physical confrontation!!

physical confrontation!!

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tuscaneer

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7,738 posts

224 months

Monday 29th September 2014
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well, that was an eventful Friday night.........

we've all had a bit of negative reaction when out and about. usually this is heavily outweighed by positive thumbs up gestures etc. but an incident on Friday was astounding.

I decided I couldn't be bothered cooking, and seeing as the car was already out on the drive - any excuse to have a little blast!! anyway, I drove to an indian takeaway for something to accompany a nice bottle of red that was already breathing on the kitchen work top and waited patiently for my order.

As I left the takeaway a very pissed up bloke stopped me in my tracks by putting his hand on my chest. the usual " is that your car mate?" type of comments ensued with polite answers from me despite this bloke being very definitely in my personal space. I was trying to keep it jovial as I walked to the car but this guy followed me and as I got in and turned the ignition he jumped in the passenger seat and sat all over a load of cd's.

For some reason he was getting increasingly bent out of shape when repeatedly asking me who I was he got the same answer of "nobody you'd know". now he was in the car he asked me to give him a lift home. I was apoplectic with rage at this point but kept it together and asked him to get out of the car. This ahole then grabbed my arm in a very threatening manner and said "just give me a lift you wker , it's only up the road".

That was it. engine off and i'm out of the car and round the passenger side. I opened the door and gave him a bit of a mouthful. as he tried to get out he was struggling because he was so pissed. I grabbed his arm to drag him out and that was the cue he needed. right in my face pointing, shouting, "who the fk do you think you are you stuck up " came the cry.

the temptation to cross a short right hook to this guy's jaw was almost overwhelming but I resisted and pushed him away from the car. I was back in the driving seat and trying to pull away in a flash when he banged the wing mirror and carried on with the verbals as I drove away.

no real reason for sharing this other than to vent, but be safe out there kids!! there are lots of pissed up wkers around!!

GRBF430F1

4,843 posts

169 months

Monday 29th September 2014
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Sounds like a lucky escape for you and the car. For that very reason I never take my car near town in the evening or a day of a football game.

A lot of these people have no respect for other peoples property and out of jealousy damage it

WCZ

10,492 posts

193 months

Monday 29th September 2014
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sounds like an absolute wker who deserves to die

LITRBL

3,472 posts

192 months

Monday 29th September 2014
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They need to bring back beheadings in the UK. No reason for abolishing them...

red_duke

799 posts

180 months

Monday 29th September 2014
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A hideous and hopefully atypical episode.

Well done you for keeping your cool. These things can get out of hand very quickly.

Contigo

3,113 posts

208 months

Monday 29th September 2014
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Madness, we've just got back from the Maserati Centenary trip and everyone out there we met was just asking for the cars to be revved and shouting more more in italian as the cars made their ears bleed. Went on to discuss how in the UK people look on at you with disgust and green eyes because you drive around in a nice car but over in Modena and the rest of Italy they appreciate the cars and have such a passion for them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbJ5zjnQ5Qo


irocfan

40,152 posts

189 months

Monday 29th September 2014
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sorry to hear this chap frown

I'd be lying if I said this doesn't concern me. While my car is not in the same league as yours, it is distinctive and there is always the worry that this type take it upon themselves to exact 'revenge' for some slight real or imagined. This whole green-eyed UK thing really pisses me off frown

johns355

523 posts

153 months

Monday 29th September 2014
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Really sad to read this! Guy was an ass!! Don't let it put you off using your car and hopefully everything will be positive for future trips!

R36vw

451 posts

145 months

Monday 29th September 2014
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Sorry to hear this......it doesn't matter what car you were in, he had no right and was lucky to come across a very tolerant person. Think any other observer would have praised your restraint.

Cie

18,752 posts

192 months

Monday 29th September 2014
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It wasn't George from here was it? biggrin

But seriously that'd make my piss, blood, spunk and sweat boil. Well done for not decking him.

rawkyjnr

259 posts

170 months

Monday 29th September 2014
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Jealous see you next tuesdays ey DR!

Well done on the restraint, as well!

sealtt

3,091 posts

157 months

Monday 29th September 2014
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Had similar thing happen, really unpleasant experience.

As said before, I always avoid town centre on drinking nights or football games, alcohol is rarely good when it comes to cars...

lamboman100

1,445 posts

120 months

Monday 29th September 2014
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In some parts of the world, some might class it as attempted carjacking, physical / verbal / indecent assault, which would be met with a sterner response.

tuscaneer

Original Poster:

7,738 posts

224 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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cheers for the messages of support fellas!! pistonheads solidarity and all that!!!

nobody loves a punch up more than me......but it needs to be done in a controlled environment. gloves, headguards, gumshields and definitely NO ALCOHOL!!!

situations like that on Friday night can turn sour both ways up. you can either end up getting properly filled in or worse still you can pop the guy......it's really easy to knock a pissed up bloke unconscious because they don't see it coming....and pavements/benches/ car doors etc. are not what peoples heads should be making contact with. I know a guy through work who's son got a very long stretch inside because of a very similar situation. he was sober having a meal with the missus when a drunk bloke pushed things too far and got a crack. unfortunately the poor bloke hit his head on the bar after being hit and died a couple of days later in hospital.

2 lives ruined for nothing.

tuscaneer

Original Poster:

7,738 posts

224 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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rawkyjnr said:
Jealous see you next tuesdays ey DR!

Well done on the restraint, as well!
ayup mate, I believe the party was great on Saturday!! sorry we couldn't make it but probably best we weren't all sneezing all over the guests!

I need to come over to north shields in the next couple of months so will use that as an excuse to stay over and come and take you out for a few scoops

tfin

366 posts

121 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Nothing worse than dealing with drunk knobeds like this when you're sober, usually I just humor them but he crossed a line getting in.

Where abouts was it out of interest?


tuscaneer

Original Poster:

7,738 posts

224 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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tfin said:
Nothing worse than dealing with drunk knobeds like this when you're sober, usually I just humor them but he crossed a line getting in.

Where abouts was it out of interest?
Penketh Warrington believe it or not !!! Don't usually get any grief round there tbh.
Mostly kids and adults alike enjoy hearing and seeing the car....always happy for kids to sit in and have their photos taken as I remember the excitement I experienced as a nipper when I saw something out of the ordinary.
In 4 years of Ferrari ownership I've only had a few problems really. ...... I've had a couple of spitters and a couple of beanshakers.....water off a ducks back mate!!!
If that's the price I have to pay to drive what I want so be it.........unless they climb in the bloody car!!! Then I'm pissed off!

runner911

599 posts

242 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Last year when I was driving a Lamborghini Gallardo I owned at that time in slow moving traffic here in Plymouth, three scumsuckers in a shedster Focus pulled up alongside me in the outside lane.

The moron in the front passenger seat wound down his window and shouted out " c**t," to which I replied " Yes but at least I'm a rich one."

For some reason that seemed to confuse his brain cell.

pigeonskirt

506 posts

138 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Should have kicked him in the bks!

MrMoonyMan

2,582 posts

210 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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That's annoyed me just reading about it.

You poor sod, still, well handled etc.

I'm a fair way off having a Ferrari (550 one day..) but do have a couple of cars I'm very proud of and it drives me mad when people come too close of lean on them.

Annoyingly people seem to think that because my Westfield has no doors or roof that they are entitled to sit in/on it at their pleasure. What is it with people and the complete lack of respect for others belongs?

Grrr etc.