Late Night Harrassment near Shell Station

[ChriswUfGator]

He means the bar called the Loft, in Riverside.

[Bativac]

Last night I had a horrible run in with the midnight mass crowd. 

It was The Loft's 1st anniversary party, so I tried to stop by for a PBR and some Sweet Petes.  There were a bunch of people there, many who were not part of the usual crowd.  There were a few people there that I had seen on their way to midnight mass last week. 

In 3 different instances, people came up to me unprompted and started verbally abusing me.  It's sad, because I have been one of the biggest proponents of the Loft since before it opened. I went by the usual meet up spot on my way home and it was empty.  I assume they were all at The Loft berating customers.

Seriously? You guys are scaring me. Who are these roving gangs of bastards? Hipsters with a vendetta?

[urbaknight]

He means the bar called the Loft, in Riverside.

Oh ok, the one on King st, across the street from Kickbacks?

[Ajax]

In 3 different instances, people came up to me unprompted and started verbally abusing me. 

I realize there's not going to be a satisfactory answer to this question, but do you have any idea why they started picking on you?  Were you wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers shirt or something?  Do you just put off a vibe that says "I want to (or I don't want to) fight"?  I guess more to the point, what can the average person (me) do to make sure that some random assholes don't start this shit with me the next time I'm trying to enjoy a cool refreshing beverage at my favorite bar? 

If this is becoming a regular thing, hopefully the Midnight Mass crowd will start weeding these dickheads out. 

[Lucasjj]

Were you wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers shirt or something?  

Wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers shirt should make someone be admired and rewarded, not harrassed or beaten it. It just shows good taste.

[Captain Zissou]

Honestly I looked not too dissimilar from them. I rode up on a bike, dressed in jeans and a Great Divide Brewery tshirt and flip flops.  I parked my bike, looked it to a tree next to another bike, got some Sweet Pete's and sat down on the curb to eat it.

The most mind boggling confrontation was from 3 girls who looked about 18 and were markedly unattractive and dressed like the girls from Little House on the Prairie.  They were criticizing how I was locking up my bike.  I ignored them for about 30 seconds then had to say something. I said something to the effect of "is your life so pathetic that you have to resort to criticizing how a perfect stranger locks up his bike?"  They walked off.

[Bridges]

That is mind boggling.  What sort of things does one say when mocking someone's bike locking skills? 

I don't mean to make light of your situation, I just can't think of anything that would warrant a nasty comment.
"Oh, he didn't even go through his front tire"
"That's the Kryptonite 2500, soooo last year"
"He didn't even lock his bike, just pulled up, and dropped his lock on the ground"

[urbaknight]

In 3 different instances, people came up to me unprompted and started verbally abusing me. 

I realize there's not going to be a satisfactory answer to this question, but do you have any idea why they started picking on you?  Were you wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers shirt or something?  Do you just put off a vibe that says "I want to (or I don't want to) fight"?  I guess more to the point, what can the average person (me) do to make sure that some random assholes don't start this shit with me the next time I'm trying to enjoy a cool refreshing beverage at my favorite bar? 

If this is becoming a regular thing, hopefully the Midnight Mass crowd will start weeding these dickheads out. 

Well, if you're in a car, just run them over! That's allowed here in jax. As long as those you hit are walking or on a bike. But whatever you do, DO NOT hit another car! That will get you put in jail! You cannot hit one of their precious cars.

[downtownjag]

Were you wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers shirt or something?  

Wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers shirt should make someone be admired and rewarded, not harrassed or beaten it. It just shows good taste.

Incorrect.  These shirts are actually horrendous.  I believe the vast majority of them were last dropped over poverty stricken lands by plane to people in need of clothing.  Said people then became nudists.  :-)

[L.P. Hovercraft]

The most mind boggling confrontation was from 3 girls who looked about 18 and were markedly unattractive and dressed like the girls from Little House on the Prairie.  They were criticizing how I was locking up my bike.  I ignored them for about 30 seconds then had to say something. I said something to the effect of "is your life so pathetic that you have to resort to criticizing how a perfect stranger locks up his bike?"  They walked off.

WTF? Aggro-Amish?!?

[Dog Walker]

Maybe it's a spillover from all of the "Amish Love" romance novels that are popular now.

Weird, Doctor, just weird.

[danno]

The most mind boggling confrontation was from 3 girls who looked about 18 and were markedly unattractive and dressed like the girls from Little House on the Prairie.  They were criticizing how I was locking up my bike.  I ignored them for about 30 seconds then had to say something. I said something to the effect of "is your life so pathetic that you have to resort to criticizing how a perfect stranger locks up his bike?"  They walked off.

WTF? Aggro-Amish?!?

You haven't heard... The Little House on the Prairie/Amish look is all the rage with the up and comming hipster doofus crowd.  Before you know it they will be replacing the bikes with buggys.  You and your showy buttons.

[L.P. Hovercraft]

Watch out, here come the MEANnonites!

[billy]

Gingham Girlzzz

don't f**k with thee

[Wacca Pilatka]

I've been laughing over the Meannonites for a solid five minutes.