George, mate, take care of yourself. Let's hope those unruly neighbours exit sooner rather than later!
Brent "g123curious" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Tracey had written to me off-list via e-mail asking how I am. I >thought that I'd send out a general note. Bottomline: I've been busy >with my work and my blog. At work, I have 2 web site re-designs which >are launching Oct. 16, 2007. So, I'll be flat out 'til then with long >hours in the office. After then, I'll post to SciFiNoir2. > >In other news... > >I woke last Thursday night at 3:25 am to the sounds of gun-fire >outside my first-floor bedroom window. Boston Police arrived at 3:35 >am. Street outside the house next door was littered with shell >casings. Car in front of next door had several bullet holes and shell >casing on it. > >Street was taped off and CSI:Boston arrived shortly thereafter and >stayed 'til ~5:15 am. To make a long story short, there was a drive- >by next door probably involving the knuckleheads who live next door. >At least 2 guns were involved and a 9mm slug found its way thru our >living room window and came to rest on the floor in front of my >wife's computer desk. MOre shell casing found by the side door of the >house next door. > >Obviously, we are working with neighbors and police to get the >knuckleheads next door out and/or in jail... whichever we can effect >first. Bottomline: my wife and I are okay. No injuries. > >CSI:Boston uses little numbered cones just like they do on TV. So we >had some little numbered cones in our condo, too. All of CSI reps >looked like Gil Grissom clones. NONE of them looked like Sarah Sidle, >Catherine Willows, or Sofia Curtis. They wouldn't let us take photos. > >As of last night, one person was arrested next door and this person >didn't live next door. Arrested with drug possession with intent to >distribute. Up until this event, our street had been very quiet. A >state rep's/politician's family lives across the street. > > >