Your "John Wayne" moments

[ducktapehero]

I want to hear some of your stories about how y'all stood up against the odds and did what you thought was right. It doesn't matter if you won or lost. It doesn't matter if it was a work situation, a fight, bullies or what. I just want to hear some bragging from y'all. Of course be happy to include more than 1 story.

I'll start. This isn't my favorite moment but it should show what I'm talking about.

I was the manager(2nd in charge) of a restaurant. I had worked there for a while and I'd noticed that we started having trouble getting and keeping decent help. Of course this made my job harder and harder. After some research it occurred to me that we were, on average, the lowest paying restaurant for blocks around.   

I went to work at some point and the owner of the restaurant had written me a letter complaining about something I did that pissed him off. So I walked out the door.

A couple of days later I get a phone call from the owner asking me to come in. He'd cooled down and realized I was possibly the best manager he had, I was certainly the only one who would work the crappy hours. Most of the other managers had families. I was single with no kids. The hours didn't bother me.

He asked if I would come back if they gave me a raise. I told him I didn't want a raise, I told him that I wouldn't even consider coming back until he started paying competitive wages for everyone. I told him when you pay bottom dollar wages you get bottom dollar performance. In terms of workers we were basically scraping the crap at the bottom of the barrel no one else wanted.

After a day he agreed and I went back to work. He started paying better and we started getting better employees. The employees that were there all along heard about how I stood up for them LOVED me and most were willing to go that extra mile for me.

I was eventually transferred to another of his restaurants to try and shape up the situation there but it was a lot farther and had a bunch of bad managers so there wasn't much I could do unless they fired the managers which wasn't about to happen. So I eventually just quit.


But I always look back with a little pride at how instead of simply wanting more money I stuck my neck out for my employees. I figured he would have told me to piss off.




So anyway, let's hear your "John Wayne" stories.


*disclaimer* If you're not a John Wayne fan feel free to substitute your favorite "tough guy".

[Whoey]

I think Grant has a great story about him quitting Macdonalds

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

There are a few, usually involving me smacking some girls, fella after he was acting an arse

[ducktapehero]

There are a few, usually involving me smacking some girls, fella after he was acting an arse

Elaborate. I wanna hear. I love stories like this.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

There are a few, usually involving me smacking some girls, fella after he was acting an arse

Elaborate. I wanna hear. I love stories like this.

Well put it this way it usually end's in heartache for poor ole me

For example...

Once when I was at work, I spotted one of my girl-friends having a ruck with her boyfriend , nothing unusual in that as she's fecking annoying at times, and has got a gob on her like the blackwall tunnel

Anyway, the tosspot slaps her around the chops, grabs her around the neck and slams her against a wall

Next thing I know I'm vaulting over the counter and am battering the smelly brown stuff out of the guy

Long story short, about 6 weeks later, said girls is pregnant at my hands(which is a good thing, and the only positive thing to come out of that relationship ) , and I found myself tempted to do the same thing as her original boyfriend did just to get some peace (did I mention she was increadable annoying )

The I did the same thing a couple of year later, the only difference was her fella was 17 stone of muscle

[ducktapehero]

I have little patience with abusive guys.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I have little patience with abusive guys.

You and me both mate

My most hated list goes like this...

Paedophiles
Rapists
And wife beaters

I could quite cheerfully slot the lot of them, and go to my God with a clear conscience too

[ducktapehero]

My most hated list goes like this...

Paedophiles
Rapists
And wife beaters

I could quite cheerfully slot the lot of them, and go to my God with a clear conscience too

That's about the same for me. I'll also include bullies. I LOATHE bullies.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

My most hated list goes like this...

Paedophiles
Rapists
And wife beaters

I could quite cheerfully slot the lot of them, and go to my God with a clear conscience too

That's about the same for me. I'll also include bullies. I LOATHE bullies.

