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Good Morning,
It is 8:30 a.m. and I wanted to get my blog done as I have to see the kidney specialist today at 11:00 so I still have to shower and dress. I am nervous about this appointment.
I have good news and bad news.... The serial Austin Bomber has been caught!!! But as they closed in on him he detonated a device in his car and blew himself up. A SWAT team member did shoot once. I am not clear as to why he did that as they were trying to end this peacefully but I was not there so I am not sure why the officer decided to fire. I do know that he is been taken off duty due to protocol for an internal investigation into the matter. But they said that the man sustained extensive damage and are not clear if he was ever hit before he detonated the bomb. We will probably never know.
We also do not know since this was the 7th bomb explosion if there are more out there just waiting to be detonated. So we are still being cautioned to report anything suspicious.
Our office decided to send out this notice the day before or the day of the suspect being discovered.
I cannot say that I blame them for taking this precaution, but right now it is still important to remain safe as he could have sent the packages elsewhere that have not arrived yet.
So if we have a package in the mail, they will put in a pink slip into our mailbox and we will have to go to the Post Office to pick it up. I am sure that in a few months they will start accepting packages again. Or at least that is what I have been told.
One of the really scary things is that the first bomb went off less than a mile from me. It was actually done in a triangle. The weird thing is that the man was from Pflugerville, he was killed in Round Rock, and we live right close to the two cities on the outskirts but still Austin address.
His family is devastated in knowing that he could do something like this. I understand all of that because I cannot imagine anyone in my family doing something like this either.
I feel more sorry for the victims and their families at the moment tho. One of the bombs went off close to where my daughter works when she is in the office and another close to where my son works in the upscale neighborhoods so this has been random it looks like.
There were 2 other bombs that detonated at a Fed Ex distribution center and another that was intercepted. These packages were addressed to people and they all have had no connection to each other.
A lot of questions. Did he just go thru the phone book and pick out certain people?
Did he perhaps come across them in someway that might have triggered this kind of response. The question why will never be answered. But perhaps this is all of them and we will be able to breathe a sigh of relief but I know that it will take a long time.
We had a serial rapist in the apartment complex next to us when I first moved to Austin. Everyone was on edge. I couldn't even take Cisco out at night alone. The boys did. They wanted me to sit on the back patio instead of the front so they could hear me if anything were to happen. They caught him just as he was fixing to rape another woman. No one has forgotten that as of yet and it has been almost 5 years. So it is going to take a long long time for us to get over this. It is going to be longer and harder for the victims and families and tragically for the family of the suspect as well. So sad for all.
Speaking of Cisco.... He is not allowed to sleep in my room at night anymore. He is having stomach issues and my house smells horrible. We have windows open and have done all we can, but he has had diarrhea 3 times in the last month.
While I was in Florida Jonathan carried him to the vet who gave him some probiotics. Jonathan said that they helped and then yet this morning Karyn came in and it was everywhere, from my room to the front door. He tried to get out.
The rest of the house could be mopped but my room will have to be steam cleaned again. It is horrible. We have done all we can, now just have to have the steam cleaning company come in and take care of it. I told the kids we have to invest in a steam cleaner. The smaller ones are not that expensive.
So we agreed that he can be with me for a while before bed time and then at night we will put him in the main part of the house and close my door completely.
I thought that something was up yesterday as he didn't want his bones or his food. He ate just a little but then slept most of the day. He is almost 15 so it is becoming a time of worry for us.
I have a new phone. Problem is I have to go thru my contacts and get all of my phone numbers because I couldn't get them to Bump over. Karyn tried, Jonathan tried. So at this point we are just going to have to do it manually. I also have a new phone number. In a way I am happy about that as I was having calls from people that I really don't care to hear from anymore. Even if I deleted or blocked them, when my phone updated they would reappear. So now I can only add who I need or want to. (I hope)....
Ok so it is after 9:00 so I have to get busy because they are going to be here picking me up soon.... Hugs to all and have a great day... BB
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