Que sera, sera; what ever will be, will be...

I nearly walked in on a bank robbery today.

On occasion for work, I have to make deposits at a local branch. My drive to the bank branch today was mostly normal: heavy traffic, got to stop at 6 of the 7 stoplights, which just allowed more time for me to hope that the air condition would catch up with the cooked air in my car from the 90° day. As I was on the started passing the beginning of the strip center the bank is in, a police car with its siren on passed by me and turned into the parking lot entrance before the one I wanted. I did not think much of this, as there are about 20 stores in the strip center where I was headed.

I turned into the next entrance and as I was parking noticed how vacant the parking area near the bank seemed. As I walked up to the door, I also noticed two things: 1) that the bank was pretty empty, and 2) a piece of paper had been taped up to the door. One the paper it said (more or less): 'This branch temporarily closed due to an emergency. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and ask that you either try back later or visit our neighboring branch at... (and gave an address).' So after doing a double-take to note where the alternative location was, I headed back to my car, deposit still in-hand.

On the walk back, an unmarked police car slowly crept through the side of the parking lot I was parked on; which I took to be the car that had turned into the parking lot before me on my way in (just cruising around). As I opened the door to my car, I turned back toward the street and noticed a second unmarked police car parking on the street just outside the entrance I'd come in. Now just a bit intrigued but also not really wanting to stick around, I rather normally (read calmly) pulled my car out of its space and proceeded to drive around the corner that the bank is on, to make my way out of the strip-center parking lot. As I got around the corner, I noticed a third, unmarked police car (most likely the first one I saw), parked on the other side of the bank and completing a triangular watch position on the bank. The 3 cars, combined with my glimpse through the bank's windows of a solitary figure standing in the lobby and not appearing to be dressed like a bank employee, started to solidify that I'd nearly walked in on a robbery in progress....

Somehow, I don't think my helping out at the International Age Group meet this weekend (tonight, tomorrow night and all day Saturday & Sunday) will live up to this excitement, but I'll wait and see. Hasta.

addendum: I was able to confirm today (Tue.6/30) that it was a robbery.

Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que sera, sera
What will be, will be