Ok, I have another situation that I would like to share and know if i handled correctly. I think eveyone has been in this situation once or twice.
At Walmart in Franklin. I was parked 2 rows straight across from the Diesel pump. I had just came out from meeting my wife in the store and needed fuel. I start to pull straight out and a gray toyota pickup cutts diagnal across the parking lot straight across the nose of my Excursion, I slam the brakes to keep from hitting him. Giving him the benefit of the doubt for crossing rather than down the isles because I was going to cut straight across myself, and he probably didn't notice me pulling out. But he did notice me enough to flip me off. Ok, now he goes from guy to title idiot. Idiot whips in at high rate of speed in the only remaining diesel pump when all others are open. A guy with a white dodge dully on the other side of the pump saw the whole thing and is skaking his head at the guy when I pull up behind toyota to wait for diesel. I didn't crowd him at all so I am not sure why he is taking his time and staring at me the entire time. I am not looking for trouble so I just chill and wait my turn. Ok, idiot gets done, takes his time getting in his truck and starting it while staring at me in his rear view mirror. Now he starts to pull out but only pulls up about half a car legth and stops. He is now staring at me in the side view mirror and laughing. Ok, now I am getting pissed! He wasn't a kid, probably early 30's. So I pull up really close to him so that I can reach the tank with hose. Now idiot is not laughing but a serious look on his face. I probably did to, but behind sunglasses I never took my eyes off of him. I slipped my firearm/holstered on my hip to OC, on purpose, and hopped out to fuel. The guys eyes like to buggedout! He slammed it in gear and peeled out, little peel actually, exiting the parking lot irratically. The other guy fueling said good job, that guy was looking for trouble. I said I figured as much. And that was it. Being clear, I did not OC firearm to shoot the guy, only as a visual deturant! This what I feel is the best purpose of OCing. A deturant!
My wife said you should have just waited or went somewhere else. She thinks I, and we here, carry our firearms due to egos.
What would you have done?
At Walmart in Franklin. I was parked 2 rows straight across from the Diesel pump. I had just came out from meeting my wife in the store and needed fuel. I start to pull straight out and a gray toyota pickup cutts diagnal across the parking lot straight across the nose of my Excursion, I slam the brakes to keep from hitting him. Giving him the benefit of the doubt for crossing rather than down the isles because I was going to cut straight across myself, and he probably didn't notice me pulling out. But he did notice me enough to flip me off. Ok, now he goes from guy to title idiot. Idiot whips in at high rate of speed in the only remaining diesel pump when all others are open. A guy with a white dodge dully on the other side of the pump saw the whole thing and is skaking his head at the guy when I pull up behind toyota to wait for diesel. I didn't crowd him at all so I am not sure why he is taking his time and staring at me the entire time. I am not looking for trouble so I just chill and wait my turn. Ok, idiot gets done, takes his time getting in his truck and starting it while staring at me in his rear view mirror. Now he starts to pull out but only pulls up about half a car legth and stops. He is now staring at me in the side view mirror and laughing. Ok, now I am getting pissed! He wasn't a kid, probably early 30's. So I pull up really close to him so that I can reach the tank with hose. Now idiot is not laughing but a serious look on his face. I probably did to, but behind sunglasses I never took my eyes off of him. I slipped my firearm/holstered on my hip to OC, on purpose, and hopped out to fuel. The guys eyes like to buggedout! He slammed it in gear and peeled out, little peel actually, exiting the parking lot irratically. The other guy fueling said good job, that guy was looking for trouble. I said I figured as much. And that was it. Being clear, I did not OC firearm to shoot the guy, only as a visual deturant! This what I feel is the best purpose of OCing. A deturant!
My wife said you should have just waited or went somewhere else. She thinks I, and we here, carry our firearms due to egos.
What would you have done?