Feeling Beaten

[Blaster86]

Why am I posting this here? I don't know. I am a Canucks fan, on a Flames board spilling my drunken guts and why? I wish I knew. I guess because I have just fallen so out of love with the Tfarchive and just love this place.

(On the plus fan I was a flames fan for a long time, but city pressure got to me)

I feel done. I got robbed at knife point at work today. I was coward and didn't stop it, although I could've. I chased after the guy but relented when he tried to hit me with a bottle of alcohol he stole. I am emotionally and mentally knackered. I am angry or sad with everyone. I think for the first time in my life hockey no longer matters since I chased after the guy and afterwards realized he could have turned and killed me. Since then I haven't thought straight. My mind has been on what could have been. What if he turned and stabbed me as I chased him? What if I was dead right now?

My mind is done. I went to the Bif Naked show tonight but still I am sitting here thinking "I might have died" despite how drunk I am.

I really don't know why I am sharing this. Maybe I just needed to vent. I sure as hell hope I am reading right and this is the off topic forum. If not I am going to feel stupid tomorrow.

Consider this my first drunk post at CalgaryPuck.

Edit- Oh and happy Birthday Firefly.... whoa typing that was a challenge.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

Why am I posting this here? I don't know. I am a Canucks fan, on a Flames board spilling my drunken guts and why? I wish I knew. I guess because I have just fallen so out of love with the Tfarchive and just love this place.

(On the plus fan I was a flames fan for a long time, but city pressure got to me)

I feel done. I got robbed at knife point at work today. I was coward and didn't stop it, although I could've. I chased after the guy but relented when he tried to hit me with a bottle of alcohol he stole. I am emotionally and mentally knackered. I am angry or sad with everyone. I think for the first time in my life hockey no longer matters since I chased after the guy and afterwards realized he could have turned and killed me. Since then I haven't thought straight. My mind has been on what could have been. What if he turned and stabbed me as I chased him? What if I was dead right now?

My mind is done. I went to the Bif Naked show tonight but still I am sitting here thinking "I might have died" despite how drunk I am.

I really don't know why I am sharing this. Maybe I just needed to vent. I sure as hell hope I am reading right and this is the off topic forum. If not I am going to feel stupid tomorrow.

Consider this my first drunk post at CalgaryPuck.

Edit- Oh and happy Birthday Firefly.... whoa typing that was a challenge.

Hey, it's alright man. You have no obligation to chase after that guy and your employer can't make you repay anything that was stolen. At least you aren't in that big Cybertron in the sky. Get sober dude, and here's to Calgary beating your Nucks next time to make it 5-0

[4X4]

I know how you feel about the "I could have been killed, why did I do that?"...
FYI, that'll take a long time to pass.

What I dont understand is why you think it was cowardly to let the guy run off with a bottle after he stuck a knife in your face. That was the smart half of your decision making process.


Hey. Look on the bright side. You didn't get sliced, you discovered how you react to extrordinary circumstances, and you have your life to decide how you'll respond should it happen again.



My sis got robbed a year ago while making a deposit for her company. The guy had a big hunting knife and he put it on her throat. She calmly handed him the moneybag, he called her a ****, and he took off to buy his drugs or whatever.

She was obviously shaken up for a good week or so, but has since told me that (sans trauma) it was good to know that she can keep her cool when faced with something like that.

I don't know if that helps much...

[Incinerator]

Originally Posted by 4X4

What I dont understand is why you think it was cowardly to let the guy run off with a bottle after he stuck a knife in your face. That was the smart half of your decision making process.


Hey. Look on the bright side. You didn't get sliced, you discovered how you react to extrordinary circumstances, and you have your life to decide how you'll respond should it happen again.

I wholeheartedly agree.

being able to stay composed and walk away in a dangerous situation like this is the best thing you can do. You are being smart not cowardly in that case. Next time (hopefully there will be none) don't even chase him, you have no reason to risk you ass for any job.

I'm assuming you work at a liquor store? A job like that comes with higher risk than an average retail job. Being in a relatively high risk occupation myself (depending what day it is lol) I can assure you that the smartest thing to do in any dangerous situations is to stay alive. Your personal safety should be above all else when you're at work. A dead employee is no good to anyone and any half-decent employer with an ounce of morals will be more than happy to trade a bottle of wine for their employee's safety. DO NOT try to be the hero and chase the criminal next time. Just be glad that you are alive and healthy right now and remember safety first from now on.

[Rubber Ducky]

Blaster, that's an awful thing to have happen to you. But I agree with 4X4 and Incinerator - you're not a coward at all. There's no shame in how you handled yourself. None at all.

