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[camwyn]

You know, normally I don't fuss too much about the less-than-reassuring aspects of living in the New York City area and working in Manhattan itself. I mean, we've got eight millionish people squished into the five boroughs and the vast majority of them go through each day, every day without something horrific or newsworthy happening to them; the occasional report on the news of OH GOD SOMETHING WENT BOOM is a relatively minor blip, probability-wise.

But, y'know, sometimes...

My route from the bus stop to the office passes through Times Square. And this morning, it took me past a sizable pile of trash bags. Nothing unusual there. The unusual part was the black Adidas duffel bag with clothes poking out of one end and a bunch of grey and white wires poking out of the other. I'm hoping that it was just some homeless guy's stuff, or just some ordinary traveler's trash, but after that arseloch who tried to blow up the Jeep a while back I didn't really feel like taking a chance. Walked into the police station near the Walgreens, told the cop on duty what I saw, apologized for probably wasting his time. He said not to worry and that he'd check it out. Seems that "wires sticking out of it" is one of those phrases that'll make a cop's eyebrows go up instantaneously, the way "it feels like an elephant is sitting on my chest" does to an ER physician.

Like I said, I'm hoping it was just some homeless guy's misplaced stash, although why some homeless guy would leave his bag lying out somewhere that people could take it is beyond me. I'll probably never know, either way, but... didn't much want to take a chance.

Comments

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

If it IS a bomb, though, they you just saved New York City and will now have to come up with a super hero name.

[miss-yt.livejournal.com]

Super-Cam! Coing to save the day!

[camwyn]

Mm, possibly, but Super-Cam sounds like a piece of industrial machinery...

[paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com]

Well, good on you for caring enough to actually go out of your way to mention it. A lot of NYers wouldn't.

[camwyn]

Somewhat appropriately, my iPod was playing Queen and David Bowie's "Under Pressure" at the time.

[paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com]

Your psiPod always has had an odd sense of humour.

[camwyn]

Well, considering that only my Internet friends know the Camwyn part, I'll probably go with that. Might tack on 'Cwru' on the end if there are any confusion issues- there's at least one online Camwyn other than myself, a guy up in the New Hampshire region, and I'd hate to overlap him with a superhero name.

[lots42.livejournal.com]

Just don't start taking off your shirt in public...

[paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com]

It's actually legal in NYC to be topless even if female. They passed a law like 15 years ago.

[camwyn]

Nah, the Naked Cowgirl's already got that covered.

(Literally. Plays guitar in Times Square without a shirt but with sequin-covered star shaped pasties. She does wear shorts despite the Naked name, though.)

[maxineofarc.livejournal.com]

Is the Naked Cowboy still suing her for stealing his act?

[camwyn]

No clue. I try to avoid the both of them- there's inevitably a crowd of tourists around them and usually if I'm in Times Square I want to get through as fast as possible.

ETA: Yes, he is. However, the one I've seen is not the one he's suing; she's a considerably younger and less drag queen-looking licensed franchisee.

[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

Is she affiliated with the Naked Cowboy, or did I miss a gender swap in there somewhere?

[maxineofarc.livejournal.com]

According to the legal newsfeeds I monitor as part of my job, she stole his act and he's suing her for it, and in the meantime I guess they're both still out in Times Square.

[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

If this were a romantic comedy, they'd fall in love and produce a VonTrap family style act together with a bunch of orphan children they've adopted.

Sadly, I think it'll probably end in acrimony and tears.

[maps-or-guitars.livejournal.com]

Thank you, citizen.

[jerusha.livejournal.com]

Thank you for speaking up. It's always weird, though, when you're not sure... "Excuse me, um, but if you're not too busy, I don't know that it's anything, but I don't know that it's not, so..."

[batyatoon]

Well done you.

[dormouse-in-tea.livejournal.com]

Go you!