What if ?
I am safely at home with our daughters but what if the following events occurred when I was alone at the bar ?
One of two things could have happened, maybe Mr Big would have just gone home or maybe I wouldn't be here to tell the story, but thankfully I wasn't there and this is what happened.
Barry and Joe were sorting out for the end of the night, everyone had left apart from Mr Big. He was terribly drunk and as we know when we have had a few, our views on life change and we lose a lot of our powers of reason. That said some things are unacceptable no matter what state you are in.
Mr Big decided that it was Barry fault that Mrs Big had been taken home and he should have told him, which of course he had. Then he started telling Barry all the things he was doing wrong and Barry asked him to leave. It was very late and he was the last customer, not an unreasonable request, you would think. But for Mr Big this was totally unreasonable, Barry should stay open until he was ready to leave. Barry asked him once more and Mr Big started getting more and more aggressive, Barry told him enough was a enough, 'leave now or I will have no choice I will bar you'.
Barry and Joe were now leading Mr. big outside into the car park so they could lock the bar.
Mr. Big was on a roll 'you can't bar me, you can't bar me'. Barry now fed up with the whole episode told him he was now barred.
"Why Barry? Why Barry?".
Mr Big lunged towards Barry, Joe now by his side put his hands out to stop Mr Big, in the state of total drunkenness Mr Big fell backwards on to the floor. Barry thought that would be the end of it, but it turned out to be the start.
Mr Big got up, was he going to walk towards his car, oh, yes he was driving home in that state. As Barry and Joe turned to walk into the bar they saw a flash of white as Mr Big reversed his car turning slightly until it was facing the other side of the car park, they were both now staring at Mr Big, he smiled and then put his foot down.
BANG !
Straight into the back of our parked car. What the hell was going on. For heavens sake this is totally insane behavior even when there is more alcohol than blood running through your veins.
Mr Big drove off, Barry pressed the panic button on the bar alarm and waited for the Guardia Civil(police) to arrive.
Barry and Joe were in shock, well who wouldn't be, they were in the bar having a drink to try and process what had just happened and calm down. The Guardia Civil arrived and told them they would have to go the station and make a statement in the morning. Then left.
About an hour later, Barry and Joe were having a drink to calm their nerves, they heard a car, who could it be at this time of night, they went outside to see Mr Big coming towards them, shouting threats to Barry about how he needed to watch out for Sam and the girls. Barry pressed the panic button again and waited for the Guardia Civil to reappear, they had a look around, but Mr Big had gone and repeated that needed to report this in the morning also. (Some facts here have been left out for legal reasons.)
Barry and Joe got back to our house around 3.30, they woke me, they were both in a state of shear disbelief and shock. When they told me what had happened I couldn't believe anyone could behave in that way, in fact even four years on I can't believe that one person however drunk could act like that.
I was fast asleep, what was that noise ? Am I dreaming ? There it is again, oh, not a dream the door bell. Up I got I'd only been back in bed about an hour, I opened the door, the Guardia Civil. To be fair my speech in any language when I have just been woken up is not great, but my Spanish must have been dismal that morning. They clarified I was me and then informed me that the windows had been broken, so I told them 'yes I know the window of the car had been broken', they said 'no the windows of the bar', sleepily 'no,no, the car'. 'We need someone to come to the bar because the alarm is going off, because the windows have been smashed'.
For heaven sake this guy had really lost the plot, not only had he written my car off, he now has smashed up my bar.
I got Barry and Joe up to go with them.
What must the Guardia Civil have thought we had only been open four weeks and they had come out to us three times in one night.
In fact our relationship with the local Guardia was made strong by this horrific night, we know most by first names and they supported the bar well through our time there. They would drive by at least twice a day, every day for the whole four years. I even get invited to the fiesta and church service for 'Guardia Civil Day'. Every cloud has a silver lining.
Joe was fantastic through out this sorry situation and we really appreciate the continuing support he has given us.
To be continued .....
(Some facts have been left out for legal reasons.)
All the content of this blog is true, it is of course written from my view point.
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