On my way home from work, I stopped into a semi-local shop to pick up a brake cable. I don't usually frequent this place because there are two bike shops closer to my house...and the dude who owns the place is an elitist dickhead. Everyone I know has had problems with him and each time I've dealt with him has made my blood come to a near-boil. Still, I figured I'd give it a shot. I locked up my bike, walked inside and dude is sitting on a stool behind the counter blankly staring at me with his arms folded. "Sick risers, braaaaah" is the first thing out of his mouth. I ignore this and proceed to tell him I need a brake cable...no housing, just the cable..with a road end. He responded by saying "If you knew how to ride that thing properly, you wouldn't be spending your money on brake cables" and tossed the cable onto the counter. I looked him square in the face and rather calmly responded, "If you knew how to keep your bullsh*t comments to yourself, you wouldn't have customers that want to beat your ass", grabbed the cable and walked out (without paying).

Did I do right by stealing the cable? Perhaps not, but screw that dude.