"Hey man," he says, "we ran out of gas and we're all broke."
I just kinda roll my eyes and tell him I don't carry cash and Bry says he's busted too. However; the Army offers a cash bonus of up to $20,000 we tell him, and ask if he'd ever checked it out.
"No way man. I've got better things going on."
I flip.
"What the
The kid storms off to the car with his friends. At this point Bry and I kinda look at each other and start doing the math. I have no doubt, all things being fair, the two of us would wipe the floor with those four. But, we don't know for sure if all things woul be fair, and it wouldn't look good for two noncommissioned officers and grown men to beat the snot out of a group of kids on a security camera. Luckily for them (and us) they just get into the, supposedly empty of gas, car and drive off.
Bry and I just laugh about it and move on with life.
1 comments:
classic story!
My best one was the kid who rode his bike through an intersection and directly in front of the Dodge Stratus. The bumper makes contact (barely, mind you) and the kid turns around to start yelling at me. I toss out one of the friendly frisbees at him with my card taped to the bottom. I told him when he is ready to buy a car to call that number and ask for me.
He joined the following week. He said that it was a sign from God.
I love my job.
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