So I got puked on...

[Varrdy]

Picture this - I was in town to see an old school friend and her boyfriend. We all got on just great and we all left the pub in high spirits. Whilst I was wandering round to try and find an open fast-food joint to slake my beer inspired hunger, I was texted by another friend who was at another pub. Eager to carry on a night of socialising and boozing, I wolfed down my Subway sandwich and set off for the other pub.

After a short walk and less than 2 meters from the pub in question, a white / silver van drove past and I felt something splatter all over me. As it was raining, I thought it was water but a quick look at my jacket sleeve revealed it was something else entirely. When I got into the pub I was able to take off my jacket and reveal that the filthy c**t had vomited / thrown something full of vomit all over me!

Regardless of the fact this was a £250 leather jacket, the sheer disgust and rage I felt was through the roof! I wiped off what I could with toilet roll at the pub but I still had to hang my jacket up in shower when I got home and rinse it clean.

Tomorrow I plan on searching the area for said twat and giving him more than a piece of my mind.

What would you do?

 

[Colour Scientist]

I would have immediately gone home and showered for about five hours.

I wouldn't bother looking for the person though.

 

[ClockworkPenguin]

Bloody Hell. At first I thought 'oh, I know where this is going, drunk friend gets vomity, been there lol'. That sure took an unexpected turn at the end. That's really not on. I don't..I don't even...how could anyone possibly think that was acceptable behavior? I feel like punching the tosser and I wasn't even there.

 

[BathorysGraveland2]

Sounds like a case of "wrong place at the wrong time". I doubt it was intentional. More than likely someone in the car was either drunk or sick and vomited out of the window, possibly not even seeing you. Rolling down the window and throwing up isn't a new concept by any means.

 

[Flutterguy]

JUst going to have to suck it up man I'm sorry.

On the brightside leather jackets are pretty lame, now you have an excuse to get a real coat

 

[Varrdy]

JUst going to have to suck it up man I'm sorry.

On the brightside leather jackets are pretty lame, now you have an excuse to get a real coat

Lame?!? Piss off! Everyone knows only the coolest wear leather jackets! Just ask The Fonz!

 

[Varrdy]

Sounds like a case of "wrong place at the wrong time". I doubt it was intentional. More than likely someone in the car was either drunk or sick and vomited out of the window, possibly not even seeing you. Rolling down the window and throwing up isn't a new concept by any means.

I get that but it wasn't like I was invisible. Whoever it was could have waited one more second and would have missed. I doubt they knew me personally but I still think whoever it was waited for someone to vom on!

 

[Varrdy]

I would have immediately gone home and showered for about five hours.

I wouldn't bother looking for the person though.

"Luckily" (he says!) it went over my jacket but missed the rest of me. My hair and jeans appeared to be splatter-free. Needless to say my jacket was hung up in the shower and hosed down when I got home!

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

I would have immediately gone home and showered for about five hours.

I wouldn't bother looking for the person though.

"Luckily" (he says!) it went over my jacket but missed the rest of me. My hair and jeans appeared to be splatter-free. Needless to say my jacket was hung up in the shower and hosed down when I got home!

Who the hell "hoses down" a leather jacket? Take that shit to a dry cleaner, let them sort out the mess.

Similar thing happened to me one time, except instead of a nice leather jacket it was a cheap wool coat, and instead of a (probably) drunk guy in a car it was a drunk chick at a bar. She actually ended up mostly missing me, and only hit my sleeve a little. Took the jacket home, rubbed it down with a moist towel, let it dry overnight, then once it was dry I used a brush to get any small stuck on pieces off. Looked decent afterward, but I took it to a cleaner and got it cleaned for $8 just in case. Good as new.

 

[Hero of Lime]

Ewwww! If I were in your shoes I would've vomited immediately after realizing I was drenched in vomit. I can't stand the combination of seeing, hearing, and smelling someone vomit, it makes me follow suit like a horrible game of follow the leader. I wouldn't look for the person though, I doubt it was intentional, it's best to let it go.

 

[DudeistBelieve]

I would have immediately gone home and showered for about five hours.

I wouldn't bother looking for the person though.

"Luckily" (he says!) it went over my jacket but missed the rest of me. My hair and jeans appeared to be splatter-free. Needless to say my jacket was hung up in the shower and hosed down when I got home!

Who the hell "hoses down" a leather jacket? Take that shit to a dry cleaner, let them sort out the mess.

