What would you do if.....

[pufiZzle]

You know how everyone always plays those scenarios's through their minds?  Well.........."what would you do if you got robbed at gun point" happened yesterday where I work.

And I failed miserably.  Ran like a bitch as soon as I saw the guy pointing his gun.  Left my employees to fend for themselves.  Just turned into a huge pussy.

NEXT TIME I will definitely step up and try and stop him..........................lol at that.  I'm running again.   

[WillieWatanabe]

weird.

[OK_Cat]

 

[CNS]

Need more description.  How did this go down?  What kind of a scenario was it?  Do your employees hate you now?  Why are you such a huge pussy?

[Rage Against the McKee]

You should probably give your employees a raise for putting them in that situation.

[Brock Landers]

You will probably have to either quit, or hire a brand new staff because the people there now will forever view you as a total FP.  They will definitely never respect you again.  Sorry, no going back from this dude. 

[Poster formerly known as jthutch]

pffft you manage a 7/11 in KCMO?

[j rake]

[pufiZzle]

Dude came in with pistol pointing (sideways obviously) and yelled "merry christmas, bitches!".(<---- )   2 of my employees were up front and myself and a few others were in the back of the store.  We all ran.  The 2 guys up front just opened their drawers and handed over the cash.  (Do not manage 7/11........altho prob same robber since I am in kcmo and I know he hit a wendy's as well)

On a side note......when running I was calling 911 where I was on hold for 2 minutes.  "Please hold for the next available operator"     As I am staring at the gunman walking through our parking lot I am ON HOLD with 911.  Unbelievable.

The cops were even slower.  Showing up 12 minutes later to a freaking armed robbery call. 

[Rage Against the McKee]

Dude came in with pistol pointing (sideways obviously) and yelled "merry christmas, bitches!".(<---- )   2 of my employees were up front and myself and a few others were in the back of the store.  We all ran.  The 2 guys up front just opened their drawers and handed over the cash.  (Do not manage 7/11........altho prob same robber since I am in kcmo and I know he hit a wendy's as well)

On a side note......when running I was calling 911 where I was on hold for 2 minutes.  "Please hold for the next available operator"     As I am staring at the gunman walking through our parking lot I am ON HOLD with 911.  Unbelievable.

The cops were even slower.  Showing up 12 minutes later to a freaking armed robbery call. 

Did you at least get the guy's license plate number?

[j rake]

By the way, I used to run this scenario through my head all the time, only I pictured myself being in a classroom rather than a gas station. I am convinced that I would do the following:

Find the person in the classroom I care most about, grab them, and shove them in a closet. Then, I would charge the gunman with a desk, knocking him to the floor. Then I would step on his throat while somebody who knows stuff about guns grabs the gun (I know nothing about guns and am absolutely horrified by them.)

If a gunman approached me on the street, I would run in zig zags, but not in a pattern.

The life-or-death scenario I play out most in my head is when I'm taking long drives on the highway, wondering what I would do if my brakes went out and I had to ditch the car. Do you smash it into a guard rail? Do you try to turn the wheel really fast? I really have no idea, especially if you are going downhill or around a corner. What I think I'd do is unbuckle my seatbelt, roll down the window, and then jump out. Would I survive that?

[pufiZzle]

Dude came in with pistol pointing (sideways obviously) and yelled "merry christmas, bitches!".(<---- )   2 of my employees were up front and myself and a few others were in the back of the store.  We all ran.  The 2 guys up front just opened their drawers and handed over the cash.  (Do not manage 7/11........altho prob same robber since I am in kcmo and I know he hit a wendy's as well)

On a side note......when running I was calling 911 where I was on hold for 2 minutes.  "Please hold for the next available operator"     As I am staring at the gunman walking through our parking lot I am ON HOLD with 911.  Unbelievable.

The cops were even slower.  Showing up 12 minutes later to a freaking armed robbery call. 

Did you at least get the guy's license plate number?

Nope.  He had a truck waiting for him across the street and it was already getting dark outside.  Was able to describe him as an african american (black guy) dressed in all black with a ski mask in a black small truck.  Ford Ranger?

[Rage Against the McKee]

By the way, I used to run this scenario through my head all the time, only I pictured myself being in a classroom rather than a gas station. I am convinced that I would do the following:

Find the person in the classroom I care most about, grab them, and shove them in a closet. Then, I would charge the gunman with a desk, knocking him to the floor. Then I would step on his throat while somebody who knows stuff about guns grabs the gun (I know nothing about guns and am absolutely horrified by them.)

If a gunman approached me on the street, I would run in zig zags, but not in a pattern.

The life-or-death scenario I play out most in my head is when I'm taking long drives on the highway, wondering what I would do if my brakes went out and I had to ditch the car. Do you smash it into a guard rail? Do you try to turn the wheel really fast? I really have no idea, especially if you are going downhill or around a corner. What I think I'd do is unbuckle my seatbelt, roll down the window, and then jump out. Would I survive that?

