This is Why I Dont Go Out....

Last night a friend of mine from work called and said they were really looking forward to having me back when I'm ready. He then asked if I was up for having a drink or two at the pub. I asked my fiance (not for permission, but out of mutual respect) and she told me I need to go out and have fun. Well having been told I've become manic lately I said I would be there in about twenty minutes. Once I got there I found my friend and several coworkers. We were about an hour into our fun and I was about three Irish whiskeys on the rocks in when a young lad accidentally spilled his drink on me. I told him it was ok and asked him to be more careful. To witch he responded "F**k you criple" well my Irish temper got the best of me and I jumped out of ky seat like my arse was on fire. Nose to nose I informed him I took offense to that kind of talk while ladies were present. At witch he swung at me. In his drunken stupor he was pretty slow so I put my shillelagh in the way of the hit. He then became more aggressive and tried to bulldog me. So I cracked him on the head with the business end of my blackthorn. He instantly fell to the floor and had a nice sized knot for his trouble. I waited for the police to arrive and gave my statement and they took witness statements. They then decided my actions were in self defense and asked if I would like to press charges. Seeing the look on the lads face I said "No he's learned his lesson." I paid for him to have a cab take him home and I bid my coworkers a good bye and went home feeling sorry for the lad.

@ mick its not my first time dealing with this type of encounter. It's just a pain in the arse when you want to relax and some guy who's young, dumb, and full of c*m feels like being froggy.
@uber I am Irish through and through so a shillelagh is the only stick that will be in my hand. As for his cab that was me being mature hoping he learns from his ignorance.

Well the police and the sheriff's department know me very well and trust my judgement. I didn't press charges because he would've been angry for it. But a huge knot and a nasty hangover will give him plenty of time to think about respect.

@photoman13 I don't go looking for trouble but I was taught never to avoid it of it comes my way. And its put me in some interesting situations more than I care to admit.