Add that the list as well mate

[John]

Here's one if there's any bullies looking in  

Aged 7 years I found myself in yet another awful home(Nazareth house, Birmingham England 1966 )

a guy aged 16 years was in charge as a sorta prefect by the nuns who run the place,he loved to bully with a plastic truncheon,one day tho he hacked on me just a little to much subsequently he ended up with a dart sticking out from the corner of his eye I  never had a problem with him again oh! I made sure of that when my father next visit I told my dad what happened and he gave the guy an even bigger beating I could ever give  

[ducktapehero]

one day tho he hacked on me just a little to much subsequently he ended up with a dart sticking out from the corner of his eye

LOL!!!! What kind of dart was it?

[John]

one day tho he hacked on me just a little to much subsequently he ended up with a dart sticking out from the corner of his eye

LOL!!!! What kind of dart was it?

 Oh a 6" throwing nail/dart nothing to big 

[John]

Oh here's another that may make you laff in another home (St Gilberts boys home kidderminster 1970)

This guy thought he could pick on new boys his fav thing was sitting by them in the dinning hall,one day he sat by me he apparently wanted the best bits on my plate  I gave it to him gladly the whole frigging plate and all,he wore it on his face 

[John]

One more tonight 
A giant of a lad who at the time was body building,he looked huge to me  anyway whilst digging some soil for ground work he stabbed my shin with a spade boy that made me LMAO I subsequently ran him over with a dumpster truck he lost a bit of weight after that 

[ducktapehero]

Those are great. I still like the one with the dart best. I got hit in the head with a dart once. The kind that you play with a dartboard. My cousin threw it and it stuck right into the side of my head. It didn't go very deep but it scared the hell out of my cousin. She was a bit squeamish.

[John]

My cousin threw it and it stuck right into the side of my head. It didn't go very deep but it scared the hell out of my cousin. She was a bit squeamish.

Yeah but that being a accident and all, I bet your cousin has grew up to be a wonderful person how do I know this? well unlike a bully she realised the error straight away  bullies IMHO have to be shocked into realisation 


Ok I'm of to bed now nice talking/ remennissing with you   but remember be safe,take care and always carry a nail with ya 
Good night dude 

[JohnD]

There are a few, usually involving me smacking some girls, fella after he was acting an arse

Same here mate 

[JohnD]

I have little patience with abusive guys.

You and me both mate

My most hated list goes like this...

Paedophiles
Rapists
And wife beaters

I could quite cheerfully slot the lot of them, and go to my God with a clear conscience too

Great minds think alike mate that's probably my list aswell 

[JohnD]

Here's one about a bully. This bloke who is about early 30's beat his mum,dad and 89 year old grandad because they all caught him stealing. Anyway i was in the pub one day and he was outside shouting at this old man threw the window that he was going to beat him up and what not. I went outside he started shouting at me, but right in my face you know. I told him to back off he didn't so i nutted him. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Nothing like a a forehead to the face to passify someone is there

[Whoey]

funny, nutted has quite a different meaning in the urban dictionary...

[JohnD]

Nothing like a a forehead to the face to passify someone is there

Always remember mate,use the corner on your forehead

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Nothing like a a forehead to the face to passify someone is there

Always remember mate,use the corner on your forehead

I never have tbh, been nutted a few times though

Funnily enough it hurt more when I turned my head and got headbutted in the cheek

[Styerman]

Now that I'm older , an hopefully smarter I try an avoid JW stuff . Did have a few moments in the sun in my youth .

Chris

[Swiss Man]

Years ago fresh out of the Army (military police) I was working security at a movie theather when this young teenage
boy grabbed his female coworker by the shoulder and started squeezing.

"Stop it that hurts." was all I had to hear before I pushed him up against the wall put my hand on his shoulder and
pushed my thumb into the base of his neck (cutting off his windpipe).

His eyes got huge real quick, having his full attention I asked his if he liked it and he shooked his head no.
I told him to never touch her again he nodded okay I let him go.

Shortly after that I was moved to another movie theather I wonder if there was a connection?

Afterwards I thought about my actions and the fact that he was a minor and I could have gotten into a lot of trouble for that stunt.
Had I thought about all of that first I might not have done it.  But I doubt it.