Similar thing happened to me one time, except instead of a nice leather jacket it was a cheap wool coat, and instead of a (probably) drunk guy in a car it was a drunk chick at a bar. She actually ended up mostly missing me, and only hit my sleeve a little. Took the jacket home, rubbed it down with a moist towel, let it dry overnight, then once it was dry I used a brush to get any small stuck on pieces off. Looked decent afterward, but I took it to a cleaner and got it cleaned for $8 just in case. Good as new.

I mean this is going to sound so first world, but if anyone other than me vomits on ANY of my clothes I'm throwing them out. I don't have a lot of money, but no. No, those clothes will NEVER be clean again in my mind.

Like someone else said, if by the time I got the pub I find out I'm covered with Vomit? I head straight home. That's a sign man to just call it a night.

 

[Ihateregistering1]

Vomiting isn't exactly something that you can control (at least most people can't), so I seriously doubt the guy was saying to himself "oh I'm about to vomit, but I'd like to vomit on this guy, so I'm gonna hold it in until I can nail him'. I'd chalk it up to simply 'wrong place, wrong time' and just get the jacket drycleaned.

Not to mention, I mean, unless you extracted DNA from the vomit in question, how the hell would you ever find this person anyway? Unless you got a good look at the car and know who it belongs to.

 

[frizzlebyte]

Whoever it was could have waited one more second and would have missed.

As someone who's had more than their fair share of migraine- and carsick-related pukes, I totally dispute this. Although I try to hold it/get to the toilet, if I've got to vomit, you better get out of my way if I haven't gotten out of yours.

OT: That's horrific. I agree with Colour Scientist. I'd have taken the longest shower possible. Screw going on to the pub.

 

[Right Hook]

Whoever it was could have waited one more second and would have missed.

Sometimes asking for a second when it comes to vomit is expecting a lifetime. When that wave hits you and starts moving up your throat, you can't wait, the sheer fact that she got her head out the window is a minor miracle. Honestly I bet she didn't even notice you out there.

If this had happened to me, I'd be quite pissed, I wouldn't go on a manhunt over it though. Also I'd be quite happy if I happened to have on my leather jacket at the time, since I personally think it is a bit easier to clean than my other coats and puke isn't gonna soak through to my other clothes. I'd continue the night like a champ, the only time I've actually been puked on it was on my jeans, that sucked but it was one of my best friends who had fell asleep, we were watching to make sure he didn't puke and sure enough he woke up by throwing up on me. I wasn't really mad just felt kinda deflated after that happened.

 

[BarbaricGoose]

Maybe they didn't like people who wear $250 leather jackets? Hahahaha--I'm sorry, but I really can't stop laughing here. I've been thinking of getting a leather jacket myself, but the idea of someone drive-by vomiting on me always puts me off.

But hey, could be worse--they could've thrown used needles or a bag of hammers at you. Or, or, you could've been born with bashful testicles. Think about that.

Also, gonna go ahead and agree that if someone vomited all over me, from a car especially, I would go home immediately. And probably throw on a couple condoms too.

 

[ZZoMBiE13]

Well I'm inclined by the leather wearers club member card to be sympathetic. (masonic handshake ritual) And your avatar being the "Double Polaroid" scene doesn't hurt either.

But seriously, I know you're angry and rightly so. But hunting someone down is foolhardy. There's no way that ends well. If something goes wrong it looks like premeditation and they can easily pawn it off as an accident while you were seeking a confrontation. Even if they did it willingly, you'd still be the one who got in trouble if things went to blows.

Obviously I'm not your dad. You do what you have to do. But I'm just saying, if it went pear shaped you'd look more guilty than they, provided you even found them. And if you didn't, then you waste valuable minutes of your life that could be spent playing a video game or drinking more scotch (or whatever you like). It's just not worth it.

 

[FalloutJack]

Puke's all out? Good. Beat the crap out of him for good measure.

 

[MrMixelPixel]

Be a bit miffed, clean myself, and move on with my life. That seems the likely outcome.

 

[michael87cn]

I've never been drive-by-puked, but I have had people scream "F YOU!" as loud as they can the moment they pass by. I've also had people throw beer bottles at me from their speeding vehicle (which, according to mythbusters can kill you if it hits you on the head).

For some reason, some people get a thrill by doing something from a moving vehicle they feel they can get away with; however... puke? Probably just bad luck man. You should have played the lottery! Same odds....

 

[mysecondlife]

Drive by Puke. Damn, that's something.

Don't bother looking for the person. If you step on a huge pile of dog shit, are you going to hunt down the dog as well?