Originally Posted by
Unobtanium
I've met many more old dudes that have crested the hill decades ago, that thought they were still something they used to be, to be honest. I am NOT AT ALL saying ALL old dudes are like this, but in my experience dealing with them when they get aggressive, a lot of 'em are. Glad this one was not!
I'd also like to point out that people don't give a shit about you. See those two chicas? They SPLIT. They didn't yell "WHAT CAN WE DO?" They lit outta there. If someone isn't your tribe, then anything they do to aid you is dumb luck, is what I've learned.
I first saw this as a scared 16 year old as my grandpa showed me that he still had quick reflexes. his goal was to powerslide the car into a drive-way. Reality ended with him overshooting, and us ending up in the ditch. No harm no foul, but that day I saw an old guy who used to be a real badass (could lift a 350 engine block over his head, back in the day, lived through the great depression, bought his first house cash, you name it, he did all the "badass Greatest Generation" type stuff) come to grips with the reality of the present. I didn't understand then, but I do now, why he was more sad than anything. I guess the moral is, don't have "that moment" at the wrong time, and that I've seen many an old guy learn it when they decided to get aggressive with staff and I've had to help them to understand that respect is going to be the order of the day.