yesterday

 all my troubles seemed so far away..... 

I wish.

3 incidents in one day

1. the mad swearing woman with no mask on.

I am about to get on the tram and this couple are talking to the bus customer support person. I say the term talking loosely because the woman was peppering her speech with expletives about how they were going to get to Flemington. So we all get on the tram and the swearing and the complaining continues. I mention to her partner that if you get off at Barkly Square, you can catch the train from there. Then silence. Glorious silence.

but then the look and I know what is coming. Why do these people go out of their way to do this?

"next you're going to ask me why I'm not wearing a fucking mask"

and my response?

"no"

"no?"

"no"

2. happy drunk Barry

so I am sitting near the climbing wall across the road from Barkly Square and happy drunk Barry walks up and says hello. I like him. He is a little loud but he has a heart of gold. I know him from Victoria Street mall in Coburg.

a minute later and this woman comes up to me and asks how I know Barry.So let's dispense with all the nonsense because the discussion leads to her connection with Barry and the salvation army. Then Donald Trump and one nation under god. This crazy woman wants me to get straight with Jesus. 

my response? Well, my perfect response would be I don't need the edicts of a  fictitious man in the sky to be morally good. My actual response?

"please, go away"

3. Aldi

Aldi is closed. There are all these people out the front and a police car. A man jumps into his car and yells abuse at a man talking to the police, then drives away. I have no idea what is going on, then later, Aldi puts a sign up in the window saying they are closed due to power failure.

I have no idea what is going on but Aldi is closed.