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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: miggy on 27 October 2007, 21:27:06
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Went shopping today in Asdas, when i pulled up in the car park, there was autoglass doing free advice and free repairs to windscreens.
I thought, i will ask the bloke for advice on a small chip i have at the bottom of the screen, yes mate, he says, pull up under the canopy and i will take a look.
It was raining so i had the wipers on intermitant, i pulls up and just as i stopped he leans onto the bonnet and over to look at the screen, i had not even managed to put the car in park or turn it off.
The wiper does a sweep as he leans in, bends the arm on the driver side, grating noise from under the shuttle panel.
I gets out the car with steam coming out my ears, he is still leant over the bonnet, I grabs him as he is also wearing a jacket with zips on the front, i pulled him up and gave him some serious verbal abuse, the edge of the bonnet and top of the wing is scratched from the zip, the wiper is stuffed.
His mate came around to see what i was having a wobbly about, he grabs my arm and asks if i would stop shouting, at this point he had some verbal also. this Pri"k has damaged my miggy, nice shiney, scratch free miggy, i am boiling over, you all know the time i spend on her.
Anyway, his mate has hold of my arm, i say to him if he dont let go i will remove his hand from me, at this point he pushes me onto his van. Thats it, i see red and give it him, after 2 or 3 punches he is now sat in his van apologising for pushing me.
I looked around and the bloke who done the damage to the miggy has set up his kit on the windscreen, and is repairing the chip whilst me and his mate are having a set too. ;D ;D
Outcome.
windscreen repaired. ;D
His boss was contacted and he told me to take the car to Vx on Monday and autoglass will pick up the bill. I have all the details.
I have a brused hand/knuckle
The bloke has a split lip and cut cheek.
What a day
>:( >:( ;D ;D
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Yes what a result, well done :y he had no right to do that to your car, good on you i say for hitting him ,he deserved every thing he got, if that had happen to james car he would have done the same and went mad....
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Yes what a result, well done :y he had no right to do that to your car, good on you i say for hitting him ,he deserved every thing he got, if that had happen to james car he would have done the same and went mad....
I usually bite my tonge, but it was the fact he pushed me onto his van with some force,
AND MY BELOVED OMEGA WAS DAMAGED.
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even the satisfaction of smashing his face with a couple still doesnt compensate for the damage to your car caused by that incompetant pr*ck
but well done, i'm surprised you stopped after a couple of hits, i wouldnt have!
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rather HOOLIGAN! You're not on the manor now you know ;D
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*presents Sir Miggy with an asbo*
;D
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rather HOOLIGAN! You're not on the manor now you know ;D
Never lived on the Manor.
Born in grimesthorp, grew up in gleadless.
If I had come from the manor i think he would have been a bit worse off than he is now.
;D ;D ;D
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oh yeh, just make sure they do actually foot the repair bill!!
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rather HOOLIGAN! You're not on the manor now you know ;D
As in your day Steve ;D ;D ;D ;D it was dealt with man to man
;D ;D
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being hell 8 hours ;D
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oh yeh, just make sure they do actually foot the repair bill!!
Oh they will, there depot is just down the road from me and these 2 idiots work from there, I have names, van reg and the bosses name.
:y :y :y
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Yes what a result, well done :y he had no right to do that to your car, good on you i say for hitting him ,he deserved every thing he got, if that had happen to james car he would have done the same and went mad....
I usually bite my tonge, but it was the fact he pushed me onto his van with some force,
AND MY BELOVED OMEGA WAS DAMAGED.
you had every right to go mad, no one should damage your car and then get away with it, yes he should of not pushed you , If that had happen to James car he would not just hit him but done a lot worse, and you know what i mean ;)
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oh yeh, just make sure they do actually foot the repair bill!!
Oh they will, there depot is just down the road from me and these 2 idiots work from there, I have names, van reg and the bosses name.
