Okay, weird thing happened to me tonite. I was inside an In'N'Out burger joint with some friends, when I got a call on my cellphone. When it seemed like it'd take longer than a few seconds, I got up to go outside to talk, since I didn't want to be rude. I walk out and a couple seconds later I hear someone say "Quit it". (Note, I don't remember the exact words). I turn to my left and there's this old big scraggly guy looking at me. Not really knowing what's up, I continue talking on the phone, turning away from the dude. Then I hear something like "Shut the F@#K up!". I turn back to the guy and notice that he's looking in my direction again. Here's part of the rest:
Me: Excuse me?
dude: Quit your yapping!
me: excuse me? (not quite believing what's happening)
dude: Shut the F@#K up!
At this point, I'm pretty pissed off (finally aware he's yelling at me).
me: what's your problem?
dude: Why don't you F@#king stop your yapping.
Here I am outside in'n'out (McDonald's type place for you non-californa guys), at least 10 feet away from him talking to my girlfriend on the phone. From this point, I can't remember the exact sequence of words, but I remember him calling me a pig, or talking like a pig. Calling me a short F@#k. (I'm 5'10", about the same as him) After maybe 30 seconds, I recognize this guy as the homeless person we (me and my roomies) have seen sprawled around the neighborhood. At one point he grabs his cane and walks towards me. I'm pissed enough to say something like "What the F@#k is your problem." And everytime he says something like "You talk like a F@#king pig", I'll say something like "What's your problem, you fat F@#k."
I know, I know. I should've just walked away when he first said something. But by the time I realized what was happening, I was pissed off big time. After maybe a minute of this back-and-forth stuff, my friend's come outside (not sure if they saw what was happening, I'll have to ask). Not really wanting to do anything more than this, I walk towards our car and that's the end. (Although I smiled at him the whole time we were leaving the parking lot and even waved goodbye.)
So, what should I do about this? I asked my friend's if I should call the cops or at least tell the people inside In'N'Out what was happening, but they said "If you were a homeless person, you'd be pissed off at the world, too." But, the more I think about it, maybe this could lead to something more serious in the future.
Here's a couple notes:
1. This happened in Sunnyvale, CA (silicon valley).
2. We've seen this guy around the area for the past couple years. He's often shirtless, sprawled on the side of the road in some grassy area.
So, any suggestions on what I should do about this? I could just forget about it, but it just seems weird not to at least warn someone or get it on record. When the guy picked up his cane, I'm pretty sure he didn't mean to use it to balance himself. The police must be aware of him, since I've seen him around a lot for the past few years...
Me: Excuse me?
dude: Quit your yapping!
me: excuse me? (not quite believing what's happening)
dude: Shut the F@#K up!
At this point, I'm pretty pissed off (finally aware he's yelling at me).
me: what's your problem?
dude: Why don't you F@#king stop your yapping.
Here I am outside in'n'out (McDonald's type place for you non-californa guys), at least 10 feet away from him talking to my girlfriend on the phone. From this point, I can't remember the exact sequence of words, but I remember him calling me a pig, or talking like a pig. Calling me a short F@#k. (I'm 5'10", about the same as him) After maybe 30 seconds, I recognize this guy as the homeless person we (me and my roomies) have seen sprawled around the neighborhood. At one point he grabs his cane and walks towards me. I'm pissed enough to say something like "What the F@#k is your problem." And everytime he says something like "You talk like a F@#king pig", I'll say something like "What's your problem, you fat F@#k."
I know, I know. I should've just walked away when he first said something. But by the time I realized what was happening, I was pissed off big time. After maybe a minute of this back-and-forth stuff, my friend's come outside (not sure if they saw what was happening, I'll have to ask). Not really wanting to do anything more than this, I walk towards our car and that's the end. (Although I smiled at him the whole time we were leaving the parking lot and even waved goodbye.)
So, what should I do about this? I asked my friend's if I should call the cops or at least tell the people inside In'N'Out what was happening, but they said "If you were a homeless person, you'd be pissed off at the world, too." But, the more I think about it, maybe this could lead to something more serious in the future.
Here's a couple notes:
1. This happened in Sunnyvale, CA (silicon valley).
2. We've seen this guy around the area for the past couple years. He's often shirtless, sprawled on the side of the road in some grassy area.
So, any suggestions on what I should do about this? I could just forget about it, but it just seems weird not to at least warn someone or get it on record. When the guy picked up his cane, I'm pretty sure he didn't mean to use it to balance himself. The police must be aware of him, since I've seen him around a lot for the past few years...