Comments | loracs: I've had better days

loracs

I've had better days

Jul 11, 2007 16:14

I was mugged this morning on my way to work. I was about 1/2 block away from the building I work in. A guy came up behind me on a bicycle and grabbed my purse. The purse handle and a plastic grocery bag handle were wrapped around my hand, so it did not come off when he pulled. Instead he pulled me off balance and I fell. My purse hit his ( Read more... )

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kightp July 11 2007, 23:50:41 UTC

Yipes! I'm so glad it wasn't worse, and also to hear that other people stepped forward to help. I hope they help make up for the one asshole. (I'd hope you *did* mess up his bike, but he'd probably just steal another).

Speedy healing!

loracs July 12 2007, 07:29:09 UTC

While one part of my brain was freaking and yelling for help, the other part was laughing at the silliness of *him* blaming ME for messing up his bike.

tracytreefrog July 12 2007, 13:03:26 UTC

I so understand that the first robbery I went through the phone rang and the robber handed it to me as I was on the floor. It was a guest with a reservation. I actually asked the man with the gun to give me a reservation form. I so wanted to be doing anything other than dealing with a man with a gun at my head! Your mind does weird things.

clawfoot July 12 2007, 00:15:29 UTC

Wow! I'm sorry this happened, but I'm very glad it wasn't any worse than it was, and it so easily could have been. You take care of yourself, and let others take care of you, too. I know I'd be extremely shaken after something like that, and I'd likely suffer... well... "emotional aftershocks" is the closest I can come to describing it.

Take care, you.

loracs July 12 2007, 07:34:59 UTC

I forced myself to go back to the place a couple of hours later, because the one thing I did loose was my headband. It flew off when I fell. I remember seeing it on the sidewalk, but then when people were helping me up and stuff I forgot to pick it up. It was a little weird emotionally going back. The headband was gone.

I need reminders to take care of myself - I'm not very good at that. Thanks!

tracytreefrog July 12 2007, 13:07:01 UTC

Ya after the robberies I stayed at work and finished my shift. Alot of people thought that strange but I knew if I left early I would never go back and at the time that was all I knew.

epi_lj July 12 2007, 01:03:19 UTC

Eeek!

I'm really glad that you're okay and that this didn't go worse than that. Take care, and heal quickly!

loracs July 12 2007, 07:36:47 UTC

Thanks. Now, about 14 hours later, I'm finding more bruises, esp. on my hands. Luckily, after icing my neck, it's feeling better.

okoshun July 12 2007, 01:14:04 UTC

Eeep! I'm glad that you're okay! Rest up and take bare of the bumps and scratches.

..and while it may be mean [I don't think so], I'm quite pleased that you messed up his bike (in that karmic retribution kind of way that the dude got what he deserved for attempting to do such a thing to such a nice person).

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loracs July 12 2007, 07:39:15 UTC

Yep, Karma can be a bitch and I was more than happy to pass that little bit on.

O.M.G! tracytreefrog July 12 2007, 02:15:19 UTC

Sweetie I am so sorry you were hurt! If there is anything I can do please let me know. Take care of you, rest and heal. Hope you are O.K. I know the times I have been confronted with crime it took awhile till I felt safe again. Gentle HUGS!

Re: O.M.G! loracs July 12 2007, 07:41:10 UTC

I was bringing dinner down to dbubley when you called. After dinner, I went back to bed for a bit, so I didn't want to call you this late, when I just got up.
Thanks for the hugs!

Re: O.M.G! tracytreefrog July 12 2007, 13:09:45 UTC

Good! I would rather you be resting than calling me back. I just wanted to check on you. I was in bed before 9:30 anyway had a rough day myself.