:y :y :y
:y
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rather HOOLIGAN! You're not on the manor now you know ;D
As in your day Steve ;D ;D ;D ;D it was dealt with man to man
;D ;D
Aye. There's nowt wrong with bare knuckles........as a first resort ::)
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*presents Sir Miggy with an asbo*
;D
Those are a fashion statement these days
;D ;D ;D ;D
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hence the "presentation" as opposed to one being issued! :D
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:)Age & experience has calmed my temper & taught me restraint.... but f*** that i'd've chinned the t**t as well & when his mate had hold of my arm i'd remember that's what elbows are made for.
Bet he did'nt think it was Red Nose Day!!! :y
Hope they sort your Mig properly. I'm a bit of a tart with mine so undrestand how you reacted, anyone would. >:(
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Sir Miggys an Hooligan :D ;D :y ;)
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Yes what a result, well done :y he had no right to do that to your car, good on you i say for hitting him ,he deserved every thing he got, if that had happen to james car he would have done the same and went mad....
As much as I have a bad temper, there is absolutely no way I would excercise physical violence because someone was careless with my car.
Yes, I would be angry, and yes, I would be taking further action about it. BUT, it would be of the formal kind.
It would take a LOT more than this to make me physically violent.
So your comment is wrong, I would NOT have done the same, and if you really think that, I'm very disappointed.
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Yes what a result, well done :y he had no right to do that to your car, good on you i say for hitting him ,he deserved every thing he got, if that had happen to james car he would have done the same and went mad....
I usually bite my tonge, but it was the fact he pushed me onto his van with some force,
AND MY BELOVED OMEGA WAS DAMAGED.
you had every right to go mad, no one should damage your car and then get away with it, yes he should of not pushed you , If that had happen to James car he would not just hit him but done a lot worse, and you know what i mean ;)
Maria, these two posts are bang out of order.
I will not be slandered like this, by you or anyone else. I do NOT react in a violent way, and if you keep implying such things I will request that your posts are removed!
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The bloke has a split lip and cut cheek.
While his boss is prepared to cover the careless damage to the car, I presume, once the nature and cause of the fitters injuries are revealed, his company will support him in a prosecution for assult / ABH / GBH etc?
If I were in your shoes, I would be waiting for the police to come and arrest me on suspicion of assult.
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The bloke has a split lip and cut cheek.
While his boss is prepared to cover the careless damage to the car, I presume, once the nature and cause of the fitters injuries are revealed, his company will support him in a prosecution for assult / ABH / GBH etc?
If I were in your shoes, I would be waiting for the police to come and arrest me on suspicion of assult.[/highlight]
response to you reply above
Listen you, lets just get this correct, he grabbed me first, he then forceble pushed me against his van, this caused swelling to the bottom of my back. He then went to throw a punch at me, before he made contact with my face he was flat on his back and i had returned 2 hits to him.
I was defending myself, if i had not he would have ended putting one on me.
His boss was informed of his actions and the damage that the other guy did to my car, they have offered to repair the car and apologised for the attack.
If anyone should be pressing charges, it should be me, but I dealt with it MAN to MAN.
I dont care what you think, you was not present ,so dont know the full issue.
If you are prepared to recieve damage to your car, then someone proceeding to attack you and just stand there, then that is up to you.
But sorry mate, not me.
>:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Listen you, lets just get this correct,
He then went to throw a punch at me
This wasn't mentioned in the original post - it puts a slightly different shade on things then...
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Listen you, lets just get this correct,
He then went to throw a punch at me
This wasn't mentioned in the original post - it puts a slightly different shade on things then...
I was not going to do chapter and verse, just the forcable push against the van and him grabbing me is enough to defend myself
:y :y :y
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Your up late James, have you done the clock
:y :y
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Listen you, lets just get this correct,
He then went to throw a punch at me
This wasn't mentioned in the original post - it puts a slightly different shade on things then...
I was not going to do chapter and verse, just the forcable push against the van and him grabbing me is enough to defend myself
:y :y :y
Mate, you may have taken my post the wrong way. As you say, nobody else was there to see the situation -
I'm just thinking that, if he has visible damage to him from the attack, and you dont - he may try and press charges - and if it were me - I would be worrying about a visit from the police (even if I didn't think it was justified...)
