03Lightningrocks wrote:This story really bothers me. It hits too close to home. Had dinner with the SIL and daughter last night and we talked about an incident that I was involved in a few months back. It was very similar.
We were sitting in a theater and the previews and commercials had not even started yet. The theater was fully lit and the screen was simply rolling those silent local adds. My SIL and I were quietly talking shop when this old cranker,(about my age...LOL), on the front row says to us, "you two need to be quite". Well I say back to him... "there isn't even any sound from the theater yet, we will be quiet when the movie starts". Well he fires back by calling us "butt holes" only he used the slang for butt. Now that made me mad so I say to him..."You and me. Outside". Of coarse my daughter is now scolding me and his adult son is scolding him. His son says sorry guys and my daughter says, no problem. He and I say nothing else to each other and he looks forward to watch the silent advertising. We lowered our voices to a whisper and everything settled down.
The conversation last night was about how that could have gotten out of control. And of coarse my daughter makes me out the bad guy. She started thinking she was my mother when she turn 30.
I suppose anyone pulling out a gun never crossed my mind. Even though I was armed. I didn't even think about my gun. But he sure could have had one.
Looks like you have your conflict resolution skills honed to a fine edge there 03LR. I like your style.
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