A little incident after work ...
Sometimes after work, I go cruise the nearby industrial park on my way home. I enjoy my woodworking hobby a great deal and always find nice pieces of wood over there behind businesses. You would not believe what they throw out. Perfectly good 2 x 4's , other miscellaneous boards in great condition. The owners of a dozen or so places have all told me to take all of it. They are happy for me to come by. It saves them from having to pay to dispose of it.
IouAnyway, I was loading a couple of pieces on my truck. Suddenly 4 men charged out on a dock beside where I was. I was friendly, said hello, told them my name and asked how they were doing. Then I said the guy next door to them had told me to help myself to all the wood I wanted. That is when Mr. Hateful Intimindator demanded for me to tell him the name of the guy who said I could have the wood. Of course I did not know that man's name and told him I didn't.
This guy acted so ugly and since I do not intimidate well, I started working more slowly, measuring and examining each piece closely. I did this because I knew he wanted to frighten me into leaving so he could have his boys see that he really "showed me." He kept it up, trying to act the tough guy, said he was looking after his friend. I said since they were friends, to call the man at home and verify what I said. But he just wanted to continue to pick a fight. I finally said, "Look pal, call the police now and I will wait right here until they arrive. No, he did not want to do that. He decided he wanted to get my plate numbers on my truck. I said, here, I will turn the lights on so you won't have to go in for a flashlight. And I did. Then I told him my name again so he could write it down. He then told me I was acting guilty. That is when I started laughing at him - ask him if he had sought treatment for his paranoid delusions. I said the most assy things I could think of in a joking way. He went inside and I finished tying the wood down. Then, I had to go back one last time for seek out and annoy purposes - I honestly was unable to help myself. I stood at the bottom of his dock and yelled in really loud, "Hey, Buddy, can I ask you something?" He and his boys came around a shelving unit. I told him I had been feeding stray cats behind here and did he mind. He said not at all and take them all home with me. I thanked him and left. Later, when I got home, I called the non violent police number and talked to a woman cop. I gave her my name, described the incident and asked her if there was anything I needed to do regarding the situation. She said no, there was not anything to worry about, that the guy was just bullying me.
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