag:
I like your avatar.
Is that Multnomah?
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I've gone there a number of times. Last time was when my girlfriend and I went to the coast with nothing but some wine, some bread, a couple of changes of clothes and CRAB POTS.
Oh my goodness! I know I should go into any of the crabbing details being that crabs are sentient beings and the slaughter of helpless beings. But..... oh. my. goodness.
I have to stop. I'm starting to feel evil talking about how wonderful crab is.
There were also a lot of nice walks on the beach.
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and crab.
I used to walk up there all the time (even the couple of times it was closed at the top - WITH NO NOTIFICATION ON THE WAY UP, da dirty bastards...
Last time, it was just a stop for some pics for my watercolor reference picture collection.
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Last time I made it up to the top, it was a hike on an asphalt trail.
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naughty boy.
*wink*
That was so great that you guys could call your parents. Very smart move. As well as calling the police. You know why that man got so into your face about the question "Are you a police officer?" ? Because he was a bully, and he was scared. Calling the cops was a very shrewd move. That guy knew he could bully you guys, but even the mere mention of the cops got his fear going. And that's also why the whole situation dissolved so quickly when the police showed up. Nicely done!
Buddhafoot, I LOVE you new avatar! LOVE it. It's absolutely hilarious. So sweet. And yet...tangy. lol