So I was just reading an article about the woman in Texas who killed herself and her children, which is sad, but the thing I noticed--apparently, she took hostage two of the people working there...and then their supervisor offered himself in trade, and so she had him hostage.
Which...seriously? How many of you would your boss offer to take your place in a hostage situation with a gun-toting woman?? (My sister pointed out that her boss probably would, which I believe, but he's a firefighter. And crazy.)
I had one boss who probably would have.
When I was a teacher and teen shelter worker, I would have offered myself up for my students. Other jobs, co-workers...NSM.
I don't think my boss would, and I don't hold it against him. That's way above and beyond the call. I don't want *anyone* to do that for me.
meara, was that the one that changed her daughter's FB status to say she was going to die that day?
no way would any of my bosses offer themselves to trade with me.
I think I would put $1 million on that.
ita, seriously? Did anyone see that and try to intervene?
Did anyone see that and try to intervene?
No, apparently not. Gawker or Jezebel had a screenshot of the FB status. It was heartbreaking.
So much would depend on how dangerous I thought the hostage-taker really was, what their beef was, whether the hostages had small children... it would be an on-the-scene judgment call that I don't think you could predict.
Huh. Sears lets you pay with Paypal. Way cool. That's a pretty big contract.
Matching Christmas jammies is definitely a fantasy of my mother's. We've never actually pulled it off.
I am totally following my agenda for today! I was out of the house by noon, having done a load of laundry, and now I am home doing my nails by 2, as planned! Unfortunately, I only got two presents, but I did get a real (table-top) tree, so that's nice. I think I'll do better shopping in Harvard Square tomorrow. My local independent book store is almost impossible to shop in, due to also being a cafe and being small and cramped and not having a great selection of the kind of stuff I want to buy (ie, mysteries). And the rest of the stores in my neighborhood are too upscale for me.....
