Post #270,551
10/17/06 1:47:53 PM
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My daughter's high school just got locked down
while eating lunch 10 minutes ago, the television in the background cut into the soap opera to announce that LifeFlight just landed outside the school. According to the announcer, some idiot brought a handgun to school and somehow shot himself in the back.
Am hitting the local TV station web sites to see if any of them have posted this yet. Will follow-up when I have more info.
lincoln
"Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem.
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Post #270,555
10/17/06 2:06:03 PM
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Hope she, and everyone there, are Ok.
Actually, I hope it's a [link|http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=5473189|copycat] prank or something similar and not something serious.
Hang in there.
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #270,557
10/17/06 2:18:41 PM
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too early for real info
the tv web sites say very little. It hasn't been released whether or not the person is a student. One rumor is that it was a botched suicide attempt.
Wife can't get through to the school - the switchboard circuits are overloaded; all she gets is a fast busy signal.
lincoln
"Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem.
I am not merely a "consumer" or a "taxpayer". I am a Citizen of the United States.
[link|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net|contact me]
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Post #270,559
10/17/06 2:35:07 PM
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Sometimes
you can access police-band transmissions streamed to the 'Net; google has a good number of them - try to see if you can hear what's going on...
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #270,568
10/17/06 3:34:38 PM
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Could it be this?
[link|http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4265518.html|Katy student shoots himself]
Hmm.
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Post #270,576
10/17/06 4:14:04 PM
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Yes
latest info:
- the 16-year-old student shot himself and died at the hospital.
- he shot himself in the school's courtyard during his lunch break. So, FWIW, he did it outside, in a place where he wouldn't hurt anybody else. However, it was in full view of one cafeteria.
- A note was found at the scene, according to authorities. So it was a suicide.
According to one radio site, since District schools don't have metal detectors and doesn't conduct routine searches, several parents are demanding that these ideas be put into effect immediately. lincoln
"Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem.
I am not merely a "consumer" or a "taxpayer". I am a Citizen of the United States.
[link|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net|contact me]
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Post #270,599
10/17/06 8:13:06 PM
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Where would the MONEY come from?
Are they going to FOOT the bill... or are they going to shoot down the next Millage?
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Post #270,622
10/17/06 11:30:50 PM
8/21/07 5:45:13 AM
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Yeah sure
because the probability that another gun incident will occur at that school within the next 10 years is about one in 2700. For such odds, heck yes - spend it like a sailor.
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Post #270,573
10/17/06 3:45:54 PM
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Hope everybody is okay as well.
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Post #270,621
10/17/06 11:27:35 PM
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And then there's my niece
[link|http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=local&id=4668667|http://abclocal.go.c...=local&id=4668667]
In and out of the leg just over the knee. She'll be fine. Those that come to the bash know her.
Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry.Adrian Belew
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Post #270,624
10/17/06 11:47:29 PM
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Zooks! :-(
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Post #270,631
10/18/06 12:38:56 AM
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Wow. Scary.
This is getting to be a dangerous year for people who I come in contact with. :P
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Post #270,640
10/18/06 4:05:11 AM
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Synchronicity.. subspace tunneling over dial-up?!
Had long suspected -- guess it's time to buy a Glock for the cat. I see the Light:
Only when every Murican plus his cat is armed to the teeth, shall the Murican Dream reach fructation.
Sorry about close-call, and rememb
DUCK !!!
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Post #270,648
10/18/06 8:57:18 AM
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Minor technicality
In her case, ducking would have been very bad.
Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry.Adrian Belew
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Post #270,734
10/18/06 7:25:01 PM
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Ummm.. see whatcha mean
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Post #270,642
10/18/06 7:15:23 AM
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Geez!
That SUCKS. Ouch! Give her my best...
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #270,652
10/18/06 9:31:48 AM
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thru the walls of the house?
check the bullet to see if it was a cop or a robber firing the shot.
thanx,
bill
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Post #270,661
10/18/06 11:07:59 AM
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.44
first through the storm door, then the leg, then the wood door and into the coat rack behind.
Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry.Adrian Belew
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Post #270,666
10/18/06 11:46:53 AM
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sounds like the bad guys
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Post #270,667
10/18/06 11:53:33 AM
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ayup
Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry.Adrian Belew
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Post #270,655
10/18/06 9:42:35 AM
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I like the call for more gun control at the end
maybe like britain?
[link|http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?sectionid=55&articleid=1828733|http://www.yorkshire...articleid=1828733]
sleazoids still can get guns
thanx,
bill
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Post #270,687
10/18/06 2:01:27 PM
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Yours is way closer to home - my sympathies
lincoln
"Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem.
I am not merely a "consumer" or a "taxpayer". I am a Citizen of the United States.
[link|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net|contact me]
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Post #270,691
10/18/06 2:33:44 PM
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None needed really. Disaster narrwowly escaped.
And aside from a few weeks time and a scar for a conversation piece..full recovery.
Have passed on the well wishes.
Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry.Adrian Belew
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Post #270,792
10/19/06 1:18:25 AM
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Man, I'm glad everyone is allright (related to IWTheyers)
"When you take charge of your life, there is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life." -- By Geoffrey F. Abert
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Post #270,715
10/18/06 5:54:10 PM
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SHEEEESH!
Hope she's OK!
jb4
"When the final history is written in Iraq, [link|http://images.ucomics.com/comics/tmate/2006/tmate060926.gif|it'll look just like a comma.]"
— George W. Bush, 24 Sep 06
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Post #270,727
10/18/06 7:07:31 PM
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She is.
But all have a new respect for "it ain't like the movies".
Expectations were small entrance and exit...they were incorrect.
Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry.Adrian Belew
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Post #270,731
10/18/06 7:15:06 PM
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**shakes head**
jb4
"When the final history is written in Iraq, [link|http://images.ucomics.com/comics/tmate/2006/tmate060926.gif|it'll look just like a comma.]"
— George W. Bush, 24 Sep 06
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Post #270,742
10/18/06 8:06:23 PM
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bullet flattened before it got to her
rather a large bite I imagine.
thanx,
bill
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