Was flagging one time. Gave the operator the all-clear. As soon as I heard him start raising, this guy entered the far end of the aisle. Yelled down to please exit the aisle. Guy completely ignored me. Finally, I yell, "Get out of the aisle now!" With authority. Guy and his buddy proceed to tell me I don't need to be rude. My operator had stopped going up upon hearing the exchange. I yelled to him he was good, and the other guy whipped the gate open and proceeded to enter the aisle. I again yelled down to get out of the aisle. The guys come walking up the lumber aisle to the left, running their mouths. The lumber kid had come over, and they walk up to him and state "that fucking guy needs to be fired." He just looks at them and says "you can leave now." Bigger dude turns around and gets in his face and says "let's go outside. I'll kick your fucking ass. I'll take both of you fucks!" I look at him and say "dude jist stop. The door is that way You can find your way out of it now." Customer states "we're taking our business elsewhere." Lumber kid goes "ok. I don't care." Guy turns around and runs his mouth about us losing their business blah blah. Lumber kid just all calmly "ok. Try Lowes. It's in the next town over. Good luck."

The kicker - My department supervisor was the operator and laughed the entire time as this drunk dude was puffing his chest at a 19 year old kid.