gap hippies dip into jimbo's pocket

I just got this in my work e-mail box:
As you know, groups against policies of the World Bank and the IMF plan major protests this Friday. These protests are expected to significantly disrupt city traffic and officials are advising that people not drive into the city if at all possible. After thorough discussion by the Executive Management Group, we have decided to close APA on Friday. The building will remain open as there are meetings and other tenants who will be here on Friday and the weekend. Staff who must be here for the meetings will be notified by your supervisor.

Now if I were a full-time APA employee, this would be a paid snow day. However, I'm a contractor, and if I don't work, I don't get paid. I'm contemplating bankruptcy, and a loss of a paid work day will be devastating to my bill payments.

Anyone see the direct relationship between an ill-conceived straight Gap-hippie circuit party and my life here? Now it's very personal and I'm far more pissed than I usually have been. I have to go talk to my friend Brian now about staircases and how large hippie backpacks affect balance...