Doing a runner

fishy fishy · 07-09-2012 10:14AM

The Don 1985 wrote: »

I've never done a runner from a restaurant but what I have done is leave one of our mean friends to foot the bill. Now before people start the usual your some friends etc. etc. this lad is a very good friend but incredibiliy tight with money. He would want the bill split to the last cent. So one day we all went for some grub in Limerick, we sat down had a two course meal along with 2 bottles of red. When it came to the bill , I said I was going to the toilet as did one of the other guys, which we did before slipping out the door. Our other buddy, set his ring tones off in his pocket and went outside to take the 'call' ....after about 15 mins we called him told him we were waiting for him in the pub and had a pint of for him. Ha ha . Did we pay him back ?? Be f*ck we didnt, he owed us that and more for putting up wit his mean ways for the last 15 years ....

RE: Runners, I have ran from more taxis than I care to remember in my college years. Was a dab hand at it come my final year.

to be hones I think somebody doing a runner or assaulting a taxi man is despicable and don't deserve any respect. These guys are out bringing drunks, druggies, and every other type home at night - they have to fight for every fare they get - for some twat to do a runner on them while they are at their job is disgusting. They have mortgages to pay, kids to rear, just like every other decent person. Shame on you. Who do you people think you are thinking that taxi people are there to be abused like that. You'll get your karma for that.

Where To · 07-09-2012 10:15AM

Shryke wrote: »

I'm not entirely innocent but nothing quite like the OP, a fairly moderate story compared, but good luck if I'm telling any kind of story here with these miserable high horse attitudes.
He was starving for 3 days and had no money so he did a runner and he regrets it now. Get over yourselves.
Next time I think humanity has gone to crap I'll remind myself that such robotic paragons of virtue exist on boards.

Stealing is stealing, no excuses.

fishy fishy · 07-09-2012 10:15AM

Shryke wrote: »

I'm not entirely innocent but nothing quite like the OP, a fairly moderate story compared, but good luck if I'm telling any kind of story here with these miserable high horse attitudes.
He was starving for 3 days and had no money so he did a runner and he regrets it now. Get over yourselves.
Next time I think humanity has gone to crap I'll remind myself that such robotic paragons of virtue exist on boards.

FAIL

he was "starving" for three days and got someone else to take the wrap for him.

holystungun9 · 07-09-2012 10:16AM

fishy fishy wrote: »

FAIL

he was "starving" for three days and got someone else to take the wrap for him.

Ummm, wrap.

CreepingDeath · 07-09-2012 10:17AM

fishy fishy wrote: »

FAIL

he was "starving" for three days and got someone else to take the wrap for him.

He stole a wrap as well?

Mr. CooL ICE · 07-09-2012 10:17AM

Never ran from anything. Like a Lannister, I always pay my debts.

However, I avoid paying for a TV license when I can. I don't consider that running from anything. I simply refuse to pay for a service which I never use.

Bruce7 · 07-09-2012 10:18AM

ZETOR_IS_BETTER wrote: »

Its always a great read when a thread does not turn out as expected for the op and they end up running away from it.

There's nothing more for me to say in it. Some people might actually share their own stories, the high horse brigade will get their kicks being judgmental, or nobody will post in it and it will die on its arse.

Mr.Crinklewood · 07-09-2012 10:18AM

CreepingDeath wrote: »

And what have you done to make amends?

You can use Google Street View to go down Las Ramblas and find out the Restaurant name and pay them back now.

Or a charity donation of say €50 to some soup kitchen feeding the poor here?

Bump ( guessing the OP missed this idea to make amends )

antodeco · 07-09-2012 10:21AM

fishy fishy wrote: »

kids to rear, just like every other decent person.

Woah woah! Keep that to yourself!!

Shryke · 07-09-2012 10:22AM

Where To wrote: »

Shryke wrote: »

I'm not entirely innocent but nothing quite like the OP, a fairly moderate story compared, but good luck if I'm telling any kind of story here with these miserable high horse attitudes.
He was starving for 3 days and had no money so he did a runner and he regrets it now. Get over yourselves.
Next time I think humanity has gone to crap I'll remind myself that such robotic paragons of virtue exist on boards.

Stealing is stealing, no excuses.