If it was a case of having to defend myself before getting seriously hurt, then yes, I would certainly give it a good go.. the way I read it was that he pulled you off his colleague, and you smacked ten bells outta him.. so maybe I read it the wrong way :y
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Your up late James, have you done the clock
:y :y
Friad so... but just to really p**s on my bonfire, I'm working nights, so it means an extra hour for me at work, with no extra pay for it :(
13 hrs instead of 12!!
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Listen you, lets just get this correct,
He then went to throw a punch at me
This wasn't mentioned in the original post - it puts a slightly different shade on things then...
I was not going to do chapter and verse, just the forcable push against the van and him grabbing me is enough to defend myself
:y :y :y
Mate, you may have taken my post the wrong way. As you say, nobody else was there to see the situation -
I'm just thinking that, if he has visible damage to him from the attack, and you dont - he may try and press charges - and if it were me - I would be worrying about a visit from the police (even if I didn't think it was justified...)
If it was a case of having to defend myself before getting seriously hurt, then yes, I would certainly give it a good go.. the way I read it was that he pulled you off his colleague, and you smacked ten bells outta him.. so maybe I read it the wrong way :y
No mate, I grabbed his mates jacket to get the zips off the car and pulled him up, his mate then came around and grabbed me, I had let go of his jacket before his mate even got to us.
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Your up late James, have you done the clock
:y :y
Friad so... but just to really p**s on my bonfire, I'm working nights, so it means an extra hour for me at work, with no extra pay for it :(
13 hrs instead of 12!!
Never mind James you will be home soon, what do you do mate.
Pete
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Speaking of worrying about visits from the police......
Earlier on, driving to work, it started drizzling. Going along the A48 m towards the M4, the car in front of me, in the outside lane of the A48M, put his foglights on. There was nothing in the inside lane, but he wouldn't move over, He was another one of these "I'm doing 69mph, so why would you want to pass me" idiots.
Anyhow, kepy back, but gave him a couple of light flashes.. to which he wound down his window, and wagged his finger at me. Twit.
I moved into the inside lane, with a view to a cheeky undertake. However, he also moved to the inside lane. He was basically trying to "police" me, from doing over 70mph. I could have had real road rage at him, had I not been so laid back about it!
When we hit the M4, we came across some roadworks.
When the cars were at a standstill, he got out of his car, and took photo's of my licence plate, and my face... saying the police will be interested in talking to you.
Needless to say, I gave a big cheesy smile for the camera ;D
There are some strange people out there...
When the M4 got quieter, He then proceeded to do 65mph in lane three, causing havoc with all the traffic!
A white van that got behind him, didn't take such a kind approach as me though.... !
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Speaking of worrying about visits from the police......
Earlier on, driving to work, it started drizzling. Going along the A48 m towards the M4, the car in front of me, in the outside lane of the A48M, put his foglights on. There was nothing in the inside lane, but he wouldn't move over, He was another one of these "I'm doing 69mph, so why would you want to pass me" idiots.
Anyhow, kepy back, but gave him a couple of light flashes.. to which he wound down his window, and wagged his finger at me. Twit.
I moved into the inside lane, with a view to a cheeky undertake. However, he also moved to the inside lane. He was basically trying to "police" me, from doing over 70mph. I could have had real road rage at him, had I not been so laid back about it!
When we hit the M4, we came across some roadworks.
When the cars were at a standstill, he got out of his car, and took photo's of my licence plate, and my face... saying the police will be interested in talking to you.
Needless to say, I gave a big cheesy smile for the camera ;D
There are some strange people out there...
When the M4 got quieter, He then proceeded to do 65mph in lane three, causing havoc with all the traffic!
A white van that got behind him, didn't take such a kind approach as me though.... !
There the kind of drivers you just love, stuck in that lane and they will not move.
>:( >:(
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Speaking of worrying about visits from the police......
