Dressing, ummm... up.
2002-12-18 17:29:58+01 by
Dan Lyke
3 comments
Jeanne scored Charlene and me two tickets to Teatro Zinzanni last night, so I put on some classier shoes
and pants than I usually do when I headed off to work. On the way down
7th street I had two distinct people make bizarre hand
motions to me and, in whispered tones, try to make some sort of
transaction. I've never been drawn into a drug conversation on that
street before, and I've heard plenty of "well, I'm going to go get
stoned" marijuana conversation at regular volumes there, so this was
actually quite shocking.
Taken for a drug dealer. It's not so bad, I could've been mistaken for
a politician; I fully expected that once I donned the jacket and tie
later I'd be offered a city services contract, or maybe the deal to
build the next high speed ferry (but that's another rant).
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comments in ascending chronological order (reverse):
#Comment made: 2002-12-19 05:27:49+01 by:
meuon
The mental image of you.. in "Miama Vice" digs.. getting in this situation is hilarious. You should have told them where to get some 'Snow Crash'.
#Comment made: 2002-12-19 18:18:17+01 by:
Dan Lyke
Giggle. I remember leaving what Topspin called my "Republican phase" because I didn't like how people treated me when I dressed that way. I think this brief foray into that other world confirmed that, although it does make me wonder what all those guys on the ferry are doing that they need to commute into the city.
#Comment made: 2002-12-19 18:29:54+01 by:
Dan Lyke
Seems I'm not the only one concerned about how people treat me when I dress up: Air marshals charge new policies could endanger passengers
The agency also has yet to address marshals' concerns that a dress code requiring "business attire" easily identifies them. Rodriguez says passengers often spotted him and his partner in airports and flashed them a thumbs-up as they passed. Such episodes reinforced his fear: Wearing business clothes makes marshals too conspicuous.
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