Fighting with an old, old man… and his wife.

Another pub, this time my glorious home town, (Surfer’s paradise of the Uk…ha).

The day was Christmas Eve, the place was a local members only snooker bar. I was working behind the, the clientele, all locals, were not your flash kind, not that there was even anyone wish cash to flash it in Cornwall. With it being a member’s bar, the beer was cheap. And this was reflected by the people who drank there (not one could play snooker either).

This Christmas Eve, all was happy, people were drinking and being merry, the place was busy but it wasn’t too busy. An old couple, early 70’s, were regulars and had a reputation for being rip off merchants. Any opportunity to cash a duff cheque or short change you, they would. They had been warned. But they were usually Ok, unless drunk.

What with it being Christmas, everyone decided to get drunk, as early as they could. And the lovely old couple decided to get drunk too. Now, as I had plans for the evening (and of course being the consummate professional) I wasn’t drinking yet, so had a clear mind. Said old fella buys a round, two drinks, and gives me a dirty £10 note. So I give him change.

His bitter and drunk old lady takes his change and decides to tell me I’ve ripped them off, they gave me a £20. No no, you’ve been drinking all afternoon, I remember clearly it was £10, we will have to wait until we lock up to check, but I do remember clearly. Growling and swearing ensues, which annoys me, but I leave it.

Until the fella decides to talk to me about it. He probably once was big, apparently he used to wrestle too, but not so big anymore. Still, grabbing my hand for a ‘chat’ he decides to stub a cigarette out on my hand at the same time, pushing it tightly. Nice. I proceed to throw him and his drunk wife (while pushing his burning cigarette off me)

Rest of the pub sees this and once I get back into the pub after throwing them out (walking stick too, nice) one of the locals had taken it upon himself to tell everyone I had been seeing the old lady on the sly and that was the reason for the bust up. Seriously, not you could imagine how old and rancid she was, but didn’t stop the simple locals believing that. Great Christmas that was….
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