Earlier on, driving to work, it started drizzling. Going along the A48 m towards the M4, the car in front of me, in the outside lane of the A48M, put his foglights on. There was nothing in the inside lane, but he wouldn't move over, He was another one of these "I'm doing 69mph, so why would you want to pass me" idiots.
Anyhow, kepy back, but gave him a couple of light flashes.. to which he wound down his window, and wagged his finger at me. Twit.
I moved into the inside lane, with a view to a cheeky undertake. However, he also moved to the inside lane. He was basically trying to "police" me, from doing over 70mph. I could have had real road rage at him, had I not been so laid back about it!
When we hit the M4, we came across some roadworks.
When the cars were at a standstill, he got out of his car, and took photo's of my licence plate, and my face... saying the police will be interested in talking to you.
Needless to say, I gave a big cheesy smile for the camera ;D
There are some strange people out there...
When the M4 got quieter, He then proceeded to do 65mph in lane three, causing havoc with all the traffic!
A white van that got behind him, didn't take such a kind approach as me though.... !
There the kind of drivers you just love, stuck in that lane and they will not move.
>:( >:(
You have passed right by me, I live just off the coldra roundabout by the celtic manor.
:y :y
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Speaking of worrying about visits from the police......
Earlier on, driving to work, it started drizzling. Going along the A48 m towards the M4, the car in front of me, in the outside lane of the A48M, put his foglights on. There was nothing in the inside lane, but he wouldn't move over, He was another one of these "I'm doing 69mph, so why would you want to pass me" idiots.
Anyhow, kepy back, but gave him a couple of light flashes.. to which he wound down his window, and wagged his finger at me. Twit.
I moved into the inside lane, with a view to a cheeky undertake. However, he also moved to the inside lane. He was basically trying to "police" me, from doing over 70mph. I could have had real road rage at him, had I not been so laid back about it!
When we hit the M4, we came across some roadworks.
When the cars were at a standstill, he got out of his car, and took photo's of my licence plate, and my face... saying the police will be interested in talking to you.
Needless to say, I gave a big cheesy smile for the camera ;D
There are some strange people out there...
When the M4 got quieter, He then proceeded to do 65mph in lane three, causing havoc with all the traffic!
A white van that got behind him, didn't take such a kind approach as me though.... !
There the kind of drivers you just love, stuck in that lane and they will not move.
>:( >:(
I meet them all on my daily commute.
I blasted the horn at someone once, and he pulled up on the inside of me and waved a pathetically small metal bar! Funny thing was, I had the huge extended metal handle from my 3 tonne jack on the back seat of the car. When I waved that at him and grinned.. he slammed on his anchors and darted onto the hard shoulder
I was carring it purely for mechanical reasons, your honor.... [smiley=evil.gif]
I wasn't really scared, cos at the end of the day, I don't think I'd struggle to get away from a fiesta popular if I had to ;D
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Speaking of worrying about visits from the police......
Earlier on, driving to work, it started drizzling. Going along the A48 m towards the M4, the car in front of me, in the outside lane of the A48M, put his foglights on. There was nothing in the inside lane, but he wouldn't move over, He was another one of these "I'm doing 69mph, so why would you want to pass me" idiots.
Anyhow, kepy back, but gave him a couple of light flashes.. to which he wound down his window, and wagged his finger at me. Twit.
I moved into the inside lane, with a view to a cheeky undertake. However, he also moved to the inside lane. He was basically trying to "police" me, from doing over 70mph. I could have had real road rage at him, had I not been so laid back about it!
When we hit the M4, we came across some roadworks.
When the cars were at a standstill, he got out of his car, and took photo's of my licence plate, and my face... saying the police will be interested in talking to you.
Needless to say, I gave a big cheesy smile for the camera ;D
There are some strange people out there...
When the M4 got quieter, He then proceeded to do 65mph in lane three, causing havoc with all the traffic!
A white van that got behind him, didn't take such a kind approach as me though.... !
