Never a dull moment
Just walking into work and I’m always amazed with the city. Crossing the intersection, I passed by a man sipping his coffee and barking out loud like a dog. Reminded me of the Seinfeld episode when Kramer had the same cough as a dog and shared medicine.
On a more serious note, the bad side of the city and this is very rare. In the downtown core of the city a man fired shots in a office tower food court, was chased to the street where he grabbed a woman and was holding her hostage. The swat team subsequently took him out. That kind of drama is rare in this city.
I did have a run-in with swat about 6 years ago. An ex-boyfriend held his girlfriend hostage in her apartment. I was walking down the street when a bunch of black vans rolled up, guys jumped out of the back with machine guns, sealed down the street, cleared everyone out and picked their sniper spots. I didn’t stick around, but I think it was resolved peacefully.