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"So, Shoultz," you must be saying to yourself, "what on Earth were you thinking, trying to hold off an entire group of people like that on your own?"
Well, I shall eagerly confess that & #39;on my own& #39; was a big mistake. But I will endeavor to explain my actions a bit.
Well, I shall eagerly confess that & #39;on my own& #39; was a big mistake. But I will endeavor to explain my actions a bit.
First of all, I felt a certain amount of direct danger from the large groups of people moving through that neighborhood, because Victory Park is MY neighborhood. I live in an apartment building only a few blocks from where I was attacked. I didn& #39;t come from far away.
Access to my building is restricted, but I couldn& #39;t help but worry about it being breached. If my concierge was overpowered, anyone who overpowered him could access every floor of the building, including mine. So my thought was that it would be better to go to them first.
I felt a strong feeling that it was better to let myself meet the danger head-on rather than wait for it to come seek me out. This was probably foolish, rather than brave, in hindsight. But it is what I thought at the time.
There is also the matter of where I was, exactly.
There is also the matter of where I was, exactly.
The night before last, Deep Ellum was attacked & destroyed. Of the buildings that were devastated, one of them was my barbershop, High & Tight. It was severely damaged & I worry that it will never reopen. It made me fear what might be lost last night in Victory Park.
I confess that some of this fear was pure selfishness, especially for Billy Can Can, the institution I tried to defend. I like it very much. I like to drink there & occasionally eat there. I didn& #39;t want to lose it purely for that reason.
But I was also thinking of others.
But I was also thinking of others.
In non-pandemic times I am a bit of a barfly. I like to go out drinking at multiple establishments, often by myself. This is has caused me to become very friendly with the bartenders & waitstaff at a number of establishments, & Billy Can Can is one of them. I know them well.
I& #39;d even like to hope that I can consider some of them my friends.
And after what happened with High & Tight, I suddenly feared that people I& #39;d grown to care about could lose everything for the second night in a row. And I felt an urge to stop this from happening.
And after what happened with High & Tight, I suddenly feared that people I& #39;d grown to care about could lose everything for the second night in a row. And I felt an urge to stop this from happening.
Now, does this mean that I should have tried to use my dumb machete & hold off an entire angry mob? No. That was bravery to the point of stupidity. I realize that now.
But I hope this thread helps explain some of my intentions a bit, & clarifies why I acted as I did.
But I hope this thread helps explain some of my intentions a bit, & clarifies why I acted as I did.