There the kind of drivers you just love, stuck in that lane and they will not move.
>:( >:(
You have passed right by me, I live just off the coldra roundabout by the celtic manor.
:y :y
I pass the Celtic Manor most days, I usually jon the M4 at J24, when I come down from monmouth direction... saves me the bridge tolls ;D
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I moved into the inside lane, with a view to a cheeky undertake. However, he also moved to the inside lane. He was basically trying to "police" me, from doing over 70mph. I could have had real road rage at him, had I not been so laid back about it!
When we hit the M4, we came across some roadworks.
When the cars were at a standstill, he got out of his car, and took photo's of my licence plate, and my face... saying the police will be interested in talking to you.
Needless to say, I gave a big cheesy smile for the camera ;D
I would pre-emt the Police and also I would have passed him - he would not have stopped me >:(
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The funniest part of the story is that the other fitter continued to fix the screen, he obviously knew the customer is always right ;D ps I wouldn't want to be a trick or treater knocking on sir miggy's front door :-/
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our local lithuanian hand car washers do a good job, but one of the buggers who takes the dosh has a bum bag which scratches cars as he leans over to clean them-needless to say he always turns it around when i go in there!
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Now James ,as you got the full story, I think you owe me a apology, i did'nt mean it to come out the way it did ,sorry, I know you would'nt of hit him unless he started on you first........
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The funniest part of the story is that the other fitter continued to fix the screen, he obviously knew the customer is always right ;D ps I wouldn't want to be a trick or treater knocking on sir miggy's front door :-/
I admitt, that made me chuckle when i saw him.
;D ;D ;D
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The funniest part of the story is that the other fitter continued to fix the screen, he obviously knew the customer is always right ;D ps I wouldn't want to be a trick or treater knocking on sir miggy's front door :-/
I admitt, that made me chuckle when i saw him.
;D ;D ;D
Me too. :y
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Now James ,as you got the full story, I think you owe me a apology, i did'nt mean it to come out the way it did ,sorry, I know you would'nt of hit him unless he started on you first........
Bite me...
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Now James ,as you got the full story, I think you owe me a apology, i did'nt mean it to come out the way it did ,sorry, I know you would'nt of hit him unless he started on you first........
Bite me...
OK i will when i see you, that's a promise :P, No apology then :(
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:PNow James ,as you got the full story, I think you owe me a apology, i did'nt mean it to come out the way it did ,sorry, I know you would'nt of hit him unless he started on you first........
Bite me...
OK i will when i see you, that's a promise :P
Wow, it's my lucky day, I wish I Wasn't at work now ;D 8-)
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:PNow James ,as you got the full story, I think you owe me a apology, i did'nt mean it to come out the way it did ,sorry, I know you would'nt of hit him unless he started on you first........
Bite me...
OK i will when i see you, that's a promise :P
Wow, it's my lucky day, I wish I Wasn't at work now ;D 8-)
I bet and thats all you would get is a bite ;)
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:PNow James ,as you got the full story, I think you owe me a apology, i did'nt mean it to come out the way it did ,sorry, I know you would'nt of hit him unless he started on you first........
Bite me...
OK i will when i see you, that's a promise :P
Wow, it's my lucky day, I wish I Wasn't at work now ;D 8-)
I bet and thats all you would get is a bite ;)
I did not know your pet dog was a member
;D ;D ;D ;D
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:PNow James ,as you got the full story, I think you owe me a apology, i did'nt mean it to come out the way it did ,sorry, I know you would'nt of hit him unless he started on you first........
Bite me...
OK i will when i see you, that's a promise :P
Wow, it's my lucky day, I wish I Wasn't at work now ;D 8-)
I bet and thats all you would get is a bite ;)
I did not know your pet dog was a member
;D ;D ;D ;D
Dam my secret is out, you know now ;D ;D
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Jeez! Am I glad I live in Southport. ;D ;D
Bill.
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Jeez! Am I glad I live in Southport. ;D ;D
Bill.
