Sinister: bombs, robberies, free meals and wanking

[MWaggner at xxx.com]

In a message dated 99-05-31 11:33:01 EDT, you write:

> t does seem strange that they'd have the public look
>  for bombs, though, doesn't it. And when it didn't go off in exactly 30
>  minutes everything was suddenly fine and safe. What if the bombers couldn't
>  count, eh? That said, I'm far more stupid for actually going back in.


Back when I worked in a bank, we received a bomb threat... the police came 
and looked in the wastebaskets on the first floor.  We asked if they were 
going to look on the second floor and the basement... they checked their 
watches with worried faces and said no, ummm, they thought they'd... errr, 
leave.  We got to go across the street for lunch on the bank.  After a while 
the manager reckoned it might be safe to go back, but we kept taking turns 
telling him how worried we were.  Finally 3 o'clock bank closing came around 
and we felt a lot braver and returned to balance out and go home.  

If you get robbed, the bank buys you a nice dinner.

My worst job, when I was a student, was in one of those free-standing film 
kiosks in a shopping center parking lot.  They always get robbed, and so you 
go through robbery training periodically.  I was asked, "what do you do if 
someone asks for all the money?" and I said, "give it to them and ask, would 
you like some nice, fresh FotoMat film?"  I think that was the wrong answer. 
Once in awhile there would be a seedy character hanging around when I'd have 
to take the money to the bank night deposit.  Calls to the police asking for 
a patrol car to drive by to protect me never resulted in anything at all as 
they were always "too busy."  But one night a guy came by and ...enjoyed 
himself ...  all over the windowcounter.  There was never any wanking 
training so I wasn't sure what to do -- but I called the police while he 
was... pleasuring himself... and they sent 3 patrol cars, a motorcycle cop 
and a van.  They didn't catch the guy nor did they clean up his mess.  Fine 
public servants we have in this day and age.

I wonder what the bank would give you for a deposit like that? 

Sorry for the ramble -- but blame it on Joss, who should be a lot wiser than 
to go looking for bombs.  He doesn't post enough as it is.

--michele
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