I just handled another idiot last night.

I was on my way to work (I had to walk about four blocks from the subway to my job site) when some big guy tried to stop me, saying he needed me for something.

I told him, "Fellah, I'm going to be late, okay? Don' bother me."

Then he said, "I'm a Marine!" to try to sway me.

I gave him a strange look (I kind of doubted it, and even if it was true, it didn't give him any authority), took my cellphone out, and said. "Yeah, I might be impressed if I were one too, but I'm not. Get lost."

Then he started cussing me out as I walked away (insulting my weight, like a lot of bums in New York tend to do when I tell them off) but the cellphone is the way you get them to back off. These people do NOT want to deal with the cops.