Square go

Just had an odd encounter with a huge Brian Blessed look-a-like. I got out of the car and became immediately aware of this gigantic behemoth of a man stumbling towards me with his eyes fixed squarely on mine.

As he got closer there was a subtle shift in the feeling in the pit of my stomach and I knew instinctively he was planning to hit me. All I could think was “I’m going to have to drop you and you’re a big man”. Completely calm.

Anyway, all I could say was “Awright?” and he grabbed my elbow really savagely. And then he just seemed to make light of the whole thing, laugh, try and give me some kind of pissed man hug and stumble on. I have no doubt that he was planning to have a go though. I don’t know what put him off. Maybe it was me standing up to my full height (not that I’m overly tall) as I got out of the drivers seat. I don’t know.

Just goes to show. In Leith, you always think it will be the Neds that get you. This bloke looked like a perfectly respectable middle aged man. Something or someone had clearly upset him.

Strange.

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