July 21, 2008
Man Sporting "Indiana Jones-style Hat" Prompts Bomb Scare, Closes Richmond Bart
According to the Gate, le Richmond Bart is closed and "trains are being turned around at El Cerrito Del Norte BART" after a man wearing "an Indiana Jones-style hat got on board an Amtrak train in Martinez and asked other passengers strange questions," leaving a "package that appeared to have wires sticking out of it," and then heading to a second car where he pried off two windows. (God, the Bay Area is just awesome sometimes.) He then jumped out the window. Yikes.
Oh, and re-plan your route home, people. According to 511:
On Monday, July 21st as of 2:00pm, BART's Richmond Station remains closed due to police activity At Capitol Corridor Richmond Train Station. Northbound BART Richmond trains are turning back at El Cerrito Del Norte. Passengers may continue on to Richmond by using AC Transit who will honor BART tickets on Buses 71 and 76. Service on Capitol Corridor has been halted due to police activity and no trains are getting through to Richmond.
Anyway, the man has yet to be captured, and the Walnut Creek bomb squad is currently analyzing the package. (Also, Walnut Creek has it's own bomb squad? Huh.) Read more about todays breathtaking adventure here.
UPDATE: Service has resumed! Nothing blew to smithereens.
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Why wouldn't Walnut Creek have a bomb squad? They have their own Tiffany & Co. store, and how many cities can say that?
aw. that's adorable. good for them!
I think the Walnut Creek bomb squad is really two regular cops who get paid extra to carry around wire cutters and safety glasses.
How come nobody calls them fedoras anymore? The hats, I mean. It's like the world didn't exist before 1981 or something.
if he had the coordinating indiana jones brown leather jacket, yes. otherwise, you're right: it's a fedora, as worn by old guys, creepy private detectives and middle-aged white guys whose wives told them it makes them look rakish.
if he had the coordinating indiana jones brown leather jacket, yes. otherwise, you're right: it's a fedora,
A fedora's a fedora, says I.
But, for the record (acording to The Gate), he was wearing a "brown coat". Does this mean he's a Joss Whedon fan, too?
as worn by old guys, creepy private detectives and middle-aged white guys whose wives told them it makes them look rakish.
My wife thinks mine makes me look like a rabbi...
Indiana Jones???!!!! How out of date.
He should have been wearing a Batman outfit.
ha! your wife rules!
Fedoras are also worn by nerds who think it makes them unique in combination with their witty computer-related tshirt and black jeans.
ha! your wife rules!
I couldn't agree more, SFX. Thanks!
But, in my defense, it is a black pinstripe fedora. And I have a serious beard going right now. I've also been told my hat/beard combo makes me look like a hillbilly moonshiner and/or Amish. It's kinda like a Rorschach test.
But, getting back to the actual story: this guy sounds like a choad. It's not nice to threaten Amtrak conductors and freak people out on a Monday.
Fedoras are also worn by nerds who think it makes them unique...
I wish I was a nerd. Those folks make serious money.
I'm guessing it wasn't just for giggles. Probably what happened is he misjudged the weight of the golden idol.
(My fedoras only make middle aged women hit on me. I got called Cary Grant with a beard the other day by a woman who looked old enough to have given birth the Cary Grant. I don't think she could see anything beyond a beard and a hat)
OrangeDrink FTW, as the kids say.
i'm noticing that the guys who actually wear fedoras have beards. what gives?
i'm noticing that the guys who actually wear fedoras have beards. what gives?
We do that so people won't think we're Indiana Jones fanboys...
I wish men under the age of 60 could pull off a fedora. But every time I see a guy younger than that wearing one, I have to admit, he looks a little dorky (although I'm sure you look ravishing, Orangedrink). And I know what my husband's getting for a gift when he hits the big 6-0.
Of course, I wish women still wore gloves and hats, as well. Oh how I long for a simpler, more formally dressed time...
you guys are way behind the times. Yes Walnut Creek has it's own bomb squad. Neiman Marcus would not come there if it didn't. It is now the best place to live in California and 95% safer than SF. So there!
Is there really a creek filled with walnuts somewhere?