I feel like Robocop.
Something phenomenal happened today.
I was working the average monday night at the liquor store, slow and dull. Sometime around 8 a customer in line tells me someone has many liquor bottles in his coat, as he is walking out the door. Without thinking, I chase him out the door and catch up to him in the street. I try the civil "Sir come back to the store please" routine. He takes off. I chase him across the street, through a parking lot, down a block, until we reach a side street. I begin to mildly taunt him "I can do this all day." as I get the Somerville Police on the phone.
He slows down and says, "I have nothing." as he throws the first bottle into a snowbank, in an attempt to get me to stop tailing. I continue, seeing clearly he has much more in his jacket. A regular at the store who saw me go after him, cuts him off at the next block. He stops and we retrieve the other 3 bottles. The culprit jumps a fence and gets away before the police arrive.
I get back to the store with $250 worth of top shelf liquors. My friend Tony calls the owner to tell him what went down, and he rewards me with a free case of beer. (Glorious)
It was exciting. I thought I might share with you.
Though I probably should've made it more badass.
Like, I tackled him into the street and made a citizens arrest.
Maybe next time.
I was working the average monday night at the liquor store, slow and dull. Sometime around 8 a customer in line tells me someone has many liquor bottles in his coat, as he is walking out the door. Without thinking, I chase him out the door and catch up to him in the street. I try the civil "Sir come back to the store please" routine. He takes off. I chase him across the street, through a parking lot, down a block, until we reach a side street. I begin to mildly taunt him "I can do this all day." as I get the Somerville Police on the phone.
He slows down and says, "I have nothing." as he throws the first bottle into a snowbank, in an attempt to get me to stop tailing. I continue, seeing clearly he has much more in his jacket. A regular at the store who saw me go after him, cuts him off at the next block. He stops and we retrieve the other 3 bottles. The culprit jumps a fence and gets away before the police arrive.
I get back to the store with $250 worth of top shelf liquors. My friend Tony calls the owner to tell him what went down, and he rewards me with a free case of beer. (Glorious)
It was exciting. I thought I might share with you.
Though I probably should've made it more badass.
Like, I tackled him into the street and made a citizens arrest.
Maybe next time.