A tree is a tree, no excuses. That's what you sounds like. :P No argument there at all. No one is saying stealing is a good thing tbh.
The OP can defend himself if he wants. The notion that a person who's repentant about doing a silly runner with someone else in tow while they're both starving should get so much flak is fairly sad. Hunger is hunger, no excuses.

fishy fishy · 07-09-2012 10:24AM

Bruce7 wrote: »

There's nothing more for me to say in it. Some people might actually share their own stories, the high horse brigade will get their kicks being judgmental, or nobody will post in it and it will die on its arse.

so if you disagree with dishonesty and thieving, you are now on your "high horse"

:o That's one for the books.

Funglegunk · 07-09-2012 10:25AM

Bruce7 wrote: »

There's nothing more for me to say in it. Some people might actually share their own stories, the high horse brigade will get their kicks being judgmental, or nobody will post in it and it will die on its arse.

This is your horse OP.

fishy fishy wrote: »

so if you disagree with dishonesty and thieving, you are now on your "high horse" :o That's one for the books.

You can see some lad being up in court for aggravated murder saying, "Ah would yas all just get off your high horse!"

fishy fishy · 07-09-2012 10:26AM

Shryke wrote: »

A tree is a tree, no excuses. That's what you sounds like. :P No argument there at all. No one is saying stealing is a good thing tbh.
The OP can defend himself if he wants. The notion that a person who's repentant about doing a silly runner with someone else in tow while they're both starving should get so much flak is fairly sad. Hunger is hunger, no excuses.

believe me, if you are truly hungry, it's not planning a three course meal with wine and an accomplice you would be thinking of. (and insulting her to boot).
Funny world if we all decided to do that when we were "hungry".

mitosis · 07-09-2012 10:28AM

Shryke wrote: »

A tree is a tree, no excuses. That's what you sounds like. :P No argument there at all. No one is saying stealing is a good thing tbh.
The OP can defend himself if he wants. The notion that a person who's repentant about doing a silly runner with someone else in tow while they're both starving should get so much flak is fairly sad. Hunger is hunger, no excuses.

And the two bottles of wine? Thirst, eh?

Father Damo · 07-09-2012 10:30AM

notsobusy wrote: »

Had to do numerous runners from the cops in the States when I was there. I was in College there but still 6 months under the age of 21!! I can remember running away from loads of houses completely loaded as the cops chased all the under age drinkers

Fun times

They really do that? Thought that was only in comedies!

If I was a taxi man I would mow down a runaway without a seconds thought being honest.

El Guapo! · 07-09-2012 10:32AM

I remember when you could start a thread like this in AH and get lots of funny responses and stories without the fear of being lectured to death by everyone.
The OP never asked for anyone's opinions on what he did. He asked does anybody else have any similar funny stories. So far all he's gotten is posts telling him how awful he is.
Sad times.
It's Friday people, cheer up and have a bit of a laugh. You don't have to express your moral outrage on everything in here.

CreepingDeath · 07-09-2012 10:33AM

ZETOR_IS_BETTER wrote: »

Its always a great read when a thread does not turn out as expected for the op and they end up running away from it.

Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition

floggg · 07-09-2012 10:33AM

Shryke wrote: »

Where To wrote: »

Shryke wrote: »

I'm not entirely innocent but nothing quite like the OP, a fairly moderate story compared, but good luck if I'm telling any kind of story here with these miserable high horse attitudes.
He was starving for 3 days and had no money so he did a runner and he regrets it now. Get over yourselves.
Next time I think humanity has gone to crap I'll remind myself that such robotic paragons of virtue exist on boards.

Stealing is stealing, no excuses.

A tree is a tree, no excuses. That's what you sounds like. :P No argument there at all. No one is saying stealing is a good thing tbh.
The OP can defend himself if he wants. The notion that a person who's repentant about doing a silly runner with someone else in tow while they're both starving should get so much flak is fairly sad. Hunger is hunger, no excuses.

So if my family is hungry is it ok if I break into your house for money to feed them?

He was over on holidays or whatever. If he decided to go to Barcelona for the summer he should have made it his business to make sure he could feed himself.

And your telling me there's no way he could have gotten friends or family to send him €100 to feed himself? Or to fly him home?

