So miss my train by two minutes coming home from work (in NYC). Go to bar in Hoboken train terminal (NJ) to have a beer and wait for next train, about 1/2 hour away. The bar (The Railhead) is undergoing renovations and I'm sitting in a section that's hard to get by. Guy comes in, pleasant enough, puts his two hands on my shoulders and says "excuse me buddy, don't want any of me touching you". Fair enough. I move in and he gets by.
Immediately starts with the bartenders (both female, one older the other young and very hot). I hate you, you always ignore me, no I love you your so beautiful, yada, yada, yada. I move over one spot and put a barstool between us. Bartenders start to have enough of his antics and he looks at me, comes over behind me, puts both hands on my shoulders and says to the bartenders, see, this is a good guy, he doesn't mind me, and then turns to me "what's your name"?
I tell him to get his hands off of me. Now things are starting to get ugly. Continues with his hands on both of my shoulders, hey buddy, just asking for your name. I say again, get your hands off of me and leave me alone. Now he steps back, takes his hands off of me but continues to have them up about an inch away from my shoulders and he says, "now there off, what's your name?". I say, hey, not looking for trouble, just leave me alone. He says again "what's your name". I tell him I'm not going to tell him my name and leave me alone. He says, OK, how about I just smack you in the head. At this point I'm just staring at him in the eyes and not saying a word.
He backs off. Says, OK its not worth it and goes back to his seat. Bartenders at this point cut him off and say he's got to go. He then looks at me and says, hey Richie (not my name), I didn't mean anything. I don't acknowledge him, but keep an eye on him in the mirror. He puts back whatever shot he was drinking, throws it on the bar and storms out of there.
I wasn't carrying because of NYC and NJ laws. I guess its a good thing that things ended OK.
If I played along with him, things probably would have been fine. Just not playing those cards. What do you think? What would you guys have done differently?
Oh, normally I wouldn't have thought twice about this, but the guy did have a tattoo half way up his neck. Not that matters (yeah right).
Immediately starts with the bartenders (both female, one older the other young and very hot). I hate you, you always ignore me, no I love you your so beautiful, yada, yada, yada. I move over one spot and put a barstool between us. Bartenders start to have enough of his antics and he looks at me, comes over behind me, puts both hands on my shoulders and says to the bartenders, see, this is a good guy, he doesn't mind me, and then turns to me "what's your name"?
I tell him to get his hands off of me. Now things are starting to get ugly. Continues with his hands on both of my shoulders, hey buddy, just asking for your name. I say again, get your hands off of me and leave me alone. Now he steps back, takes his hands off of me but continues to have them up about an inch away from my shoulders and he says, "now there off, what's your name?". I say, hey, not looking for trouble, just leave me alone. He says again "what's your name". I tell him I'm not going to tell him my name and leave me alone. He says, OK, how about I just smack you in the head. At this point I'm just staring at him in the eyes and not saying a word.
He backs off. Says, OK its not worth it and goes back to his seat. Bartenders at this point cut him off and say he's got to go. He then looks at me and says, hey Richie (not my name), I didn't mean anything. I don't acknowledge him, but keep an eye on him in the mirror. He puts back whatever shot he was drinking, throws it on the bar and storms out of there.
I wasn't carrying because of NYC and NJ laws. I guess its a good thing that things ended OK.
If I played along with him, things probably would have been fine. Just not playing those cards. What do you think? What would you guys have done differently?
Oh, normally I wouldn't have thought twice about this, but the guy did have a tattoo half way up his neck. Not that matters (yeah right).
