`` i ... huh , '' he said , after a long pause . so go on whip it out there . in your shoes i 'd have probably pulled a gun and fired by now . thats why most people come here ... and it needs fixing . in that split second , i had a decision to make . i catch his meaning and take it off and put it aside . i learned early on that if i did n't understand something , it was just better not to ask . 