The Olympics started yesterday several blocks to the east of our apartment. Along with thousands of people really enjoying the event, we had about 200 protestors enjoying being annoying and complaining about... well, anything that struck them as something to complain about.
This morning there was a "big protest" about 2 blocks west of our apartment. About 200 protestors who are reported to be protesting "against capitalism".
That's a few decades old as a complaint, isn't it? A Bit lacking in either creativity or at least something a bit more meaningful to be against isn't it? They were right beside a movie rental store, a coffee shop, a convenience store, and a gourmet baking supply store. Maybe they could complain about getting to bed late because they had too much coffee, their cake baking experiment failed, they didn't win on the lottery ticket they bought, and it all made them return their movie late and they had to pay a late charge...
So the cops were out quelling the riot and nabbing the worst of the rioters to send them to jail.
One of the tools the police are using to quell rioters during the Olympics are helicopters. Big helicopters. Big powerful, loud helicopters flying close to the ground. They've been circling high in the sky for days now from early in the morning until very late at night, but they come in close when there is a riot.
Anyone seen the movie Apocalypse Now? Remember feeling the ground shake as the helicopters darkened the sky? It happens in real life too.
So with the lamp once again swaying, and water rippling in our apartment, we are left to wonder if someone is trying to simulate an earthquake, or if the rioters rented the movie Apocalypse Now, and that's the one they returned late and had to pay a late fee on.
And there the helicopters are again as I type... anyone got some popcorn?
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