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27 April 2008, 06:44 AM | #31 | |
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27 April 2008, 06:49 AM | #32 |
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27 April 2008, 06:51 AM | #33 |
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At the end of it all, Steve......I hope all our comments and advice have been an eye-opener for you.
There is plenty of time for improvement. Just stay off the booze and make some new friends.....and you'll be fine. At least I have to admire one thing about you - you had the balls to admit all of the above on an international forum. Now that does take a lot of guts....and admirable honesty!! Cheers & good luck - JJ
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27 April 2008, 07:06 AM | #35 |
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Thats really sad n I would highly recommend you to take great care anytime with these kind of issues.
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27 April 2008, 07:16 AM | #36 |
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I am 27 years old and must admit, I find myself quite embarrassed for you after reading this post. Sounds like you guys have quite a bit of growing up to do; perhaps this is a good learning lesson. Grow up, find new friends and move on.
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27 April 2008, 07:19 AM | #37 |
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27 April 2008, 07:21 AM | #38 |
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Your friend is an @$$hole and he's only going to bring you down. His problems could have gotten you killed and did get you robbed and you almost lost your heirloom watch. Think about it. 10 years from now you're not going to look back and laugh at this story.
Like Terry says, we've all done things we would like to take back and many of us are not the same person as we were years ago. We have grown up. Move on and stay healthy and safe. I'm glad you're ok. Shame about the expense but thankfully you'll heal and the watch can be fixed. Good luck.
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27 April 2008, 07:29 AM | #40 |
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Always take your watch off when those situations present themselves - from experience.
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27 April 2008, 07:30 AM | #41 |
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Agreed 100%....and then use it as a "knuckle-duster"!!
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Sorry about your loss, but I can't help but think you should have known better.
Hope your healing is going well
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27 April 2008, 08:32 AM | #44 |
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Umm - I know it's been said here before, but I'm compelled to say it again.
You friend is an ASSHOLE with excessive emotional baggage and a drinking problem. I feel sorry for the young people who ran into you two. Lucky for them they could take care of themselves. Had your piece of *s*** friend ran into me at that age I might be the one in hospital because unlike your *asshole* friend I'm not the fighting type. Perhaps your friend will one day bite off more than he can chew and he'll end up dead, or in jail for really hurting an innocent person. Sorry dude - this kind of story winds me up for all the wrong reasons.
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It's knuckle-headed behavior like this that keeps criminal defense attorneys like me in business.
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If you believe you have a serious drinking problem and want to fix it the only thing that works is living sober, i.e., no alcohol at all. Cutting back won't work. Sooner or later your consumption will be back to where it was. Staying sober will involve loosing your so called friend (s), avoiding all situations that involve drinking and appreciating that it is not your Rolex you should be feeling sorry about, it's the people you hurt.
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27 April 2008, 09:14 AM | #49 |
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Did this take place in Manhattan or are you outside of the city? I will not wear my Rolex out drinking with my boys b/c I know anything could happen.
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27 April 2008, 09:16 AM | #50 |
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This thread has not had much to do with watches or Rolexes for quite some time - why not just shut it down....
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27 April 2008, 10:39 AM | #52 |
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I had a "Friend" like this too. Knew him since the 1st grade. When we went to parties in high school, he was always the life of the party. But when we became adults and started going to bars it became apparent that he had some sort of chip on his shoulder that alcohol brought out. He started to pick fights and when he started to ask me to back him up in these idiot beer muscle brawls, I said enough was enough. I stopped going out to bars with him.
That shank could have easily been a 9mm Glock to the back of your head Steve. I think it's time to stop drinking with the guy. |
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i agree. shut the thread down.
best, dan Last edited by unclesallie; 27 April 2008 at 10:58 AM.. Reason: nothing to add, just cumulative |
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The reason you're receiving so much hostility is because you and your friend did attack some poor kids, and well...thankfully you guys didn't end up killing some kids.
Treat others like how you would liked to be treated, at least that's how I live my life. I don't have many friends, and the ones I do are level headed, mature and responsible. I guess there's a plus side to having less friends as well than having those that rope you into trouble. The watch seems like the least of your problems in life, and incidents like this continue to add to the 'Rolex stigma'. This says it all:
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27 April 2008, 12:41 PM | #56 |
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Perhaps your friend can pay for your watch and other expenses? That's the least he could do if he's sorry. That guy ruined your life.
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27 April 2008, 12:46 PM | #57 |
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i am always one for standing buy your friends but by joining in you are endorsing his terrible behaviour. if he wants to fight them let him- is twelve staples worth it for the idiocy of your alcoholic friend
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could only happen in nyc!
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27 April 2008, 01:17 PM | #59 |
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Not necessarily. This was an open invitation for an accident just waiting to happen.
Those other guys were minding their own business. Steve's drunken friend asked for it by instigating them and trying to aggravate the situation. If he had just gone about his business, nothing would have happened. JJ
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27 April 2008, 02:06 PM | #60 |
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In my life I have been in similar situations and I have found that one of the hardest things to do but the most essential is to change your friends. At the time it feels like you are abandoning them but the reality is you must. If you want to grow out of this phase of your life and move on to success you really don't have an option, they are on a destruction course and unless you want to accompany them you must move on and not look back. Its like dumping an ex girlfriend that just won't let up but you know you have to go forward and get on with your life. If they want advice somewhere down the line and they are committed to change help them, if not help yourself and forget about them.
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