Got into a fight: I'm too old for this.

dennilfloss

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Just after my lab finished this afternoon, I stopped at a little diner on the way home. I had a T-bone steak. The waitress was a very pretty, sweet hispanic lady with long thick brown hair and very thick eye lashes. She had a pleasant smile and that latina sparkle in the eyes. I was eating my steak when another patron got in, drunk, disheveled, unshaven, very loud and obnoxious. About 50 years old I'd say. He sat at the table behind mine and when the waitress brought the menu, he started making lude remarks about giving her a good time, that he had enough money to pay her, etc...

She left him a menu and when she came back a few minutes later to take his order, he started telling her stuff in Spanish. At one point he raised his tone and talked about having had better in Tijuana. I don't speak Spanish but that part he said in English. He then said something about pecos or whatever and she slapped him. The bastard then just grabbed her breast and squeezed and held on tight. She shrieked in pain and I got up really fast, and went to remove his hand. I managed to do that and he jumped me. The guy was French from France so now I understood what he was saying as he was calling me 'métèque...ordure' and calling her 'poufiasse'. Anyway, we wrestled standing up and then fell on the floor and then I managed to get on top of him and basically just pounded his face until he went unconscious. The police arrived a couple of minutes later (they are never far from the Byward Market) and they took took statements from the waitress and took the guy away. Curiously, they did not ask me a thing except if I was OK.

My right hand hurts but ice is helping. I think I threw my back. I used muscles that are basically deconditioned because of my CFS. I am sore all over. I am pretty sure that if that guy would have been sober, he would have won the fight. He looked like someone who has fought a lot more than me in his life. The waitress thanked me and kissed me on the cheek. She said I was a sweet gentleman.

Damn! I hate drunks. And I hate violence. Damn I'm sore! :|

A View To A Kill (Duran Duran)
 

toph99

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w00t, good thing for you to do Dennis :) i hope to never meet you in a dark alley ;)

one of the reasons i don't go to the market(apart from it being too far :p)
 

mechBgon

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Daaaaaang, well I am glad you're not any worse off! :( I don't like being around drunks either. You did the right thing. I don't condone violence for the sake of being macho but there is a time to stand up for what's right like you did. Remember the elbow punch next time. Elbows are hard and pointy. ;)

Here's hoping you get better soon and are able to sleep without being all wound up, compadre. :)
 

mztykal

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Good job. I would've done the same. Good deeds are always a good thing. Sorry about your back though...
 

Yzzim

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Good for you dennilfloss! Most of us nerds woulda just started crying and would jump behind the counter. It's cool to see there's a real life superman in the midsts ;)
 

toph99

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oh, and maybe you should come by the Corel Center and keep an eye on all those drunks who keep asking me if i sell draft with the ice cream :disgust:
 

amb#cog

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Ahhh.

You did the right thing man. Just keep remembering that. :)

Good job IMO. I'm not a big fan of violence, but I'd have snapped that quick, in that situation too. That was some serious law breaking that guy was doing, to a LADY for petes sake. :|
 

dennilfloss

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I am a very gentle person, a pacifist. I am not strong or imposing at all and I do everything to avoid confrontations. I have lost every hockey fight I've engaged in, breaking my right leg twice while fighting on skates. I just had no choice that time. I could have gotten my ass kicked but I did not think. My reaction was automatic. A damsel was in distress. She was in pain.

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Isla

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Wooo hoooo!

Good for you, Denis. As long as there are still good men out there willing to stand up for what is right, I have hope in this world. :)
 

Regine

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Well, I think what you did is great. I hate drunks :( Just about a week ago we went out to eat and someone was harassing a waitress there. It didn't escalate to that level, but he sure made some bad remarks. You should have seen the women in our section of the place - the glares were remarkable.

Hope you're feeling better soon though :)



<< dammit man, why didnt you get her number >>


Because he's commited to another special lady?
 

Viper GTS

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I hope you broke his jaw. With any luck he'll spend a few weeks with it wired shut. Maybe that'll give him something to remember.

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imhotepmp

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way to go dennis :)

I usually like tp avoid conflict muyself and use it as a lst resort. But in this case there was no other option. The only way he was going to stop, if someone forced him to stop. You did a very nice thing dennis.
*pats dennis on the back :)

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Mday

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my hero df =)

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uh, remember kids, violence doesn't solve problems, they cause them...

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wait to &quot;kick&quot; hiss &quot;ass&quot;
 

GrimReefer

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Elbows are the second strongest bone in your body, other than your heal. Another good spot to try to hit is the throat. Only in a life/death situation.
 

Soybomb

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That was a very nice thing you did dennis! I like to think that in some way we get repaid for out good deeds too. You may be sore now but I don't think you'd ever be able to say you regret it either!
Go take some pain relievers and a nap, you've earned them ;) :)