Apple Juiced

Thursday, May 17, 2007


(loud) AAAAAAAAAAAAArgh!

't Is not a good morning in Duck Towers!
My iPod has completely packed in. Mini of the first generation with the well known battery problems! Ruddy thing is only 2 years old and I always looked well after it: playing it until dead, never dropped it, only put the very best music on it, ...

At this moment I would like to bump into the guy that verbally abused me yesterday; accusing me of damaging his car... I'm well up for some sort of confrontation!

Let me tell you about the incident.
I was walking home from work, up hill so I got off my bicycle. It was almost a Harry Enfield sketch... I passed a mini that was parking up; quietly walking on the pavement (me). I remember looking at it and thinking "that's a real Mini and in very nice condition too".
When I'm about 50 meters up further someone shouts in an obvious rage "HEY YOU! BITCH WITH THE BIKE!"
Charming, that was me then.
"YOU COME BACK HERE IMMEDIATELY, YOU C-word, YOU BUMPED INTO MY CAR AND I WANT YOUR DETAILS NOW!"
By now this man is jumping up and down next to his car, lots of hand gestures and expletives.
I'd stopped and turned around and told him (I wasn't that far away) "But I never touched it"
"OH YES YOU DID, YOU effing BITCH, I HEARD A NOISE AND YOU WILL COME HERE NOW OR ELSE..."
Upon which I thought "He's obviously raving mad, I didn't touch it and haven't done anything", shrugged and went on.
He kept on shouting obscenities at the top of his voice though. A small public built up - as always. It worried me; he might come running after me but he didn't. Of course. I just went on and ignored the fucker with good reason.
However, I got quite shaken by the whole incident.
Not very nice to be publicly and loudly accused of something you haven't done. And in such an utterly charming way as well.

Now what to do to this feggin' iPod... (voice trailing off)