Even if he couldn't have, there was still begging or a soup kitchen type thing for the homeless. But I suppose that would have put a bigger dent in his pride then stealing.

Lastly, as has been pointed out, hard to really buy into the desperation of the situation when he's ordering a couple of bottles of wine.

Really not much difference in this from stealing the equivalent amount of money from a shop cash register.

Kolido · 07-09-2012 10:37AM

Shryke wrote: »

I'm not entirely innocent but nothing quite like the OP, a fairly moderate story compared, but good luck if I'm telling any kind of story here with these miserable high horse attitudes.
He was starving for 3 days and had no money so he did a runner and he regrets it now. Get over yourselves.
Next time I think humanity has gone to crap I'll remind myself that such robotic paragons of virtue exist on boards.

If you're skint and starving for three days there are other ways of getting a bit of grub without stealing. By the way, if times were so tough, why didn't you just go home, assumming this was a possibilty of course.
But to be honset, I don't beleive this story for one moment.

YFlyer · 07-09-2012 10:40AM

No fit birds in Barcelona?

Ush1 · 07-09-2012 10:40AM

It's weird, I can't get my head around people who don't have any kind of concept of planning. Even on a minor scale such as, how am I going to eat tommorow?

Not to get sanctimonious but this must have been the mentality of our government for long periods.

It's like with car loans and things on higher purchase, people just think it's free stuff and that you never REALLY have to pay for it.

Bruce7 · 07-09-2012 10:41AM

fishy fishy wrote: »

so if you disagree with dishonesty and thieving, you are now on your "high horse" :o That's one for the books.

No, if you are persistently judgmental about other people, and this makes you feel good, and forget your own failings, you are on your high horse.

If you and all the others will shut up about it, maybe the thread can be salvaged.

I went back to Barcelona a few years later in better circumstances and intended to make amends. The restaurant was not there any more. This is very common there, as many bars and restaurants only open for the summer, so it didn't go out of business because of me, before some preachy w@nker pipes up with that. A bit like pop up restaurants. I couldn't pay them back, but I do believe I paid it forward many times over. I donate a four figure sum to charity every year, and always tip generously in restaurants. I have also never done anything else like that in the intervening 15 years.

So, I never made it to Juarez, Mexico, but as someone who did once said,

"Kiss my ass and suck my dick... everyone."

syklops · 07-09-2012 10:42AM

Dean09 wrote: »

I remember when you could start a thread like this in AH and get lots of funny responses and stories without the fear of being lectured to death by everyone.
The OP never asked for anyone's opinions on why he did. He asked does anybody else have any similar funny stories. So far all he's gotten is posts telling him how awful he is.
Sad times.
It's Friday people, cheer up and have a bit of a laugh. You don't have to express your moral outrage on everything in here.

He doesnt paint him self in a great light though does he. Calling his accomplice "a fat bird" isn't exactly endearing. "She managed to wobble about 20 metres".

Everyone likes a story about a wiley rascal who got one over someone, but the OP just comes across like an eejit. And not a charming one either. Its also all very well saying I was starving and needed the food, but the 3 course meal and the 2 bottles of wine were a bit uncalled for. Was it the cheapest wine on the menu? I bet it wasn't. If it was as late as he said it was, he could have waited a bit longer, gone round the back and asked if there was any Paella going a begging.

This could have been a great thread but it was doomed by the OPs attitude in post #1.

Oranage2 · 07-09-2012 10:42AM

Not proud of it but one night after a college social many years ago, my mate and I had no money left for a taxi home, being very intoxicated we didnt fancy our chances running from a taxi driver either. Next of all we walk past a taxi stopped at traffic lights and the driver was literally 30 stone.

Well lets just say the taxi man never received payment. I've only ever done it that once, still feel pretty scummy doing it.

NoQuarter · 07-09-2012 10:42AM

Well OP i found your story amusing, as if that is the worst thing to ever happen in the world! OP knows it was wrong like he said. Everyone preaching has done something wrong in their lives, I wonder if they donated to a soup kitchen or the equivalent every time.