And don't work for Autoglass or in supermarket car parks ;D..........Sir miggy could be visiting a car park near you ;D ;D
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Jeez! Am I glad I live in Southport. ;D ;D
Bill.
And don't work for Autoglass or in supermarket car parks ;D..........Sir miggy could be visiting a car park near you ;D ;D
Ok ;D ;D
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Speaking of worrying about visits from the police......
Earlier on, driving to work, it started drizzling. Going along the A48 m towards the M4, the car in front of me, in the outside lane of the A48M, put his foglights on. There was nothing in the inside lane, but he wouldn't move over, He was another one of these "I'm doing 69mph, so why would you want to pass me" idiots.
Anyhow, kepy back, but gave him a couple of light flashes.. to which he wound down his window, and wagged his finger at me. Twit.
I moved into the inside lane, with a view to a cheeky undertake. However, he also moved to the inside lane. He was basically trying to "police" me, from doing over 70mph. I could have had real road rage at him, had I not been so laid back about it!
When we hit the M4, we came across some roadworks.
When the cars were at a standstill, he got out of his car, and took photo's of my licence plate, and my face... saying the police will be interested in talking to you.
Needless to say, I gave a big cheesy smile for the camera ;D
There are some strange people out there...
When the M4 got quieter, He then proceeded to do 65mph in lane three, causing havoc with all the traffic!
A white van that got behind him, didn't take such a kind approach as me though.... !
There the kind of drivers you just love, stuck in that lane and they will not move.
>:( >:(
You have passed right by me, I live just off the coldra roundabout by the celtic manor.
:y :y
:)Is that the one on the M4 built right up on the hill? I think they hold golf & sports events there.
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Speaking of worrying about visits from the police......
Earlier on, driving to work, it started drizzling. Going along the A48 m towards the M4, the car in front of me, in the outside lane of the A48M, put his foglights on. There was nothing in the inside lane, but he wouldn't move over, He was another one of these "I'm doing 69mph, so why would you want to pass me" idiots.
Anyhow, kepy back, but gave him a couple of light flashes.. to which he wound down his window, and wagged his finger at me. Twit.
I moved into the inside lane, with a view to a cheeky undertake. However, he also moved to the inside lane. He was basically trying to "police" me, from doing over 70mph. I could have had real road rage at him, had I not been so laid back about it!
When we hit the M4, we came across some roadworks.
When the cars were at a standstill, he got out of his car, and took photo's of my licence plate, and my face... saying the police will be interested in talking to you.
Needless to say, I gave a big cheesy smile for the camera ;D
There are some strange people out there...
When the M4 got quieter, He then proceeded to do 65mph in lane three, causing havoc with all the traffic!
A white van that got behind him, didn't take such a kind approach as me though.... !
There the kind of drivers you just love, stuck in that lane and they will not move.
>:( >:(
You have passed right by me, I live just off the coldra roundabout by the celtic manor.
:y :y
:)Is that the one on the M4 built right up on the hill? I think they hold golf & sports events there.
Thats the one mate
:y :y
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Interesting. This thread demonstrates 'Tribalism', in microcosm, where 'OOF' is the 'Tribe.'
Please note that I'm not commenting on the rights or wrongs on what happened,
just the observable effects.
To explain what I mean, let's tell the story again, with a different cast of players.
One day, in a local supermarket car park, Grumpy and TheBoy, were demonstrating
their Tech2 business.
A shopper rolled up in his Omega and asked if they could do anything for his car.
Grumpy said sure, bring it in here and we'll have a look at it.
Grumpy was a bit keen to show what they could do and leapt into action too soon.
He bent the cars windscreen wiper and his overall zips were scratching the car.
The shopper saw red at clodhopper Grumpy damaging his car. He leapt out, grabbed
him by his overalls and dragged him off his car.
TheBoy looked over and saw the shopper grabbing Grumpy and dragging him about
whilst shouting at him. Anxious and fearful for his mate, he leapt over and dragged
the shopper away from Grumpy and pushed him against their work van.
