I am getting a lesson in emergency preparedness today. My day job is I'm a unix admin/support person for a local IT company. I'm sitting here waiting for this guy to call me and I have this sinking, sinking sinnkkking bad feeling. Like overwhelmingly bad.
So I find my center, put aside any irrational thoughts and clear my mind. I think where should I go to see what's going on and first thing that pops into my mind is a local news site...
www.pennlive.com (which I maybe check once a week regularly).
Top story was 2 bank robbers robbed a bank near my house, then one of them is holed in the woods near my house (within 2 miles). Guess I know why I felt weird. Called the wifey, sent her an email, told her to lock the doors and grab the handgun.
Situation still developing but they locked down the school across the street from my house (I'm giving up way too much personal info, I know) ... and a few hours later (like 20 mins ago) took it off lockdown without explaining why while the manhunt is still on.
Good times. So today's emergency preparedness lessons just keep coming. Worst part is being separated from my wife and kid while this is going on by a span of 20 miles and having to calm my own thoughts. I'm usually a cool cucumber but it's vastly different when you're not there in person
I'm also wishing I'd have gotten rid of that *@#$ing glass door on the balcony (which thankfully has no stairs but still)
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