"I wanna know who HE is..."

[daddymikey1975]

I'm renting a temporary apartment while going through a divorce, AND waiting for the deal to close on a house that I'm purchasing.

This building has a 'money card machine' whereby you insert your card, then insert money and it adds the 'value' to the card. This is for doing your laundry. The washers and driers use the card to deduct 'money' from the card. (Yes, I feel like I'm in a damn FEMA camp when using this stupid thing, but I digress)...

I have a problem with their machine where it eats a $10 bill from me and I'm on the phone for 20 minutes waiting for someone that speaks American to help me. Once I finally get someone on the phone, there's a guy leaning on the wall next to me and a lady standing behind me. I'm reading the person on the phone some numbers off the machine and I can hear the leaning guy say to the lady something about "no, I wanna know who HE is and why he's carrying gunS in my building"

I end my phone call with the person on the phone (on, they're sending me a check within 10-12 business days for the money their machine conveniently ate.. ba$tards.. again, I digress).... and the leaning guy offered me a slanted hand (handshake ?) and he smelled like he dumped a case of booze on himself as cologne as he asked me "so, who are you? I mean, I noticed you are armed in multiple ways and I've never seen you in my building before. Are you a concerned citizen, is someone coming that we don't know about, are you a cop, what's going on ?"

To which I smile and reply "I'm head of security for a very important family" (my 3yr old daughter is standing with me).. he doesn't see the humor in my reply so I follow up with "It's my right to be armed for self defense if the need arises. I'm armed everywhere I'm legally allowed to be. I'm armed in the mornings when I take my kids to school, I'm armed when I pick them up, when I take a leak at 2am, and when I do laundry. I'm always armed anywhere I'm legally allowed to be"

he says "well I've lived in this building for 6 months now and I've never seen anyone carrying a gun and now I see you and you have 2 of them so it drew my attention and I was curious. This is MY building now and I want to know who's armed up in here"

I ask what apartment he lives in and evidently he's next door to me and reassure him that he's in good hands.

I then grabbed my phone and showed him the following video:

[video=youtube;5ge6GgPwX4E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ge6GgPwX4E&feature=c4-overview&list=UUBeINXAJrXJJ-6ZU8ocf26w[/video]

 

[GunSlinger]

Oh boy, so he OWNS the building does he? I'm thinking you'll likely soon be visited by the local LEOs...just because he's going to want to show you who the alpha male is around those parts. Man, it's not like you need the extra heartburn is it?

Good luck with this dude.

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

I pray that you get to closing on your house quickly!

 

[DC47374]

Wow...so you actually had to wait for someone who speaks American? hmmm....seems as if that would be an awfully long wait. smh....seriously...American?

 

[SkullDaddy.45]

I always get a Pakistani named "Steve",

 

[jon5212]

It's people like that, that just need to be told to mind their own f*** ing business.

 

[daddymikey1975]

Wow...so you actually had to wait for someone who speaks American? hmmm....seems as if that would be an awfully long wait. smh....seriously...American?

It was either that or "english" and some folks can sure do a botch job on "english'.. so I chose "American".. (I thought it was funny)

Can't wait to see what the apartment manager thinks of this. She stopped me once and said "I had some complaints from some of the tenants that you were carrying a gun out in the courtyard with your children, is that true?" I simply said "yup"

Then I told her I'm doing nothing illegal, asked her to let the tenants know that I carry for my protection and theirs so they have nothing to worry about.

This damn building is full of sheep :/

Should be closing on the house in the next week or so.. can't wait !

 

[WebSnyper]

Hopefully all the guns leave with you each day, otherwise I'd be worried about that screwed up neighbor deciding he needed some money for booze.

The conversation you had with the temporary neighbor lasted longer than some I've had with some neighbors I've had for years.

 

[Hoosierdood]

My answer... "I'm just a guy trying to do my laundry." Of course, I say this as I walk away. Someone approaching me with that kind of attitude doesnt get a conversation with me.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I always get a Pakistani named "Steve",

I once called in and was greeted with "Hallo. My name is Shaniqua. How may I be helping you?" (in a VERY, VERY thick Indian accent) I. lost. my. . No joke. It took me about 15 seconds to regain my composure. At which point I pointed out she chose the wrong name out of the book and needed to choose something like sally, megan, etc. if she expected her customers to keep a straight face.

Oh, and Cameron rocks it! Good job Dad!

 

[other dave]

Maybe you should invite your neighbor over for a nice tall glass of MYOB or another acronym that the mods might not like.

 

[bwframe]

Just so I can get this all straight?
You are OCing two guns, touting your rights and showing video of your young son shooting to a next door neighbor you just met. In the apartment complex where there have been complaints about your OCing in the courtyard while playing with the kids? All the while you are in the middle of a divorce?

 

[churchmouse]

It's people like that, that just need to be told to mind their own f*** ing business.

And that would have been my response or something pretty close.

 

[churchmouse]

Just so I can get this all straight?
You are OCing two guns, touting your rights and showing video of your young son shooting to a next door neighbor you just met. In the apartment complex where there have been complaints about your OCing in the courtyard while playing with the kids? All the while you are in the middle of a divorce?

HHHmmmmmmm

 

[daddymikey1975]

Just so I can get this all straight?
You are OCing two guns, touting your rights and showing video of your young son shooting to a next door neighbor you just met. In the apartment complex where there have been complaints about your OCing in the courtyard while playing with the kids? All the while you are in the middle of a divorce?

No, i was OC just one pistol doing laundry. The second pistol was BUG at 7:00 and WAS under my sweatshirt. I took off said sweatshirt before I went to do laundry (I needed to wash it Cuz I was running around outside playing tag with my kids)

Rest of it seems spot on. Oh, except the "touting my rights" nonsense.

And i didn't show him the video until after I examined WHY I carry and that my 10 yr old is a damn good shot.

 

[bwframe]

...Rest of it seems spot on. Oh, except the "touting my rights" nonsense...

mkay...

..."It's my right to be armed for self defense if the need arises. I'm armed everywhere I'm legally allowed to be. I'm armed in the mornings when I take my kids to school, I'm armed when I pick them up, when I take a leak at 2am, and when I do laundry. I'm always armed anywhere I'm legally allowed to be"

Just hoping your divorce is an amicable one.

 

[daddymikey1975]

The divorce isn't amicable but why is that relevant to this interaction ?

 

[SkullDaddy.45]

The divorce isn't amicable but why is that relevant to this interaction ?

Tell her you OC, then show her the video. Don't ask me why, just seems like its how you roll!

 

[bwframe]

The divorce isn't amicable but why is that relevant to this interaction ?

With all due respect, my friend, it sounds like you might want to consider toning things down until you are by the divorce. You may not realize how much fuel you provide a motivated ex who is looking to have her way.

 

[daddymikey1975]

If you're referring to my almost ex wife, she carries and knows how good her son handles weapons.

Im still failing to make the connection as to why it matters if the divorce is amicable or not.