I work downtown, which comes with its own unique collection of delights and defeats: The ways to spend my money unreasonably are endless, overprice sandwiches and bums abound, hoodrats from Bellevue prance throughout the streets with merry abandon, traffic is always unbearable and there's generally a lot white people around.
Not so today, my friends. Today is May Day and the suits are scared.
How scared? Well, I've only gotten about 20 different emails from 20 different organizations proclaiming gloom and doom due to the fact that the Seattle longshoremen skipped work and there are a bunch of Mexicans downtown. These emails have ranged from the incredibly racist to the just plain apocalyptic. Here's a sampling:
From: *Name and Company Redacted*
To: Me
WARNING: May Day Rally Downtown Today.
As many as 7,000 people will converge in downtown. Leave your offices before 3:30 p.m. if you are worried about your commute. Traffic looks to be terrible this afternoon.
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From: *Name and Company Redacted*
To: Me
ATTENTION: Due to the May Day protests, a large portion of our building's janitorial staff will not be working tonight. Please do not be alarmed if you find your offices unvacuumed tomorrow morning. We are working to find support janitorial services in this time of need. We appreciate your cooperation and apologize for the inconvenience.
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From: My Boss
To: Me
In the past, this march has created traffic nightmares for folks.
Feel free to leave early to avoid the traffic (or to join the march, if that's your thing.)
I'll probably cut out a bit early myself to catch the Ms game.
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Yes, my friends, we live in truly troubled times.
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