re: Has anyone ever had a real run in with the mob?

In a dry county in north Texas they had a little private bar where I lived when I was 18. Got drunk in there one night and and some old cowboy was giving me shite about being from Louisiana. It escalated and I invited him outside. He pulled a Bowie knife on me and one of the chicks that worked at the bar loaded my drunk arse in her car and took me home.

Next day I got a visit from one of the older locals I was close to. He had 3 other guys with him. Apparently the old guy was an elder in the mafia and I had insulted him. The guy I was connected to went to Arrowhead lake and met with some of the old mans people and got me off the hook. Word was they were gonna cripple me for life.