For once, I took a stand...

You, sir, are awesome-on-toast!

You did exactly the right thing because you thought only of others.
I think we have a superhero in the making here, didn't Batman start out the same way?

Way to go, Ben. Wish I had your guts. I now plan to use an umbrella as a symbol of bravery! And if you're ever in London, big drinks on me.

I don't know how tall you are, Ben, but on that day, you stood beyond NBA dimensions. You inspire me to be a better man.

Yay Ben!!!


Great story!

That was truly great of you!!!!

Maybe you should change your name to John Steed. Don't mess with a gentleman with an umbrella!

Ben, what sort of super hero costume do you wear? Does it have a big U on the chest (for umbrella)?
Seriously, that took a lot of guts. Was the girl very hurt? And I'm also wondering: Did you get a sense of how many onlookers there were before you finally stepped in and did something?
You are a true hero and a gentleman.

Wow- that was a brave thing to do. Going umbrella shopping today?

I always knew Ben had balls of steel, but I thought he preferred to keep them hidden.

Way to go, Ben. And thanks from women everywhere.

Thanks, Ben, you renew our faith in the human race. I think the rest of us males here are wondering, would I have had the guts? Heroes are not the fearless ones, they are the ones who act in spite of their fear. Congratulations! Was the woman thankful?

Nice job Ben!

New Sig line...don't mess with me or my umbrella. You wouldn't like it if I get angry

Yup, good for you! The Man With The Umbrella.

A couple of years ago I saw on a fairly busy street here a guy (looked no more than 20) hit what seemed to be his girlfriend.The girl was wearing a veil and she gave me a look that said thank you...He punched her in the face while they were at a bus stop. I had gone the copy shop and about to cross the street when I heard yelling in Farsi. It was the douchebag; he was fairly short but unfortunetly his g-f was shorter. I remember yelling all kinds of insults at him...If he would have touched me I think that I would have gone nuts and kick him and stuff. What was strange was that it happened on a usually busy street but there was nobody on the streets, and it was on a weekday at lunchtime.

They left together; that was four years ago. Hope they're not married!

The whole thing lasted less than 30 seconds, but it seemed as if it lasted for five minutes. I was on full adrenaline rush after that!

S-L