tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post3200065573759898793..comments2024-03-17T13:13:51.825-04:00Comments on My Life in Retirement: The People We Meet in a Small WorldDenisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-37657384425442730912016-01-07T11:58:08.248-05:002016-01-07T11:58:08.248-05:00Wow, that is really scary. It's sad how many p...Wow, that is really scary. It's sad how many people have to go through something like that these days.<br /><br />Glad you survived. *hugs*J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-2846956575224547502016-01-06T21:36:26.522-05:002016-01-06T21:36:26.522-05:00I don't understand violence, but there so much...I don't understand violence, but there so much for me to learn.<br /><br />Coffee is on peppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-26388549768112986162016-01-06T19:53:26.390-05:002016-01-06T19:53:26.390-05:00Back in 1977 those types of incidents were unusual...Back in 1977 those types of incidents were unusual. Unfortunately, nowadays, they are almost a common occurrence. I'm glad that you - and your friend's uncle - were unharmed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-15466396526877110452016-01-06T18:07:22.553-05:002016-01-06T18:07:22.553-05:00Strange men with kitchen knives? That's prett...Strange men with kitchen knives? That's pretty scary. You are right about the suddeness of the fireworks. I'm fine if I am at a scheduled show.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-68454709045633915122016-01-06T17:44:40.371-05:002016-01-06T17:44:40.371-05:00What an intense experience. I'm thankful that ...What an intense experience. I'm thankful that nothing like that has happened in my lifetime, yet, though I've had drug-addled people go behind the counter of my work, and strange men with kitchen knives running around near the school I work at. Maybe it's the unpredictable 'bang' of the fireworks that scares you most... whatever it is, I'm glad that you weren't hurt!Alex Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05556334141936498897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-61186339708526280482016-01-05T19:44:33.558-05:002016-01-05T19:44:33.558-05:00I had to try several different phrases before I co...I had to try several different phrases before I could find anything on the internet regarding this shooting. When I Googled the name of the man who was killed all I got was a genealogy page. You might try Googling and see if any old news reports come up.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-69799068239878556572016-01-05T19:22:27.862-05:002016-01-05T19:22:27.862-05:00It could well be. When I lived in Wichita, I work...It could well be. When I lived in Wichita, I worked in an office where several people had worked together at a credit union. Something awful had happened there. They never did say and there was no Internet back then. From what I could piece together it may have been a hostage situation with at least one death. But I can not find anything on it, and, I wasn't going to ask. But I can still remember, every once in a while, someone mentioning "the credit union" and work would stop. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.combookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-32116230330952223572016-01-05T12:54:05.679-05:002016-01-05T12:54:05.679-05:00We all have experiences that shape who we are. No...We all have experiences that shape who we are. Not all of them are pleasant.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-17705786451532989182016-01-05T12:34:58.525-05:002016-01-05T12:34:58.525-05:00That is a frightening experience and if your gut s...That is a frightening experience and if your gut stirred something up and you feel a connection between that day and the fireworks then it might be. At least you could help that girl even though it created a stirring of memories most unpleasant. Amazing what we have experienced in our lifetime thus farBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-81953810960347234052016-01-05T11:57:11.671-05:002016-01-05T11:57:11.671-05:00Well, the shooter was a former mental patient. Th...Well, the shooter was a former mental patient. That explains a lot.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-14317199201270182012016-01-05T11:38:04.074-05:002016-01-05T11:38:04.074-05:00What a scary experience for you. I don't think...What a scary experience for you. I don't think that's why you dislike fireworks though. This goes to my personal opinion about the availability of guns in the US. But that is another topic. One wonders what these people hope to achieve by shooting someone that fired them. Weird logic.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-49667723657153781862016-01-05T10:46:38.024-05:002016-01-05T10:46:38.024-05:00Imagine if the internet and social media always ex...Imagine if the internet and social media always existed. These things happened years ago and were one day stories.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-86364881174044681822016-01-05T09:23:10.858-05:002016-01-05T09:23:10.858-05:00that is really interesting. I guess we forget tha...that is really interesting. I guess we forget that things like this did happen in the past. There are so many these days we think it is a new trend. Wish it were better, don't we. Have a blessed day. peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06824597131148093565noreply@blogger.com