Friday, May 29, 2020
[per voice recognition, recording this early May 31]
Today, I was witnessing from the news all of the rioting about the George Floyd killing, or actually murder, while in police protection.
I have been watching videos of mayor Jacob Frey and of governor Walz. I'm also becoming more motivated to work on my project, to use it help people be aware of what officials are saying. Meaning, to post videos of these news conferences that the mayor's and Governor is producing.
Dinner came around and I ate that. I believe it was then I shaved and showered. I also need to mention that it was around this time that I notice cigarette smoke again in my room. Actually while I was laying down for a nap, and then sitting on my bed. Concerned and frustrated over breathing cigarette smoke I got up and went into the bathroom. This is where it smelled it the strongest, again most likely because the vent for the bathroom is rate above the sink. And most likely the vent is a shaft that connects rooms down below, because of the rooms being back to back as well as the bathroom's. Also, because staff and security had not determined who is smoking in their room. I did not make the call to report the 12th time I had smelled, breathed cigarette smoke in my room.
[7/24/20, today's editing corrected mistakes made because of the use of voice recognition using my phone to enter this text]
Then, decided to go on a walk to the store. I had learned that there is a Festival Foods across the street from the Walgreens that I've been to. I got ready to go went downstairs and learned that the building was shut down. I wanted to go out the door toward the back corner of the building. But there was Hennepin County staff and the security guard sitting at the table in front of the door. Told me I could not leave out that door. I was not upset, I did not make any smart remarks. I actually interacted in a way that just suggested I was moving on, as I said, responding to staff being sorry. I said that's okay. I went up to the front door, and I could not leave out that main door, but I had to leave out this smokers door. I was in a hurry 2 get walking in the sunshine and get to the store. But I was upset, telling the security guard that I should not have to walk out the smokers door. And mama said something to the effect that are laws that are supposed to protect people like me. Non-smokers! I was rather angry. It pushed a button for me.
As I started to walk in the direction of Walgreens, I didn't use the headphones I brought with me to listen to something on my phone. I was that upset. I also noticed around the area of the hotel there were no bystanders, people walking around, or anything of that sort. So the idea of the Hotel shutting down she would rather stupid to me.
As I watch to Walgreens I did not see anyone until I got to the corner Lyndale Avenue and 94th Street. Two of the corners on the west side of Lyndale were full of people. With a smattering of a few other people around or near the intersection. One of the things I noticed, as I walked past the crowd on the corner in front of Walgreens was that I reminded myself that there may be plenty of these people at think I'm a police officer. I've been seeing that way so frequently, it has been a very regular thing I've had to deal with.
I also noticed as I walked past Walgreens how boarded-up that business was as well as so many others. Across the street walked over to the Festival Foods store and saw that they were also closed for the day. I took a photo of the front of the store just for the record. Started walking away, and noticed the memorial blood drive location. And, took a photo of that as well. I went up to 98th Street crossed it. And, decided to cross Lyndale and walk back towards the speedway gas station. To see if they were still open, I noticed they close down early too. As well as being boarded up. I made my way back to the hotel, again finding myself rather angry and having to walk through the smokers door. I think I went back up to my room first, but then make my way down to the Hennepin County room where they work out of. I asked for supervisor and had a very Frank conversation with him. He's the guy that was formerly a sheriff. I got rather heated but I also backed off of getting too angry. And the former Sheriff, can't think of his name, clearly understood. And then walked out to the front where the one security guard tried to suggest that I was always angry. At that time I discovered that he had only seen me twice. The other time I reported that I smelled cigarette smoke in my room and seem to be rather angry about it. And this time where I'm angry about having to walk through the smokers section and their door. I went up to get something from the front desk person. And, decided to ask her in front of the security guard that suggested I was always angry, and asked her do I seem always angry?! And she obviously had to say and did say no way. I made a gesture with my hand toward the security guard emphasizing that he was wrong about his characterization of me. And further talked about reasons why I've been angry when I have been angry. There too I left saying I'm just doing me, in regards to reporting issues I'm having to deal with.
