cops in the 'hood

[susandennis]

My neighborhood for some reason about 10 years ago adopted Mardi Gras.  The fervor escalated every year until finally, in 2001, we ended up with four nights of riots.  On the forth night, a guy got beaten to death in the frenzy.  And store fronts and windows got smashed and the place just generally trashed. 

On that Fat Tuesday, as I walked to work (down the block) I was amazed at how trashed the place was.  4 hours later we had a nice sized earthquake and then you couldn't tell what was Mardi Gras trash and what was earthquake.  Bricks joined the glass in the streets.  It was rather a mess. 

For several years, they clamped down on Mardi Gras celebrations but now, for whatever reason, they've revved up again only now it's with tons o' cops.  I can hear the copy horses outside right now getting ready to go to work. (They always park the horse trailers on the street just under my terrace.) 

I'd be ok if there wasn't a lot of rioting and no one got hurt and the 'hood didn't get trashed and, particularly, ok if there's no earth quake next Tuesday morning. It was a bitch.  I'm just sayin'.

Comments

[gissa.livejournal.com]

Wow oh wow. I didn't even know that Washington state was prone to earthquakes. Count me out as a future resident. I can see why that would put a damper on that particular Mardi Gras.

[machupicchu.livejournal.com]

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For what it's worth, earthquakes even as severe as the one we had in 2001 (which was a 6.8 on the richter scale) are very, very rare. That was the worst earthquake we'd had in 50 years.

On the other hand, the "experts" say that, just like in California, the fault lines running under the Seattle area have the potential to create an earthquake as bad as 9.0. Some day.
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[susandennis]

Hey we have volcano's, too! But narry a hurricane or tornado or blizzard. It's kind of a pick your poison, I think.

[howeird]

You're going to let a little thing like an earthquake every 20 years or so put you off living I WA? How rude!

I suppose that means it would be no use trying to lure you there for the three active volcanos?

[davmoo.livejournal.com]

When I rented and moved in to my old apartment in Louisville, the first night I was there the police had a huge drug bust in the building next door...complete with battering rams and gun fire. Hell of a first night...

[susandennis]

The first night is always the most fun. The first night I ever slept here, I woke up to the deafening roar of engines (and I had the door closed!). I looked out over what was an empty parking lot the night before to see it now, at 6 a.m., crammed with trucks and vans and motor bikes. It was the motor bike convention in the Kingdome so until the doors opened at 7, it was rev your engines in the parking lot.