Love to you guys. Sad Friday.

[gault]

My city is burning. It's awful and maddening and there is so much anger and sadness and rage right now. It's everywhere. I spent my lunch hour getting groceries at kowalski's so i wouldn't need to go outside for the next several days. Kowalski's is super expensive but it's the closest open store near my house. Business are boarded up. Gas stations all around my neighborhood have been looted. Things need to change.

One of my bosses lives 8 blocks from the 3rd precict that was set on fire and overrun last night. She's taking her family and leaving the city today.

Some friends are joining the protests and posting live footage. It's unreal out there. Wondering what will happen tonight.

The officer who murdered George Floyd has been arrested today, but it's not enough.

spindle92, are you doing ok?

[doriswe]

I cannot find words. My heart is just broken and I'm incredibly confused. Change has to happen, but I don't understand why destruction has to be a part of it. Maybe I'm naïve and I would appreciate correction if I need it.

My city (1 1/2 hours from Minneapolis) is on high-alert because there's been threats of riots here and there's been a bunch of grafitti that's popping up in my city saying "we stand with you MSP".

[spindle92]

gault, I'm not ok.

My store was hit last night. While they stole a ton, the damage to the store wasn't too bad.
We opened up this AM..

Then it came thru that we were closing today at 2pm and staying closed until Monday.
Well at 12:30 We started emergency Evacuations. The fbi received several credible threats against my specific store.
I am home now but shaking like a leaf.

I am not concerned about Target, they will be fine. I am concerned about all the lives being effected by people who are here to cause further harm.

[chalupa]

gault and spindle92, love to you both and I hope you stay safe. Buildings and merchandise can be replaced, but lives cannot.

I am heartbroken and sad and angry.

[gault]

May 29, 2020 14:25:28 GMT -5 spindle92 said:

gault, I'm not ok.

My store was hit last night. While they stole a ton, the damage to the store wasn't too bad.
We opened up this AM..

Then it came thru that we were closing today at 2pm and staying closed until Monday.
Well at 12:30 We started emergency Evacuations. The fbi received several credible threats against my specific store.
I am home now but shaking like a leaf.

I am not concerned about Target, they will be fine. I am concerned about all the lives being effected by people who are here to cause further harm.

Goddammit. I am so sorry. This is all so fucked up.

[doglove]

Thinking about you guys. ☹️ this has to stop.

[mags]

Please stay safe ladies, Im so sorry you are having to deal with this.

We are thinking about you and will send you safe vibes!

[doriswe]

Checking in...how's everyone holding up?

[spindle92]

Well my niece, along with hundreds of other people, was nearly run over by a tanker truck while peacefully protesting last night, so that is a great start to to the week. It is just all so sad and scary.

Pandemic, looting, fires, a curfew.....this is a birthday I will never forget.

[margarita]

So much love to you guys. Please stay safe. ❤️

[tiramisu]

I hope everyone stays safe. This is so scary.


I'll admit that I'm really glad I'm off work this week. I'm scared to go back, I don't even know what it'll look like or if there will even be a reason for me to be there working.

[chalupa]

Hugs to everyone. This week feels so f*cking heavy, and I'm not even in MN. spindle92 and gault, I'm thinking of you guys. Please stay safe.

tiramisu I hope you made it home safely.

[neonpink]

spindle92, gault, major hugs guys. The weight of this is so much. Its hard and I feel so strange and a little lost about it all.

My city has had peaceful and not so peaceful protests since last Friday. Things have been burning and broken. Some college kids were tasered and it was horrible to see on tv. The cops that did it have lost their jobs. Tensions are so high.