Weekly Written Review
Last Wednesday was laundry day. It's never fun, but it has to get done. As I wait for the water to settle before loading my clothes, a guy walks in who, presumably, needs to wash his hands. He says hello, I say hello back. After a beat, he asks for my unit number. That's a bit odd, but I tell him anyway. The immediate expression on his face was as if he caught me in a lie. He tells me that's not a unit here, and he asks me again. I repeat myself. He repeats himself. Still calm, I ask, "Who's asking?" and then he insinuates I'm causing a problem. I repeat myself, and he claims he's the owner. I met the owner, and that's not him. He gets on the phone, asking questions. I attempted to make a call at no avail, but that was a waste of effort anyway. I tell him that if he needs to, he should call the police. He agrees about calling the police.
A few moments passed, and he wrapped up his call and approached, apologizing. He didn't know that my unit was a part of the building and attempted to give me a fist pump.
Let's break down what happened here. He wanted to call the police on a guy who used a code and a key to access the laundry room for washing clothes. If this isn't a case of prejudice and profiling, I don't know what is.
I spoke my mind, and he continued to apologize by explaining that before there was a gate, people used to steal. So, again, he looks at me, and the first thing he thinks about is theft.
After expressing myself, I told him, I'm a man of peace and regrettfully gave him a fist pump. I partly wish I had spat in his face, told him off more, and not accepted his apology. For days, my spirit was troubled by this.
Later, my partner left a message in the building chat, reminding everyone about the included building numbers and not to call the police on someone from those units doing the laundry. He actually revealed himself with more wack apologies.
Today makes a week since it happened, and I'm glad to finally write it out of my system. This should never have happened. Unfortunately, this type of profiling has happened before, and it ended much worse.
The fact that he wanted to call the police on a man for doing his laundry is pure evil.
Sunday, February 1, 2025
* Pickleball coaching...
* Watching Wonder Man...
Monday, February 2, 2025
* Pickleball coaching/music rehearsal...
Tuesday, February 3, 2025
* Pickleball coaching...
* Basketball training, 30 mins of shooting around...
* Pop accident miss call...
Wednesday, February 4, 2025
* Laundry profiling...
* League planning...
* Hospice call...
Thursday, February 5, 2025
* Pickleball coaching/3 pm meeting...
* BH pickleball...
Friday, February 6, 2025
* Lunchtime Heroes...
* Y stuff... league development...
Saturday, February 7, 2025
* Basketball at Weho...
