[L.N. Smithee]

I am in an office that the Chiraqis are as of now blockading. I was one of the last people to push my way by a handful of them before they called for reinforcements. Only about 4 or 5 were able to make it into the building before a woman working building security shrieked that they shouldn't have bullied their way inside. The small crowd of people doing their jobs shouted in return at the woman, who was carrying a walkie-talkie but not wearing anything revealing herself to be a guard.

We eventually made it to our workplaces, where it appears that many people took advantage of the threat of disruption to not come to work (either that, or they are part of the protest).

[Made In The USA]

I know ths sounds childish, but it's what I'm feeling right now: I hope there's some protestor-clowns outside my building preventing me from either coming to work leaving work. I'll wind up and punch them square in the face.

I don't do protests, I do a job. That's how I feed my family and pay exhorbitant taxes...

[crecy]

My sympathies. I am a long time lurker; new member. I work to west of the Embarcadero Centers and no problems over here yet. My drive to the kids' school was interrupted by a blockade at Franklin and Fell, but except for scaring the beejeezus out of my two girls, it wasn't much of an interruption. I then took MUNI from Van Ness and Market (street blocked, underground trains running), and got off at Montgomery where there was another blockade. The SFPD is doing a great job and I gave them my "thanks." It's really a thrill to see the sparks flying (literally) when those saws cut through the befuddled's arm connectors. It's even better to hear them claim this is brutality -- and blocking ambulances and fire trucks isn't? It should all settle down shortly, back to "business as usual"

[GoreIsLove]

i walked by a similar scene at 45 fremont. there's so many d*mn protestors out that the police are focusing on the ones blocking streets.

[Black Agnes]

AHHHHH. One of the 'solidarity groups' is 'puking for peace'! Poor cops :(.