November 21, 2009
Hayward, CA
Arrived there around 7:00 and saw that the parking lot
was quite wet with huge puddles located in a number of
areas from a early morning shower. Daybreak had was
already there and I pulled up to my space. I had
an over-sized area because a normal-sized space is just
big enough to fit my van in.
A rather boring, uneventful and cool day except for one
instance. I strolled over to the bathroom area located
within the college 'compound.' I entered and walked
toward the back of the men's room. Kid's... close your
eyes please. There was a small, pudgy Mexican guy
around 5'4 and weighing approximately 200 pounds with a
reddish pullover knit standing in front of the
commodes. There were 4 urinals on the left and a set of
2 and a smaller one on the side that I chose to go to.
I saw this guy suddenly dash over behind me and position
himself in front of the urinal beside me. I thought it
was kind of strange as I glanced over my right shoulder
to see if there was anybody using the ones in back of
me. I saw nobody. As I turned my head back around I
saw this pervert looking down at me and quickly turned
his head forward when he saw me turn around. He quickly
finished and I don't think he did anything, to tell you
the truth. He walked back around me and stood in front
of the commode. I finished and turned around and took a
look at him. I really didn't know what to do. I didn't
have a cigarette butt, so I couldn't flick it at him
with my two fingers (Midnight Cowboy). No, really he
stared at me and I gave him a weird look. I could not
believe that this guy was hanging around on a college
campus doing this. I walked out and had to return to my
booth because I was alone and did not want any of the
riff-raff stealing from me. About an hour later, I
reported it to the campus security, but I would assume
that this pervert had long departed the scene.
I keep asking myself if this really happened. Do I
really dare put this incident in my review? I
picture it over and over in my mind and I still see the
same thing. Sorry, I saw what I saw. No mistaken.
A spade is a spade. A pervert is a pervert.
I don't know if this guy makes regular appearances there
or what. Very strange. I think that this
rest room has to be monitored by campus safety and the
police department. Sorry, but it really happened.
THE EARLY BIRDS swarmed the flea market during the early
hours between 7:30-9:00 as they tried to find the 'real
deals' amongst the vendors before anybody else spotted
them. I had no bargains at anytime during the day.
One guy saw my backpacks and asked for the price.
I had previously sold them for $12.00 and had lowered
the price this year to $10 since I was phasing these out
of my inventory. So, I looked at him. I knew
this guy was cheap. "Eight dollars' came out of my
mouth. "Is that your lowest price?" he asked.
I looked at him. "THE ABSOLUTE LOWEST."
A few seconds later, I hear him say.... "How about
3 for eight dollars?" Wow. I
told him emphatically and beyond the shadow of a doubt
"NO." He left.
I guess that other vendors selling similar merchandise
are all struggling. No good shows this weekend.
I know a number of people that did the Mountain Mandarin
Festival in Auburn, but I pretty much knew that they
would even have a hard time meeting expenses and that
was no place for me. I had done the show 5 time's
in year's past and declining sales and locations with
each passing year. I guess that their spaces were
'sold out.'