You could just put the car in neutral, turn off the ignition, and wait for the car to coast to a stop, or at least slow down enough to run it off the road safely.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Dude came in with pistol pointing (sideways obviously) and yelled "merry christmas, bitches!".(<---- )   2 of my employees were up front and myself and a few others were in the back of the store.  We all ran.  The 2 guys up front just opened their drawers and handed over the cash.  (Do not manage 7/11........altho prob same robber since I am in kcmo and I know he hit a wendy's as well)

On a side note......when running I was calling 911 where I was on hold for 2 minutes.  "Please hold for the next available operator"     As I am staring at the gunman walking through our parking lot I am ON HOLD with 911.  Unbelievable.

The cops were even slower.  Showing up 12 minutes later to a freaking armed robbery call. 

Did you at least get the guy's license plate number?

Nope.  He had a truck waiting for him across the street and it was already getting dark outside.  Was able to describe him as an african american (black guy) dressed in all black with a ski mask in a black small truck.  Ford Ranger?

 

[CNS]

Dude came in with pistol pointing (sideways obviously)  

... and yelled "merry christmas, bitches!".(<---- )  

 

[j rake]

Dude came in with pistol pointing (sideways obviously) and yelled "merry christmas, bitches!".(<---- )   2 of my employees were up front and myself and a few others were in the back of the store.  We all ran.  The 2 guys up front just opened their drawers and handed over the cash.  (Do not manage 7/11........altho prob same robber since I am in kcmo and I know he hit a wendy's as well)

On a side note......when running I was calling 911 where I was on hold for 2 minutes.  "Please hold for the next available operator"     As I am staring at the gunman walking through our parking lot I am ON HOLD with 911.  Unbelievable.

The cops were even slower.  Showing up 12 minutes later to a freaking armed robbery call. 

You did the right thing. But I still think it's best to be aggressive and force the gunman to make a decision. Most of these robbers are wimps. They don't actually plan on using the gun, and never think that far ahead. If you charge after him, there's a good chance he retreats and rushes out the door. If that happens, you've saved your employees, you are a hero, the local news is calling you and, if you come off as likable, maybe even the national outlets, too.

Of course, if you're wrong, you're dead.

[Poster formerly known as jthutch]

By the way, I used to run this scenario through my head all the time, only I pictured myself being in a classroom rather than a gas station. I am convinced that I would do the following:

Find the person in the classroom I care most about, grab them, and shove them in a closet. Then, I would charge the gunman with a desk, knocking him to the floor. Then I would step on his throat while somebody who knows stuff about guns grabs the gun (I know nothing about guns and am absolutely horrified by them.)

If a gunman approached me on the street, I would run in zig zags, but not in a pattern.

The life-or-death scenario I play out most in my head is when I'm taking long drives on the highway, wondering what I would do if my brakes went out and I had to ditch the car. Do you smash it into a guard rail? Do you try to turn the wheel really fast? I really have no idea, especially if you are going downhill or around a corner. What I think I'd do is unbuckle my seatbelt, roll down the window, and then jump out. Would I survive that?

You could just put the car in neutral, turn off the ignition, and wait for the car to coast to a stop, or at least slow down enough to run it off the road safely.

  If you are going down hill neutral is not a good idea.  Unless the accelerator is stuck.

[CNS]

The life-or-death scenario I play out most in my head is when I'm taking long drives on the highway, wondering what I would do if my brakes went out and I had to ditch the car. Do you smash it into a guard rail? Do you try to turn the wheel really fast? I really have no idea, especially if you are going downhill or around a corner. What I think I'd do is unbuckle my seatbelt, roll down the window, and then jump out. Would I survive that?

Find the nearest hill, put car in N and go up hill.  If this fails to work, find the nearest pool/lake and get wet(always wanted to do this).

[CNS]

By the way, I used to run this scenario through my head all the time, only I pictured myself being in a classroom rather than a gas station. I am convinced that I would do the following:

Find the person in the classroom I care most about, grab them, and shove them in a closet. Then, I would charge the gunman with a desk, knocking him to the floor. Then I would step on his throat while somebody who knows stuff about guns grabs the gun (I know nothing about guns and am absolutely horrified by them.)

If a gunman approached me on the street, I would run in zig zags, but not in a pattern.

The life-or-death scenario I play out most in my head is when I'm taking long drives on the highway, wondering what I would do if my brakes went out and I had to ditch the car. Do you smash it into a guard rail? Do you try to turn the wheel really fast? I really have no idea, especially if you are going downhill or around a corner. What I think I'd do is unbuckle my seatbelt, roll down the window, and then jump out. Would I survive that?

You could just put the car in neutral, turn off the ignition, and wait for the car to coast to a stop, or at least slow down enough to run it off the road safely.

  If you are going down hill neutral is not a good idea.  Unless the accelerator is stuck.

REVERSE!!!!!

[MeatSauce]

yelled "merry christmas, bitches!".(<---- )   

1000000x LOL

[j rake]

REVERSE!!!!!

 

[Poster formerly known as jthutch]

Or park, Will tear the hell out of your transmission though but better alive I guess.  If this is really a fear of yours you should get a manual transmission vehicle then you can just down shift to slow yourself down.

[ew2x4]

I would probably take out my concealed Sig Sauer and put him down.

[Saulbadguy]

Fire a pan of hot bacon grease at his assy nipples.

[pissclams]

Fire a pan of hot bacon grease at his assy nipples.

that happened to a friend of mine.  his burn was pretty bad but he used Silver Sulfadiazine and had good success.