“They’re not going to keep me away.” 75-year-old Danny said he plans to return to his favorite diner even after three individuals attacked him using a fire extinguisher.
- Danny, who asked we not use his last name, was sitting in his car in a parking lot off Auburn and Oswell streets around 5 a.m. on Oct. 25 when he was attacked.
- Danny said he believed there were three attackers, a young woman and two young men.
- An employee of the nearby diner witnessed part of the attack and intervened, resulting in their own injuries.
“Yesterday was the first day I’ve been out of the house, and when I’m out, always looking around,” said 75-year-old Danny, an elder Bakersfield resident who was attacked Friday morning while waiting to go to Bible study.
Ever since his wife passed away this year, Danny tells me he’s spent every Friday morning going to Honey I’m Home, a local breakfast diner located off Auburn and Oswell streets.
He said he get’s there early around 5 a.m. before they even open.
“I get there every Friday at the same time, and I’m always talking to my buddy in Colorado at the same time,” he said.