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Things that strike me as odd about this story--and yes, odd things do happen in dire times, but still. 1. Why didn't the author just pawn the Glock? There are
by angersock 11y ago
Things that strike me as odd about this story--and yes, odd things do happen in dire times, but still.
1. Why didn't the author just pawn the Glock? There are many shops here in Houston, and you should've been able to get a few hundred for it.
2. Why wasn't the rent being charged to the house letters enough to cover at least the 1,500/month mortgage?
3. Why couldn't the author stay with a friend?
4. How did HPD not shoot the author? Harris County is pretty good at that. :(
It's a helluva story, and I'm glad the author is on the other side of it now, but wow.
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Some questions:
Were you by the Galleria, or in SW Houston? I'm getting it was SW Houston, maybe on Holcombe/Belaire (that being like one of the only two B&Ns around at that time)? Was the gym the LA Fitness on Wesleyan by chance? Was the movie theater the Edwards on Wesleyan, or the Angelika (I think they hadn't closed down yet), or what?
EDIT:
The hivemind clearly doesn't approve of trying to learn more about the situation. So it goes.
- greedo 11y agoHe probably could have sold the Glock for $500 or so, less if he was impatient.
- RockyMcNuts 11y agoStarbucks lets you sleep in the chairs? I mean, if someone had a buddy who let them sleep in the storage room I could believe it. Corporate is slipping if they don't stay on top of their managers and nip that in the bud.
- ghufran_syed 11y agoWhy not pawn the glock? Because you might get attacked by criminals while homeless? When I was driving across the US with my wife and 4 kids a few years ago, we somehow ended up in Las Vegas one night with about $5 in change and nowhere to stay, thanks to extreme levels of stupidity by my bank which froze my cards (Thanks HSBC!!!). Faced with the possibility of sleeping overnight in a local park, I'm really, really glad we had firearms with us...