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Oh, where to start.....
My wife and I decided at about noon today to venture out into the world. We were originally just gonna go pop a few out of my son's .22 at Blanchard Mountain. But, decided to continue on down to Seattle and go to the Seattle Aquarium.
We arrived at the aquarium and bought tickets. I asked the guy at the ticket counter who owned the aquarium, he replied that the city owned and operated the aquarium, with a non-profit helping with care of the critters. He also mentioned that the non-profit would be taking full control of the facility sometime this summer.
I liked the guys reply, so, I shed my coat. You shoulda seen his eyes bug outta his head, LOL. I walked away as if nothing unusual had happened.
We walked around for about 15-20 minutes until a young lady came up to me and said "Sir. your concealed weapon is showing, I'm gonna have to ask you to leave!"I asked who owned the Aquarium, shereplied that the City owned it, I told her that she cant ask me to leave because of my gun.I started to tell her that it wasn't concealed. She was being a real BI***. I stayed calm and offered to cover up (I know, I know "WEAK"). She told me that it had already been seen and that I needed to leave.
At this point, I'm getting upset (do you know how much that place costs?). I told her that if she wanted me to leave that she was gonna have to call the cops to have me remove, because I wanted it to be completely documented. She puffs up and tells me that she is security and that she is telling me to leave. I calmly responded, "you're gonna have to call the cops to get me outta here, I'll be walking around enjoying myself until they arrive, they can come find me when they get here" She says asshe's walking away "don't think I'm not calling them".
My wife and I are walking around for another 15-20 minutes..... no cops! A few minutes after that Sue, the Manager of Guest Experience, asks to speak with me. I tell her, "if you're ejecting me, you're gonna have to call the cops" and explained why I wanted the cops involved. She said that she just wanted to talk to me. I agreed and followed her through a door leading away from the crowds. She told me that she knew it was my right, and that there was nothing that she could do about it. But, very nicely, asked me to put my gun in my bag. I told her that I wouldn't (because there was already no room in there because of my other gun), but that I would compromise with her and I would put my coat on. I only did this because she came and asked politely. She gave me her card.
I ran into her again shortly after, after having more time to think, and asked her to have a talk with "Security Girl" because she was rude and bitchy. She told me that she had already sent her home for the day for not handling the situation properly, she was supposed to contact Sue first.
Anyhow, we left there and walked to the Crab Pot for a late lunch..... no trouble there. Then on the way back I spotted a sign at Waterfront Park that sparked my interest, had the wife take a picture of me and my "BABY ARMOR".
So.....good and bad day! Mostly good, got to spend the day with the wife and kid.