As requested by Tim:
So, we've received about 15-20 cm of snow in the last 48 hours, which is highly unusual this far inland. Most of the roads are totally shit. So, yesterday I drove my wife to the Butterdome (the university's arena that looks like it is constructed out of yellow bricks of butter) for the craft show she was going to with my mother. Afterwards, it was about 2 in the afternoon, and I was getting hungry, so I decide I'm going to McDonald's for a cheeseburger and a small fry. I pull into the lot, and rather than using the drivethrough, I notice a nice, cleared area to park in. I park the car, and walk towards the door. All of the sudden, I hear a short blast of a siren right behind me. I turn around to see an SUV backing into the stall next to mine, and three large navy blue Suburbans with flashing lights surround him, and a ghost car cut off the entrance to the parking lot. Then, six guys with submachineguns pile out of the SUVs and one guy starts shouting at him to turn off the ignition and put his hands on the wheel.
I go in, get my cheeseburger and small fry, and then come out, when I realize the horrible truth. I can't get to my car because of all the machineguns and SUVs and whatnot. So, I hang around and wait for them to clear up, watch them search the guy. They were actually rather quick, which I appreciated. According to one of the plainclothes officers hanging around, the guy was a suspect in a shooting.
I live in a rather nice neighborhood, so I found it interesting. You don't see that every day.
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Unless your mother and wife are witches (wouldn't surprise me), that's just *gag*.
So, where other people at the McDonald's taking this scene as calmly as you or was there some panic?
Also, I've been wondering, who is your sig quoting?
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 06, 2009, 10:23:21 AM
So, where other people at the McDonald's taking this scene as calmly as you or was there some panic?
Also, I've been wondering, who is your sig quoting?
Do people in the US panic when they see police cars following another car? :lol:
Quote from: Martinus on December 06, 2009, 10:24:44 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 06, 2009, 10:23:21 AM
So, where other people at the McDonald's taking this scene as calmly as you or was there some panic?
Also, I've been wondering, who is your sig quoting?
Do people in the US panic when they see police cars following another car? :lol:
No, but I was of course referring to the multiple officers with submachine guns taking in a suspect, but you knew that.
Quote from: Martinus on December 06, 2009, 10:22:36 AM
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Unless your mother and wife are witches (wouldn't surprise me), that's just *gag*.
Heterosexual women, unlike homosexual men, can create things.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 06, 2009, 10:23:21 AM
So, where other people at the McDonald's taking this scene as calmly as you or was there some panic?
Me and the one other guy there were pretty laid back. Traffic is down due to the blizzard, until the clearing crews catch up. I just wanted to make sure that they didn't get into a gunfight on my car.
QuoteAlso, I've been wondering, who is your sig quoting?
I'm paraphrasing Eliezer Yudkowsky, who was talking about AI.
The police told you what was up? I thought they weren't meant to do that.
Always good to have a bit of risk free excitement in your life.
God, what a horrible, embarassing story - I can't believe you went to McDonalds. :x
Eating at McDonald's is kind of like working at Target.
:lol:
Poor people are trying to judge me.
Chicken McNuggets are addictive.
I used to love mcnuggets dipped in honey.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 06, 2009, 01:35:11 PM
I used to love mcnuggets dipped in honey.
My wife used to like those too.
Quote from: Martinus on December 06, 2009, 10:24:44 AM
Do people in the US panic when they see police cars following another car? :lol:
Not really. Only their own.
Quote from: Neil on December 06, 2009, 10:20:12 AM
I can't get to my car because of all the machineguns and SUVs and whatnot. So, I hang around and wait for them to clear up, watch them search the guy. They were actually rather quick, which I appreciated. According to one of the plainclothes officers hanging around, the guy was a suspect in a shooting.
If that had happened in Baltimore, the cops would've all gone into the McDonald's afterwards, and your ass would have to wait. For about 45 minutes.
And another 15 as they milled about the RedBox.
I hate the redbox.
Not the concept, the placement where dickweeds block the drive-thru lane because they are too lazy to walk across the parking lot.
I need my apple pie, bitches.
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 06, 2009, 06:03:20 PM
I hate the redbox.
Not the concept, the placement where dickweeds block the drive-thru lane because they are too lazy to walk across the parking lot.
I need my apple pie, bitches.
Indeed. The outdoor RedBoxes are a bitch that way. Thankfully, we've got an Acme and a Walmart with RedBoxes actually inside the entrances, where people are less likely to pull that kind of "drive-by rental." It's also useful for not freezing one's cojones off while trying to get the touch screen to cooperate.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 06, 2009, 10:28:33 AM
No, but I was of course referring to the multiple officers with submachine guns taking in a suspect, but you knew that.
In New York, seeing half a dozen guys with submachine guns means that you're taking a subway.
I went to McD' on friday. Had 6 nuggets with Honey & a Poutine. It was rather good.