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Old March 1st, 2005, 08:19 PM   #1
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Default I'm just here looking for normal.

I was robbed at work.

I don't really feel much like posting tonight, I'm still a little shaky.
A guy came in azround 7:30, walked behind the counter, showed me a serious looking knife, and emptied my till. I hit the floor as he was leaving, and bruised my hip. I don't remember hitting my hip on the floor.

I don't know if I can go to sleep.
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Old March 1st, 2005, 08:29 PM   #2
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Holy Crap!
I'm so sorry to hear that.
Clearly he didn't realize that he was robbing a colonial warrior. Lucky for him you opted to hit the floor instead of him

Seriously. I'm glad you're okay.
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Old March 1st, 2005, 08:30 PM   #3
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Old March 1st, 2005, 08:34 PM   #4
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FG,

Thank the Lord you're ok!

I hope they catch the bum.

It won't be easy, tonight, but try to fill your mind with happy thoughts, things that make you smile or laugh. It might help take the edge off a bit.

Keep us posted.

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Old March 1st, 2005, 08:51 PM   #6
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Glad you are not hurt, aside from the hip.

I can relate to the incident.
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Old March 1st, 2005, 11:32 PM   #7
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Flamingo girl I am very glad to hear you are ok!! if you can't sleep and need to talk I'm always around. I too was robbed at my till it happened a few years ago I remember it well. At first I thought I was ok it took awhile before it really affected me I lost my trust in people for the longest time I became suspicious of everyone coming to the till after the incident, it was really hard to do my job for quite a while. I didn’t remember everything about what happened at first I didn’t understand how I wound up with a bruise on my chest I was so pumped on adrenalin as it happened that when he hit me there I didn’t even notice, that came back to me a few days later. This is normal kinds of stuff to expect after this kind of thing. Please don’t be hard on yourself over this keep reminding yourself it is much better that you are safe than playing the incident over and over in your head and finding fault with anything you did or didn’t do! You can trust your judgment! Don’t let him rob that as well! If you find that you are struggling with it then find a counselor to talk to about it.
Just remember you are safe now, your at home and you are ok!
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Old March 2nd, 2005, 02:40 AM   #8
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Old March 2nd, 2005, 05:52 AM   #9
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I'm sorry to hear this Flamingo.

I'm glad you are unhurt physically. But you will probably be jumpy for a wee while, and it may just hit you after a day or two. Just make sure you are ready first before you go back to work. Rowan gives you some excellent advice, and your safety must always come first in situations like that.

Again, I'm glad you are OK, and I'll send you a big hug from Scotland!
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PS- I hope the catch the bastard and give him a good kicking!
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That's terrible, FG. I'm glad you are okay for the most part, aside from your fall.
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Very sorry to hear that Flamingo Girl.
Thank god you where not seriously hurt or tryed to take on the robber yourself.
Rowan has very good advise there.

Good to hear you are safe and well.
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Flamingo Girl,
I'm glad that you are "OK" in the sense that the robber only took the cash and didn't harm you.

I'm sorry to hear that you experienced being robbed though. I hope "he" "posed" for the security camera and they track the crook down.

Take care, PM me, even if you ever need to talk on the phone and I'm online.

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Old March 2nd, 2005, 05:12 PM   #14
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Thank you all for your good wishes, I apreciate it all more than you probably think.

The security camera had no tape in it, and as an added bonus, the corporation fired all of the security last week, so we don't have a guard.

However, the guy bought a bottle of Pepsi, and left it behind when he ran out, and they found a clean fingerprint on it. By the time the detectives arrived, they pretty much knew who it was from his MO and description. They showed me the pictures tonight, and I picked the guy out, so there is another warrant out for his arrest. He never hits the same place twice, never even the same area twice, his family would like nothing better than to see him behind bars, and they have a photo album full of security pictures of him.

I had chores to do, and added in some shopping, and I feel much better now.
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No tape in the camera & they fired the guards last week. Man! talk about timing on the crook's part.

It's good he doesn't hit the same place twice. I think the corporation will find they have issues with their insurance company though.

FG, if you're working graveyard shifts or in a shaky neighborhood and you have options to transfer: watch out for yourself and find a safer workplace if such exists. Just don't like the "no guards" thing. Stupid move on the corporation's side.
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The security camera had no tape in it, and as an added bonus, the corporation fired all of the security last week, so we don't have a guard.
I hear ya there! LOL in my case we never had a guard to begin with and the security camera was installed because I got robbed, a little to late for me to have benefited, they never found my guy the license plate I got was a stolen car - of course!

I'm glad to hear you are feeling a little better !!
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My heart goes out to you FG........ I'm so glad you didn't get hurt and the poice have a lead.
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Old March 2nd, 2005, 08:44 PM   #19
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Well, the detective who's been working on this case for the past 10 years said this hit was the sloppiest he'd seen, and he thinks the guy is looking to get caught.

Oh, and I don't work graveyard anymore, and this isn't a really bad neighborhood, there's a lot of drugs, so people steal from the store for it, but this is the first time I know of someone robbing one of RA's stores in this neighborhood.
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In response to the title saying you were just looking for normal, I thought you might like to move to Normal, Illinois. http://www.normal.org/AboutNormal/History.htm
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LOL
Thanks.

They caught him. I don't have any details other than it was aparently my decription of his clothing that led to his capture, and that they got him at 2 am wed morning.
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They caught him. I don't have any details other than it was aparently my decription of his clothing that led to his capture, and that they got him at 2 am wed morning.
Wow, cool. So that kind of makes you a crime fighter like Batman. But instead of a bat, its a flamingo... or something. Where was I going with this?
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Wow, cool. So that kind of makes you a crime fighter like Batman. But instead of a bat, its a flamingo... or something. Where was I going with this?
I've always wanted to have a reason to wear a cape!
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Oh my God FG!

I hope your okay!
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