I really shouldn't be awake right now, but i am. I got sick of harassment calls from some guy i don't know with a London accent. Trying to pass himself off as a traveller and challenging me to a fight. He knew alot about me, except for where i lived. So i only had to narrow it down to the people i know who were telling him stuff, that didn't know where i lived.
So that narrowed it down.
But something stood out. I'd told someone i was a cage fighter for a laugh and SHE believed me. I didn't correct her, i saw no reason to. But he mentioned this and the fact that he wants to fight me. Saying that he bets me £10,000 to fight him. I told him he sounded like he didn't have a penny to scratch his arse with.
So anyway, i knew who it was now. I just needed it to be totally conclusive. Well, this morning it was. The idiot called... on her phone... without blocking the number. I pointed out this fact to the jackass and he tested me. I told him who it was and off he went on one saying well done. It was at this point i started recording the call...
You could hear her and her voice and the fact something explicit was going on.
Now i don't handle betrayal and being lied to very well. Not very well at all.
So i called back after hanging up, i figured if he could use scare tactics on me, i could do the same. Now i knew enough to swing the balance of power.
When i called back, he seemed annoyed that i did. Seeing as he said in the last call he'd come to Bath and beat the shit out of me. So he asked, "What the hell do you want?!"
I answered "What i want?... I want you to stay on the phone... for about 30 to 50 seconds."
I was bluffing of course, i wasn't tracing the call. But it was enough for him to brick it and say "No, i know what your game is!" before hanging up rather abruptly.
Now i really don't like being woken up this early. Full stop. So i went out of my way to keep calling the number back. Just letting them know that i have a recording of them. I wonder how much they're gonna regret it in the morning.
I hate bullies.
Disloyalty, is swiftly met with vengeance.
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I think vengeance is damaging to the one who seeks it just as much as the person on the receiving end. I can't give you any proof of that other than I feel better for not bothering with it any more. I think even though it feels good at the time, it long-term somehow keeps the bond between you in place. Don't get me wrong - I never forget the betrayal, and I don't trust the person as I used to (unless they regain my trust by supreme acts of loyalty), but I put the memory to the back of my mind and treat them ok, because life really is too short. Mostly the person then fades out of my life - they're not important any more and I haven't wasted energy on them.
Some people thrive on attention - even negative attention. How very annoying for them when they don't get it!