It's a Texas thang

I had a phone interview a couple of days ago with a hiring manager for a job in Austin. She started the call by advising me that her son’s school was on lockdown, and she might have to cut things short if she got notification that it was okay for her to go pick him up.

Well, sure, whatever. We had our chat and she indicated that she wants to talk further, so that’s being set up.

Meanwhile, I found out that the lockdown was on account of “armed burglars in the neighborhood”.

Well, that got me thinking.

Like—what the hell are burglars doing with weapons? How are you going to haul the swag if you’ve got a .45 in one of your hands? Seems like an inherent inefficiency to me.

But then it occurred to me: hey—this is Texas. Clergy are armed. The kindergarten teacher is probably packing. Why wouldn’t burglars join in the fun?

Well, evidently the situation was resolved, and mother and child were reunited, so it all turned out fine.

Except for the burglars, of course.