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> On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 9:34:54 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 6:52:21 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>> >> "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 4:40:36 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>> >> >> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
>> >> >> eb.com...
>> >> >> > On 7/22/2016 11:42 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> >> >> >> Apparently Washington state is the only state that escaped the
>> >> >> >> high
>> >> >> >> heat
>> >> >> >> today. Except perhaps for downtown Bothell where sadly, much of
>> >> >> >> it
>> >> >> >> was
>> >> >> >> lost in the wee hours to fire. The owner of a fairly new
>> >> >> >> restaurant
>> >> >> >> that
>> >> >> >> serves food and sells board games said that he reported
>> >> >> >> something
>> >> >> >> around
>> >> >> >> 2:30 a.m. They are open until midnight and he was closing up to
>> >> >> >> go
>> >> >> >> home.
>> >> >> >> Said he smelled smoke but at first, nobody could find the
>> >> >> >> source.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> We still don't know the particulars except that it wiped out
>> >> >> >> much
>> >> >> >> for
>> >> >> >> about 5-7 blocks. Two restaurants, at least one bank, a small
>> >> >> >> mall
>> >> >> >> and
>> >> >> >> much damage to vegetation and cars. They melted. Luckily nobody
>> >> >> >> was
>> >> >> >> hurt. All we know is that it started in a newly remodeled but
>> >> >> >> not
>> >> >> >> finished apartment complex. They say it could take weeks to
>> >> >> >> months
>> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> find out the cause, if they ever do.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> http://www.king5.com/news/local/mass...hell/279666139
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> At any rate, tonight's dinner is hamburger gravy with celery,
>> >> >> >> onion
>> >> >> >> and
>> >> >> >> green pepper over mashed potatoes. It's not exactly chilly here
>> >> >> >> but
>> >> >> >> not
>> >> >> >> hot either and we are expected to have hot weather coming. So...
>> >> >> >> Tonight's the night for hot food. Got pasta salad and fruit
>> >> >> >> salad
>> >> >> >> for
>> >> >> >> later.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > We've had some dangerous and damaging weather here too. Saturday
>> >> >> > some
>> >> >> > damaging rain with lots of flooding came through, and one nearby
>> >> >> > city
>> >> >> > was
>> >> >> > flooded in a way I haven't seen here outside of hurricane
>> >> >> > remnants
>> >> >> > in a
>> >> >> > long time.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Look at these "rapids" going down Main St Ellicott City MD
>> >> >> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgiddVgBZlQ
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4rn1g_24Mc (watch for one guy
>> >> >> > trying
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > stop his car, he doesn't die)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Wow. Just not good. It's getting dark here now and we're supposed
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> have
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> thunder storm. I will believe it when I see it.
>> >> >
>> >> > Sounds exciting! We had some exciting times last week with thunder
>> >> > and
>> >> > lighting. It's your turn now. Meanwhile, we're all smiles over here.
>> >> >
>> >> > http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/HT_Vo..._12x5_1600.jpg
>> >>
>> >> Apparently we also had a shooting here 11 days ago. The block and
>> >> street
>> >> looked extremely close. I looked it up and under the map was a pic of
>> >> my
>> >> house, next door neighbor's house and Angela's car. Say what? I saw
>> >> nothing
>> >> on FB or on the news about this. I got an e-mail from spotcrime.com.
>> >> Lovely!
>> >> There is a disclaimer that the pic is not necessarily the actual
>> >> address.
>> >
>> > Spotcrime.com is funny. It actually sounds like a pretty good idea.
>> > People
>> > are always interested in crime.
>>
>> I used to use Crimemapping but our Sherriff's office quit reporting to
>> them.
>> Today I discovered a rash of thefts near here. What I dislike about this
>> is
>> that there seems to be a delay in the reporting and it doesn't give me
>> the
>> exact address. Helps if I can talk to the neighbor and find out what was
>> taken so I know what not to do or to do or whatever.
>
> If you could get real-time info on crime in you town, the site would
> explode. Oh yeah.

I actually do get some via FB. We have a community crime site.