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 hora
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Well done Harry Hall Cycles. Well done. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

Circa 5 early teen boys, ok they were being a PITA, on bikes (a few nice early-adoptor bikes) and as kids do they were asking too many questions. Now I didn't witness the start but they were winding the staff up no doubt. A couple of the kids were polite and made way for me/my son. Just because they didn't have a bulging wallet out? Why the swearing and threatening to punch the kids in the mouth?

Seriously uncool and I hope you are ashamed if you post on STW. Believe me if you'd have physically touched those children I would have protected them.

So what if they were mouthy? Man up. Don't threaten them infront of a potential customer.


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 3:51 pm
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i think there are other places that you sohuld report this to.


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 3:52 pm
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No make sure you do it where no one can see you. ๐Ÿ˜ฏ


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 3:53 pm
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Did you say this to the shop staff? Or just use the, much more effective, approach of waiting to say it to the intarweb?


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 3:53 pm
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Who to? Its a one store bikeshop so no one to answer to.


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 3:55 pm
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Two shop working guys in Evans on Deansgate yesterday man handled some teenage scrotes out of the door. I'd have given each of those kids a boot up the arse as well.
I was there with my wife and daughter to try and buy a bike, not have to listen to the little gobshites mouthing off and generally being dickheads.
What would have been the better option Hora? Ask them ever so nicely to be not so rude and kindly apologise to all before exiting the store in a civilised manner?


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 3:56 pm
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did you "man up" and tell the shouty, punchy, threateny men how you felt before running off to type on your 'puter?


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 3:56 pm
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Ain't not telling off like a STW-as-proxy telling off.

You get 'em tiger!


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 3:57 pm
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There was nearly a bloodbath. But there wasn't.


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 3:57 pm
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Ah.. I type too slow... pathetic hora, pathetic ๐Ÿ˜•


 
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[b]Believe me if you'd have physically touched those children I would have protected them.[/b]

Do you have a costume.


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 3:57 pm
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Monksie I know the type you mean. These kids didn't look 'Salford types'.

GW no maybe I should but I'll pop them an email (not that'd visit the place again anyway).


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 3:59 pm
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Do you have a costume.

No need. You can't polish awesome.


 
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South Manchester middle class vigilante in too upset to finish espresso shocker?


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 4:01 pm
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Should I write a strongly worded letter to my MP? ๐Ÿ˜†


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 4:01 pm
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Should I write a strongly worded letter to my MP?

Just make sure you sign it with someone else's name to avoid any blowback.


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 4:03 pm
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"These kids didn't look 'Salford types'"

Sorry?


 
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hang on a minute - you're kicking off about the shop owner being abusive to kids, infront of you and your kid, but if he'd have go physical you would have abused him [i]in front of your own son[/i]???

Warped logic there my friend


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 4:09 pm
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no maybe I should but I'll pop them an email
Ha ha ha ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 4:11 pm
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There is a man, a man who would not stand by and watch, a man who plays with people like a mountain man plays a banjo.

But he goes to zoos.


 
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But he goes to zoos.

Genuine lol.


 
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hang on a minute - you're kicking off about the shop owner being abusive to kids, infront of you and your kid, but if he'd have go physical you would have abused him in front of your own son???

Warped logic there my friend

Like father like son isnet!

I believe that it's probably too late, Bets on whether his son is in jail before the age of 21!


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 4:14 pm
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"Shut up crime!"


 
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Two shop working guys in Evans on Deansgate yesterday man handled some teenage scrotes out of the door. I'd have given each of those kids a boot up the arse as well.
I was there with my wife and daughter to try and buy a bike, not have to listen to the little gobshites mouthing off and generally being dickheads.

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and if you walk out of the door of Evans, up the side street,100 yards, you will arrive at Manchster central Police station, full of Police officers who are trained and capable of removing said oiks to a nice concrete cell.

Oh and its not that far to Harry Halls as well.


 
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Posted : 31/07/2011 4:35 pm
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Ever wished you hadn't started a thread?


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 4:36 pm
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just to say people in there are really nice!!!


 
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Project. I'm more than aware where central Manchester nick is (being a local) and also that any bobby in there would have probably done verty little other than say "chuck the shits out" but thank you anyway, cocker.

I'm confused now. Who's son, and who was going to kick off about kicking off in front of saome random not previously mentioned son?


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 6:31 pm
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monksie - read the op again.

Hora says

Believe me if you'd have physically touched those children I would have protected them.
which leads me to believe that, if the owner had got physical, Hora would have replied in kind.

Earlier in the post, Hora says

A couple of the kids were polite and made way for me/my son

Maybe I'm just jumping to conculsions here, but it seems to me that Hora would have given the guy in the shop a bit of a slap if he'd have kicked of on the kids. This, in my opinion is nothing short of a disgusting thing to do infront of your own child.

Does this make sense now?


 
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Yes. No longer confused. Thank you.


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 6:41 pm
 hora
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Back from the pub. I'm confused dot com ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 6:42 pm
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Morgs - stopping an adult from assaulting a kid is a disgusting thing to do in front of your own child?


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 6:45 pm
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In a Zoo?


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 6:46 pm
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I wouldn't give anyone abit of a slap. You'll find me as the most non-violent person and happy-go-lucky in person. I do hate inbalance or someone suffering though. Maybe I should get one of those suits above like the Salford lad who 'patrols' the streets at night ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 6:51 pm
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can't be arsed.....


 
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Mmmm. One or two of the staff in there have also been too vocal in taking the piss out customers in ear-shot of other customers (not just once). Might not be entirely relevant other than 'it's not cool' (but I'm sure they think they are). I think one or two staff in there shouldn't be in 'customer service'.


 
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Yossarian, that IS hora!


 
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I should get one of those suits above like the Salford lad who 'patrols' the streets at night

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http://www.channel4.com/programmes/superheroes-of-suburbia/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1

So its just to get free advertisong for your new channel 4 show this friday then, very clever.

Ps, what tyres and gloves for a super hero.


 
Posted : 31/07/2011 7:24 pm
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Funnily places that I would frequent again I do complain about. Evans Trafford isn't (or at least wasn't) even close to Evans Deansgates customer service skills.

The founder of Richer Sounds (well prob not him) wrote back to me to thank me for my praise of the staff in their Deansgate store.


 
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Posted : 31/07/2011 7:28 pm
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There was nearly a bloodbath. But there wasn't.

No need. You can't polish awesome.

South Manchester middle class vigilante in too upset to finish espresso shocker?

Genuine comedy gold, all of you.... ๐Ÿ˜€


 
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Morgs - stopping an adult from assaulting a kid is a disgusting thing to do in front of your own child?

Not my point. My point is that Hora seems to take exception if it had got violent, but is more than happy to use violence in front of his child.

Many more options available IMHO. Eg, walk away.

I work on the doors and have needed to use force as well as stopping force being used. One thing for sure is I would always explore [b][i][u]EVERY[/u][/i][/b] opportunity to get out of the situation before my child saw me in a violent situation.


 
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