Obviously you were shook up, as most anybody would have been in that situation

Look on the situation positively and be thankful for your safety.

[Frank the Tank]

Well, in scenario number one, you put up a fight, get stabbed and die.

Scenario number two, you let him go with a couple hundred bucks worth of property and you live to see another day.

Sounds like you made the right choice my friend.

[Cowperson]

If I'm not mistaken, you can be severely disciplined if you're a bank employee and try to physically halt a robber on the premises.

Obviously banks have determined its just not worth it to them or their employees or their customers.

Maybe there's a lesson there for you as well. Its not worth it to you to be bugged about it. You did the right thing.

Nice drunken plea though!! Consider yourself initiated!!!

Cowperson

[pope04]

What a terrible experience. As someone who has owned a retail business, I think you did the right thing by not putting up a struggle with a knife-wielding loser. What are the percentages in that? You would've been cut and the guy still would've made off with the booze and cash.

[4X4]

Yea, and you never know where the knife has been. I doubt the guy cleaned the thing before tthe robbery. You may have ended up wondering about diseases and stuff for awhile.

[CaramonLS]

You did the right thing in the situation, but it is natural to feel helpless afterwards. Putting your life in danger to stop someone who is making off with money isn't the right thing to do. You don't want to risk harm to yourself and ANY member of law enforcement will tell you you did EXACTLY what you are supposed to do.

It sounds like the gravity of the situation hit you like a truck afterwards.

On the bright side, you will be getting a raise within the next few days (Seriously).

[duncan]

Money and property can be replaced, a life can't. You're not a coward, you made a smart decision quickly, and it kept you alive. Don't let your mind play tricks on you, the anxiety will pass.

[Hakan]

Are you sure it wasn't the Bif Naked concert that almost killed you?

[habernac]

Originally Posted by duncan

Money and property can be replaced, a life can't. You're not a coward, you made a smart decision quickly, and it kept you alive. Don't let your mind play tricks on you, the anxiety will pass.

Well said. It was a very intelligent act. Material goods are easily replaceable. Your life is not. I'd call your actions heroic.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by Hakan

Are you sure it wasn't the Bif Naked concert that almost killed you?

Eh, I saw bif at the Kokanee summit a couple years ago... Great live. Freakin awesome live.

Of course, the flipping of friends onto plastic tables & busting them into millions of pieces while the bouncers laughed, plus the sheer amount of Kokanee may have affected my take on the situation.


Sorry to jack. Back on topic we go...

[icarus]

This is the kind of thing that makes people decide to make a costume and become a superhero. That's my experience anyway.

I'm looking forward to seeing Blaster jumping from rooftop to rooftop if I ever go to Vancouver.

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by 4X4

Eh, I saw bif at the Kokanee summit a couple years ago... Great live. Freakin awesome live.

Yeah, I thought she would be a waste of time when I went to see Billy Idol in Winnipeg but she was actually pretty good the 45 minutes she was on. I never realized she had a killer pair of legs like that too.

[4X4]

That chick goes ape **** on stage. I love it. Her actual music ain't much to brag about, but she sure presents it well.

[ken0042]

Over a period of about 3 months I was robbed 5 times when working at a pizza shop. First one was at gun point, the following 4 were all with knives. I took a bit of ribbing with the last one; I was robbed by a girl, and she stayed on the customer side while I got the cash from the till. I could have grabbed the pizza paddle and used it to disarm her; I was a good fencer in my youth. Why didn't I?

- There was only $30 in the till. This was in the early 90's so I had a pile of 2's in there.
- There were 4 lines on hold representing $80 worth of orders. It was just faster to hand over the money.
- There was a car waiting for her. How could I know if somebody in the car had a gun pointed at me?
- Let's say I did try to disarm her, and she got a lucky jab away first and that knicked my arm, causing me to get stiches. Would $30 have been worth me having a scar on my arm for the rest of my life?

As for the guy who robbed me at gunpoint; the police got a few of us victims together once to try and come up with a composite of the guy. We all agreed that if the gun was placed on a table, and we had to guess if it was real or fake, we would have guessed fake. However with it pointed to your head, it isn't worth the risk.

The one thing that may have saved my life was a previous manager and I went through robbery simulations. When I was being robbed I just fell back on my training. Best thing to remember is to co-operate, and tell the robber that you plan to do so. Tell him of any moves you are going to make (like "I have to put my left hand into my left pocket to get my keys out.)

You will get over this in time. If you have any troubles in your life because of it, call the police. They have a victim's assistance program which will help you get through it all.

[Blaster86]

You guys just don't like Bif because she hates Alberta =-o