Thursday, May 02, 2013

In Which I Miss the Excitement


So there was a little excitement around my place last night.  Thankfully, I missed it all since I was hanging out with friends on the other side of town.

My roommate texted me after I hadn’t been there that long as said the police were telling everyone to stay inside because they were hunting for a man with a gun who had shot at police.  Naturally, they had the condo complex completely closed down as well.

Then one of my friends got an update about that on her iPhone.

I texted my roommate off and on all evening.  Turns late at night, they still weren’t letting anyone in.  So I crashed with my friends.  Turns out about the time I would have gotten home, they started letting people in, so I would have been okay, but I had no way of knowing that at the time.  And sleeping on a hide-a-bed was a much better alternative than sleeping in my car, or trying to, which would be what happened if I got there and they still weren’t letting anyone in.

The scary part is, they never have found the guy, or if they have I haven’t heard about it.  But I’m sure he’s long gone by now.  At least if he’s smart he is.

Fortunately, I was already going to be late to work today since I had to get my allergy shots.  I got up, drove across town to shower and get ready for work, and then drove back to get my shots before driving to work.  Made for a crazy morning, but it all got done.

It certainly made me very thankful for friends who are offering me a place to stay before I even ask.  Granted, I knew what the answer would have been if I had asked.  It really is such  blessing to have friends like that.

2 comments:

MountainHawk said...

Yikes! Glad you're okay and thank goodness for friends!

Mark Baker said...

Everyone around here seems to be okay, but it was quite the night.