strangest mugging?
I was once walking home late at night in Grimsby, and a man walked past me - in a smartish looking suit, I thought nothing of it at first, until he'd walked past and I heard somebody behind me running.
The same chap who'd just walked past me was now in front of me, waving a knife in my face.
'Give me all your money'
'I dont have any' A likely story, he probably thought.
Thing is, I really didn't - I had no electric in my flat, the meter was in debt from the last tenants, and the landlord had done sweet FA about it - i also had no food whatsoever. I was living on water, while waiting for the dole to get their act together and sort my claim out.
I told him this, and he put his knife away, embarrased and apologetic - he kept shaking my hand.
'sorry mate, sorry mate - i'm in the same circumstance.. im waiting for the dole too - but you've got it worse than i have'
and with that, he dug deep and gave me his change - more than a fiver and walked off!
(Davethefan began lurking again on or around, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 17:57, 6 replies)

Haha
an anti-mugging!
( Major Turd for tonight only, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 18:57, closed)

Mugging.
Ur doin it rong.
( Troo Troo Barney McGrew, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 20:04, closed)

Hi Dave
It wasn't Ozzy, was it?
(django0909, Sat 4 Jul 2009, 15:48, closed)

ummm
I dont think it was. Not unless Ozzy wears a suit and hangs around the streets of Grimsby?
It's possible, I suppose.
(Davethefan began lurking again on or around, Sun 5 Jul 2009, 2:09, closed)

mugging = fail

nice of the fella to give you a few quid though. I can certainly realte to your situation at the the time.
(tjn whizzing on the electric fence of life, Sat 4 Jul 2009, 16:12, closed)

yeah it was
i spent a small fortune on tealights that few months without electric. interesting experience though!
(Davethefan began lurking again on or around, Sun 5 Jul 2009, 2:10, closed)