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Scare at my work place

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:11 am
by 2farnorth
I work in a small mom and pop retail establishment. Yesterday as I greeted an incoming customer, a 65+ rotund man in bibbed overalls, he loudly stated " I have something to show you" and reached for his left front pocket which was bulging with something large. I moved closer to him and put out my hand to control his hand if it came out with a weapon. As the hand came out I could see that he had a hold of some kind of grip. My pucker factor was really starting to elevate. Then the rest of the item came out and I was able to relax. It was a fairly large retractable pet leash with a green plastic grip. :oops: At that time he noticed my stance, his face slightly reddened, he laughed, and said "I'm sorry but that item is in my back pocket". :roll: He then reached back into the same pocket and pulled out the small item he was wanting to replace.
I won't say if I was carrying or not, but the circumstances with several other customers and a couple of employees close around made use of a gun undesirable. I felt that the only option would have been a takeaway and take down. All options were risky.

Re: Scare at my work place

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:36 am
by schufflerbot
glad it wasn't something malicious, nice job of moving in to reduce the risk of collateral damage. Keep up the vigilance!

Re: Scare at my work place

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 1:26 pm
by Rex B
Good thing you didn't have to "unleash" on him! "rlol"

Re: Scare at my work place

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 5:56 pm
by fickman
Well at least he thought it was funny. :lol:

Re: Scare at my work place

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:54 pm
by 2farnorth
schufflerbot wrote:glad it wasn't something malicious, nice job of moving in to reduce the risk of collateral damage. Keep up the vigilance!
I'm glad also. It's amazing how long that 5-7 seconds took to go by. Seemed like slow motion when in progress.
Rex B wrote:Good thing you didn't have to "unleash" on him! "rlol"
Maybe he wanted to put me on the leash :biggrinjester:
fickman wrote:Well at least he thought it was funny. :lol:
One of the other employees (future CHL) saw it also and we had a good laugh afterward. The boss said she saw part of it but didn't think much of it til I explained the part she couldn't see from a couple of feet behind me. The guy's loud voice is what got her attention. We lived and learned....