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Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts) Mon Jul 29, 2019, 11:09 AM Jul 2019

My wife and I came very close to going to the Gilroy Garlic Festival

My wife is a chef, and is always looking to expand her arsenal of food. She really wanted to go. In the end, we couldn't make it work because of prior work commitments. But we almost did.

Just posting this to let everyone know, it can happen to anybody. It can happen to you. It can happen to somebody you love. It almost happened to me. It almost happened to my wife. It could be me lying dead or shot there, or it could have been her if things had gone down a little different.

NONE of us are safe until this gun madness ends. Vote the treasonous GOP out and let's get some god damn gun control!

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My wife and I came very close to going to the Gilroy Garlic Festival (Original Post) Downtown Hound Jul 2019 OP

Thank goodness you are safe. Hopefully none of your friends were hurt either. NT SWBTATTReg Jul 2019 #1

I don't personally know anybody that went. Downtown Hound Jul 2019 #2

I know people who knew people who went to the Route 91 festival. Initech Jul 2019 #3

For several years H and I used to (volunteer) work the bread line at the garlic festival. It was in2herbs Jul 2019 #4

I just recently attended the Santa Fe International Folk Art Festival Coventina Jul 2019 #5

I'm glad that your circumstances kept you from attending. There is a Garlic Festival CentralMass Jul 2019 #6

Same boat as you eissa Jul 2019 #7

SWBTATTReg

(22,143 posts)

1. Thank goodness you are safe. Hopefully none of your friends were hurt either. NT

Reply to Downtown Hound (Original post)

Mon Jul 29, 2019, 11:14 AM

Jul 2019

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)

2. I don't personally know anybody that went.

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 29, 2019, 11:15 AM

Jul 2019

Not that I'm aware of anyways.

Initech

(100,081 posts)

3. I know people who knew people who went to the Route 91 festival.

Reply to Downtown Hound (Original post)

Mon Jul 29, 2019, 11:20 AM

Jul 2019

Yes, *THAT* Route 91 festival. One of those people did not come back. That one hit way too close to home. When I say fuck guns and fuck the NRA I mean it.

Until Congress actually does something about guns and gun violence, we're all sitting ducks.

I'm at least glad that the NRA is such a dumpster fire of an organization that they might not recover from it.

in2herbs

(2,945 posts)

4. For several years H and I used to (volunteer) work the bread line at the garlic festival. It was

Reply to Downtown Hound (Original post)

Mon Jul 29, 2019, 11:36 AM

Jul 2019

always a fun 3-day weekend get away.

Coventina

(27,121 posts)

5. I just recently attended the Santa Fe International Folk Art Festival

Reply to Downtown Hound (Original post)

Mon Jul 29, 2019, 11:40 AM

Jul 2019

While I was there, a mass shooting was the last thing on my mind, as it was filled with happy, friendly people.

Just as I imagine the Gilroy Garlic Festival was.....

I am growing to hate and fear my country.

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)

6. I'm glad that your circumstances kept you from attending. There is a Garlic Festival

Reply to Downtown Hound (Original post)

Mon Jul 29, 2019, 11:54 AM

Jul 2019

In Oregon on the weekend of August 10th that I was comsidering going to. This makes me uave second thoughts.

eissa

(4,238 posts)

7. Same boat as you

Reply to Downtown Hound (Original post)

Mon Jul 29, 2019, 11:56 AM

Jul 2019

We were supposed to attend Sunday as well, and I was really looking forward to it. But my husband is bothered by extreme heat and backed out at the last minute. I was upset at missing it, and then we heard this awful news. No where is safe.

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