the joys of window cleaning

[seye]

What I have found is if you are civil and polite with those looking for a fight they back down because you don't take the bait. A few years ago I was cleaning the flat above a well known thug from a notorious family so started to climb ladder as normal, guy comes to window "what the f do you think your doing ya fn peeping Tom I'm trying to f ma bird in here. Now this sounds funny but that look in his eyes don't know if he was on something but I thought it's not going to end well. I apologised and said I was cleaning the above flat and that I would leave if he needed me to. At that his whole attitude changed and it calmed the whole situation down he said no it's fine carry ill close the curtains. Don't know if that makes me a wimp but a nasty situation was avoided even typing this it sounds funny but really wasn't at the time.

 

[TolishAPurd]

What I have found is if you are civil and polite with those looking for a fight they back down because you don't take the bait. A few years ago I was cleaning the flat above a well known thug from a notorious family so started to climb ladder as normal, guy comes to window "what the f do you think your doing ya fn peeping Tom I'm trying to f ma bird in here. Now this sounds funny but that look in his eyes don't know if he was on something but I thought it's not going to end well. I apologised and said I was cleaning the above flat and that I would leave if he needed me to. At that his whole attitude changed and it calmed the whole situation down he said no it's fine carry ill close the curtains. Don't know if that makes me a wimp but a nasty situation was avoided even typing this it sounds funny but really wasn't at the time.

Could've said "no worries mate, I'll sit in the van for two mins till you're done". /emoticons/biggrin.png

 

[Dave B]

If it looks like it will turn nasty the trick is to get their mind to think about something else for a second like saying "don't i know you? "

Then when they pause for a sec that is the time to throw the punch of your life and run