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The one where I took his hat

9/10/2009

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I had an conflict with a man on the train this morning. I was sitting at a aisle table seat when a man appraoched me and grunting and pointing at the empty seat beside me. I took this to mean "Is that seat taken? please may I sit down?"

I folded my paper and stood to let him pass, but he sat in my seat. I stood there for a couple of seconds stunned and very concious that I was now blocking the carriage full of commuters from getting passed me.

I asked the guy to move over, but he just sat there, staring into his mobile with noise leaking from his headphones. I asked him to move again; He ignored me. 

With a flash of inspiration and fastest I've ever thought on my feet I whipped the hat from his head; That got his attention. 

Oh dear I though to myself, he's pretty small but he looks tough and I don't want to get a punch in the face with my glasses on.

Glasses hold you back from everything - you can't go in a mosh pit or get into a fight without first saying 'hang on a sec while I put my glasses away'.

I thought the best thing to do would be to deploy a diversionary tactic, so I threw his had down the carriage and took a step back. He got up, looked at me and walk to get his hat. He didn't come back. I sank into my reclaimed seat.
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