Hard luck OP, could have been an interesting thread about people doing stupid things that they regret, we all have those stories, Id share mine now but obviously the point is lost on the grinches.

the_djoker · 07-09-2012 10:43AM

notsobusy wrote: »

Had to do numerous runners from the cops in the States when I was there. I was in College there but still 6 months under the age of 21!! I can remember running away from loads of houses completely loaded as the cops chased all the under age drinkers

Fun times

:d Nice, I had some incidents with cops on J1 summers back in the day too --- never did a runner tho, you are screwed if you are caught - lucky you weren't , it's considered a felony there .... f*cking yanks..

Mr. CooL ICE · 07-09-2012 10:44AM

Dean09 wrote: »

I remember when you could start a thread like this in AH and get lots of funny responses and stories without the fear of being lectured to death by everyone.
The OP never asked for anyone's opinions on why he did. He asked does anybody else have any similar funny stories. So far all he's gotten is posts telling him how awful he is.
Sad times.
It's Friday people, cheer up and have a bit of a laugh. You don't have to express your moral outrage on everything in here.

When I was younger, my family would often go to Kerry for a week during the summer. I would spend my afternoons with my cousins on the beach making sandcastles. We always designed them with deep moates and corresponding drainage system so that when the tide came in, the water would flow in, fill up the moate, and make our upside-down buck-shaped castles look like badass medieval fortresses complete with flotsam drawbridge and seaweed flags.

The entire process, from the selection of beach area, the building, right down to the tide eventually overflowing everything and destroying my hard work (which usually corresponded with being called in for dinner) was in a weird and wondrous way was almost representative of the circle of life. Build something, see it ruined and returned to whence it came, etc, and do it again the next day. Now I come into this thread, see your signature, indicative of your hatred for sandcastles, and I wonder "why?". Why hate sandcastles, Dean_09? Why? It's Friday, goddammit! Well fcuk you, sandcastles are awesome.

Larianne · 07-09-2012 10:44AM

mitosis wrote: »

And the two bottles of wine? Thirst, eh?

Well if you're gonna do it, might as well do it right!

fishy fishy · 07-09-2012 10:44AM

Dean09 wrote: »

I remember when you could start a thread like this in AH and get lots of funny responses and stories without the fear of being lectured to death by everyone.
The OP never asked for anyone's opinions on what he did. He asked does anybody else have any similar funny stories. So far all he's gotten is posts telling him how awful he is.
Sad times.
It's Friday people, cheer up and have a bit of a laugh. You don't have to express your moral outrage on everything in here.

but the story wasn't funny tho. only the OP thought it was funny

Shryke · 07-09-2012 10:46AM

floggg wrote: »

Shryke wrote: »

Where To wrote: »

Shryke wrote: »

I'm not entirely innocent but nothing quite like the OP, a fairly moderate story compared, but good luck if I'm telling any kind of story here with these miserable high horse attitudes.
He was starving for 3 days and had no money so he did a runner and he regrets it now. Get over yourselves.
Next time I think humanity has gone to crap I'll remind myself that such robotic paragons of virtue exist on boards.

Stealing is stealing, no excuses.

A tree is a tree, no excuses. That's what you sounds like. :P No argument there at all. No one is saying stealing is a good thing tbh.
The OP can defend himself if he wants. The notion that a person who's repentant about doing a silly runner with someone else in tow while they're both starving should get so much flak is fairly sad. Hunger is hunger, no excuses.

So if my family is hungry is it ok if I break into your house for money to feed them?

He was over on holidays or whatever. If he decided to go to Barcelona for the summer he should have made it his business to make sure he could feed himself.

And your telling me there's no way he could have gotten friends or family to send him €100 to feed himself? Or to fly him home?

Even if he couldn't have, there was still begging or a soup kitchen type thing for the homeless. But I suppose that would have put a bigger dent in his pride then stealing.

Lastly, as has been pointed out, hard to really buy into the desperation of the situation when he's ordering a couple of bottles of wine.

Really not much difference in this from stealing the equivalent amount of money from a shop cash register.

Doing a runner from a restaurant isn't equivocal to breaking into somebodies house. You're off on some nutty tangent now.
No one is recommending it.
It happened. Don't start foaming at the mouth or anything. Bite down on a wooden spoon until the tide of indignation passes.

I can see the funny side to the wine, especially when he's planning a runner. Nothing like 3 bottles of wine to prep for a flawless escape.

Doing a runner

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