Ya know, no matter how many times I say I'm not gonna get in any more fights--

[Cmonster]

Some moron feels the need to get up in my face over something completely stupid. The situation SO did not have to come to this, but when someone jumps out of their car on the street and pounds their fist into the hood of my truck, someone is gonna get seriously injured.

I'm coming back from the Post Office, where I'm sending Ivaniski some heads and at the intersection one block from my studio, this guy comes flying completely from out of nowhere doing 50mph and cuts me off literally 20ft from the light. So now, he's directly in front of me, sitting at the red light-- I throw my hands up in the hair, shaking my head and the guy jumps out of his car--

He walks over to my window and says "You got something to say?" I said not really, but I have a question-- "Why did you cut me off like that when there's two other lanes that are completely empty? Have you been drinking?" He then asks me if I'm a cop. When I said no, he slammed his forearm into my door and backed up a little.

I calmly and politely asked him to get back in his car. He then asked me what I would do if he didn't. I replied "Probably just drive off..."

This guy then suddenly goes completely nuts, slamming the hood of my truck with his fist--

I got out of the truck and proceeded to beat him to a pulp.

Now I'm a bloody mess (his blood, not mine-- well, maybe some from my knuckles) and while he's on the ground, gasping for air, I'm deciding whether or not to bail or call the cops and hang around. Well, needless to say I did the right thing. I helped the guy up, gave him some fishy ice from the cooler in the back of my truck and we waited for the cops.

Cops show up and luckily, I know one of the guys. I pull him aside and tell him what happened. Turns out Mr. tattoo tough guy is completely toxic. Beer cans in the car, the whole nine-- They cuff him and take off.

Funniest part of the entire story; I'm trying to prop the guy up on the side of my truck and set his nose that I just completely broke, and the guy asks; "Why does this ice smell like fish?"

Couldn't help but laugh out loud. Some people, I tell ya--

SC

[doctor09210]

odd, yet funny ending

[Nostalgiabuff]

you know, sometimes people just need a good beating. glad you are okay Sandy

[Figuremod73]

i wonder how many fists he saw coming at him

[sauce]

An amazing story!!! Vivid writing too. Fun to read!

You are a real life justice maker
:-)

[Man of Action]

Great writing, you put me there,thanks for the adreniliane rush...

[piecemaker]

Sounds like a case of,Be careful what you ask for,cause you may not like it when you get IT.

[Bill]

Now that's a true gentleman. Setting the poor guy's nose for him! I like your style; after all is said and done you can separate yourself from the situation and help a guy in need.
Very admirable of you, I think I'd still be quaking with adrenalin afterwards.

[bansheebones396]

Your my hero lol people you missed the big picture you got a drunk driver off the road and mite have saved some life so hats off to your brother and its fun to kick *** too

[Cmonster]

Your my hero lol people you missed the big picture you got a drunk driver off the road and mite have saved some life so hats off to your brother and its fun to kick *** too

Thanks for the kind words, but it's never fun to fight. I hate it-- actually, I detest it. Why two human beings should ever come to blows, will always elude me. In situations like this, I'll always try to talk my way out of fighting someone. I'm totally fine with walking away from some guy calling me names or whatever-- But when someone gets physical with me, my friends or loved ones or my property, it's time get physical back. It's just that simple.

Still a bummer, no matter how you look at it... At least I did a better job of setting his nose than some intern would have done at the ER. I hope he learned his lesson.

SC

[jimsmegos]

Bravo! I'm just glad you didn't get into trouble for doing the right thing. I'm sorry to those abhor violence but you know what? Sometimes an *** kicking is the best way to handle a situation.

Still I'd watch my back for a minute or two Sandy... some people are indeed dumb enough to not learn their lesson the first time around.

[torgospizza]

Sandy, I think you did him a favor by teaching him to approach other motorists with respect. He'll think twice before he behaves that way again. Then again, he should already know better. At any rate, good for you. And if I ever run into you and irritate you, give me a heads-up, dude. I'll try to make it right!

[megoapesnut]

Darn you and your fishy ice!

[mego73]

Hats off to you Sandy, I probably wouldn't have been so brave (though I do surprise myself sometimes).

[4NDR01D]

I had a similar situation about a year ago.
I was pulling up to a red light when some knob walks out in front of my car, he was walking and talking on his cell phone completely oblivious to traffic.
So I, who had already had an accident that year and not needing anymore insurance hassles, shared some choice words with this young fellow (he was around 20-ish).
He proceeded to throw his (luckily plastic) bottle of Pepsi at my car putting a small dent in my Audi A4. He then approached my car and began throwing punches at me through my open window.
I'm sitting there in shock and disbelief, strapped into the car by my seat belt and with my foot on the brake. I grabbed his sweatshirt and somehow managed to tie up a bunch of it with my free left hand, pulled his head the rest of the way into the car and started feeding him rights. I paused momentarily to notice a car full of college kids in the lane to my right, all with jaws agape, I gave them the shrugged shoulder, bent elbow, palm up universal symbol for "hey, don't ask me" and continued to throw rights until the light turned green.
And when I let go of the guy he started to freak out because I had broke his glasses.

The moral of the story being: Watch what you yell at strangers (even stupid stupid people who walk in front of your car) because you never know when somebody might do more than just flip you the bird in response.