The shopper looked very angry and TheBoy raised his fist, fearing the worst.
The shopper saw this other bloke who had manhandled him and looked like
he was about to hit him, so he lashed out, smacking TheBoy several times
in the face. Splitting his lip and blackening his eye.
Now then. After the original telling, a lot of the 'OOF' tribe were saying that the
Shopper was correct, and the two workman deserved all they got.
Soooooo.... that would mean that they believe that Grumpy and TheBoy
deserved all they got, and, in fact, the shopper should have smashed
them up real good.
Judging by what I read on this forum, I don't believe that 'OOF' members would say that.
What we have here is 'Tribalism'. They will stand by a member of their Tribe.
The above is a microcosm of what occurs in macrocosm.
The military foster this attitude, they call it 'Esprit de Corps'. It knits their units
together and makes them a formidable fighting unit.
Politicians and Religious leaders, use this effect to start wars and strengthen
their power base. Just look throughout history. We're pretty stupid for getting
taken in time after time, aren't we?
As said above, I'm not judging or passing comment on anyone here at all.
I just found it interesting that you could find a microcosm in action, at an
'Internet Tribe' (OOF), that perfectly encapsulated the effects normally
seen in macrocosm.
Please take this post in the spirit that it was intended.
It's not a dig at anyone. :)
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Interesting. This thread demonstrates 'Tribalism', in microcosm, where 'OOF' is the 'Tribe.'
Please note that I'm not commenting on the rights or wrongs on what happened,
just the observable effects.
To explain what I mean, let's tell the story again, with a different cast of players.
One day, in a local supermarket car park, Grumpy and TheBoy, were demonstrating
their Tech2 business.
A shopper rolled up in his Omega and asked if they could do anything for his car.
Grumpy said sure, bring it in here and we'll have a look at it.
Grumpy was a bit keen to show what they could do and leapt into action too soon.
He bent the cars windscreen wiper and his overall zips were scratching the car.
The shopper saw red at clodhopper Grumpy damaging his car. He leapt out, grabbed
him by his overalls and dragged him off his car.
TheBoy looked over and saw the shopper grabbing Grumpy and dragging him about
whilst shouting at him. Anxious and fearful for his mate, he leapt over and dragged
the shopper away from Grumpy and pushed him against their work van.
The shopper looked very angry and TheBoy raised his fist, fearing the worst.
The shopper saw this other bloke who had manhandled him and looked like
he was about to hit him, so he lashed out, smacking TheBoy several times
in the face. Splitting his lip and blackening his eye.
Now then. After the original telling, a lot of the 'OOF' tribe were saying that the
Shopper was correct, and the two workman deserved all they got.
Soooooo.... that would mean that they believe that Grumpy and TheBoy
deserved all they got, and, in fact, the shopper should have smashed
them up real good.
Judging by what I read on this forum, I don't believe that 'OOF' members would say that.
What we have here is 'Tribalism'. They will stand by a member of their Tribe.
The above is a microcosm of what occurs in macrocosm.
The military foster this attitude, they call it 'Esprit de Corps'. It knits their units
together and makes them a formidable fighting unit.
Politicians and Religious leaders, use this effect to start wars and strengthen
their power base. Just look throughout history. We're pretty stupid for getting
taken in time after time, aren't we?
As said above, I'm not judging or passing comment on anyone here at all.
I just found it interesting that you could find a microcosm in action, at an
'Internet Tribe' (OOF), that perfectly encapsulated the effects normally
seen in macrocosm.
Please take this post in the spirit that it was intended.
It's not a dig at anyone. :)
Get the jist grumpy
:y :y :y ;D ;D
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Get the jist grumpy
Cheers, Sir Miggy! :)
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:)If you've seen the Lakes pics you will know we are certainly a formiddable falling down unit!!! :D
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Maybe we need a tribal touch to the tax disc holders and OOF pyjamas ;D
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Maybe we need a tribal touch to the tax disc holders and OOF pyjamas ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D, what tax disc holders are those then
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