So, I come home tonight to have six or seven police cars blocking a portion of our neighbhorhood. The odd thing is that the police tape goes all the way over the sidewalks and up the hills on both sides. Nothing is going on in the road.
Apparently, there is a grenade on top of a large electricity box on the side of the road. Joy. They don't know whether it's a fake or a real. Since nothing like this happens in our community it seems like the entire neighbhorhood is out. I finally came in since it's taking forever for the bomb squad to arrive. Goodness. We only live in the most dangerous city in the world right now and it takes over 20 minutes for the bomb squad to arrive? The police are primarily sitting in their cars and keep moving the boundaries back.
It's interesting to listen to every conversation in these situations:
- "I can't believe that this is happening in a golf community"
- "You can see how rare it is that so many of us are out here"
-"Well, I didn't have anything else to do on a Monday evening"
- "What's going on?"
-"What's going on?"
-"What's going on?"
- etc.
- "I think I see a package on the sidewalk right under the police line."
- "Uh, no that is right on the police line. They would move the line further away from it if it was the bomb."
- "Oh, you are my neighbor. That's right...our dogs had that play date a year ago."
- "Oh great. My dog is marking it's territory. I'll see you guys later."
- "Well, the policeman just picked up that box and so there goes that theory out the window."
- "What's going on?"
- "What's going on?"
- "What's going on?"
- "So, what do you do?"
- "I'm a lawyer. I just got back from Bombay and Mumbai and all over India. It was crowded, but nice cities."
- "Yes, I miss India."
- "What's going on?"
- "So, we are those people that you always shout at in movies to get away from the bomb and they just stay and watch until the danger occurs."
- "Ha.."
-"Ha.."
-"Ha. We laugh and still stand here. Perhaps we should move back a foot or two."
-"Bombs come in threes. Maybe there are some placed on other electricity boxes."
- "Oh great. We are standing right by one..."
- "What's going on?"
Yes, I remembered all that. More and more people kept coming and asking the same questions.
Now, I must really go see what the latest is that is going on....
Apparently, there is a grenade on top of a large electricity box on the side of the road. Joy. They don't know whether it's a fake or a real. Since nothing like this happens in our community it seems like the entire neighbhorhood is out. I finally came in since it's taking forever for the bomb squad to arrive. Goodness. We only live in the most dangerous city in the world right now and it takes over 20 minutes for the bomb squad to arrive? The police are primarily sitting in their cars and keep moving the boundaries back.
It's interesting to listen to every conversation in these situations:
- "I can't believe that this is happening in a golf community"
- "You can see how rare it is that so many of us are out here"
-"Well, I didn't have anything else to do on a Monday evening"
- "What's going on?"
-"What's going on?"
-"What's going on?"
- etc.
- "I think I see a package on the sidewalk right under the police line."
- "Uh, no that is right on the police line. They would move the line further away from it if it was the bomb."
- "Oh, you are my neighbor. That's right...our dogs had that play date a year ago."
- "Oh great. My dog is marking it's territory. I'll see you guys later."
- "Well, the policeman just picked up that box and so there goes that theory out the window."
- "What's going on?"
- "What's going on?"
- "What's going on?"
- "So, what do you do?"
- "I'm a lawyer. I just got back from Bombay and Mumbai and all over India. It was crowded, but nice cities."
- "Yes, I miss India."
- "What's going on?"
- "So, we are those people that you always shout at in movies to get away from the bomb and they just stay and watch until the danger occurs."
- "Ha.."
-"Ha.."
-"Ha. We laugh and still stand here. Perhaps we should move back a foot or two."
-"Bombs come in threes. Maybe there are some placed on other electricity boxes."
- "Oh great. We are standing right by one..."
- "What's going on?"
Yes, I remembered all that. More and more people kept coming and asking the same questions.
Now, I must really go see what the latest is that is going on....
3 comments:
The hilariously unbelievable times of Becca...
I think I can say hilarious, since you didn't sound too surprised!
"... I miss India."
Am I wrong to think that's funny? Scary, yes. Hilarious... indeed.
..ha ha! Very funny, the things people say. Danger doesn't frighten people anymore...it seems to attract them. Guess your still alive to tell the tale....fake or not?
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