Life goes on

Saturday night started early when I joined everyone at the bar before 6 for what I thought would be just a birthday drink for Roberta. I figured I would stay for an hour or so before I would head home for dinner. I had borrowed $20 and I was hoping to use some of that to put some gas in my car so I figured I would have one or two drinks. I got back the packages I'd forgotten the night before. I ended up there until past 12 and almost got into a fight.

After I'd stayed longer than I thought and had something to eat I was about to leave at 7:30 when in walks Mike PC. We've all grown tired of his act and really wished he would go away. So after an hour he did. But right after he left this guy and this girl come in and start playing on the pool table right in our area. We didn't pay much attention except they kept getting in the way.

After they finished playing the girl goes down near the other side of the bar but the guy comes over to us and asks us to all chip in for money for the jukebox. What he really wanted was to meet Janet and Roberta. I never know how to handle these situations because I knew this guy was an asshole, but there is always a chance that maybe Janet of Roberta want to meet this guy. But as I expected they really didn't. He asked Janet her phone number before he even knew her name ... which Janet wouldn't give him either of. What kind of guy tries to meet people by asking them for money for the jukebox? Doesn't offer to buy then a drink even? So I stood back and waited. This guy was getting no encouragement from anyone in our group but he still wasn't leaving. Roberta even said to him "you are here with a woman and you are hitting on us? That's not cool." He said "but I'm not in love".

So I knew he wasn't taking any hints and he really was pissing me off. I was sitting with Jami keeping an eye out along with other friends Tony and Judy. Meanwhile the guy's girlfriend is talking to Andy at the other end of the bar. Andy is in the bar a lot but is a little creepy and some say may even be gay. At one point they put their coats on and left. They returned after a few minutes. They could have gone out for a smoke but more likely there were drugs involved. Meanwhile this guy is getting louder and more obnoxious. Roberta must have said something to the bartended because he offer to buy this guy a drink on the house of he would just move down to the other end of the bar. He would have no part of it. I was still keeping my eyes on things from a distance but then Tony came over and said things were getting tense. So I walked over to stand behind Roberta and Judy. I could this guy was getting frustrated and wanted a confrontation. Judy told he to go and so did Roberta and he looked like he might raise his hand to Roberta so I immediately stepped in and said "now you need to go away that we had had enough". He just said "fuck you and what are you going to do about it". I just told him he needs to move now. Of course I said it really loud and was only seconds away for going at it. The 2 bartenders came right in and got between me and him and told him he needed to go. Roberta and Janet pushed me away but if he even tried to do anything I was ready. I could feel my blood boiling... and I never get this way.

After this guy absolutely refused to leave and even picked up a beer bottle the police came in and tool him outside. That was the last we saw of him but the girlfriend was still there. During the time when he was escorted out she stayed away and never even went outside. After about 10 minutes when things calmed down she sidles over and asks Roberta what she did to her "friend" and who called the cops. Roberta, not one to back down told her she needed to go and see what happened to her friend and get away. She left after she realized we weren't taking any more crap from anyone.

Quite a night. We all waited about a half hour before we all left together. Everyone got home safe. We still don't know what happened to the jerk and his girlfriend.