Topic: 13 Thursday
Sometimes I have trouble trying to decide what I want to write about. I hate for my blog to always be "just the mundane doings of my life". I want to have interesting stuff out here too.
This post was originally going to be a 13 Thursday but I only got to eight before I got tired of working and decided to head home - so here' my 8 Thursday!
The Goings on in my neck of the woods!
A bank was robbed Wednesday afternoon by a well-dressed man with a note. This happened on Electric Road, right near Cave Springs, one of the "better" parts of Roanoke. The man who wore dark pants, a white dress shirt and a floral tie. He gave the teller a note and demanded money, which he apparently got away with. He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. So far, no arrests.......
2. Another baby was found Friday after being left in the car for hours and dies of heat stroke in Blacksburg. Another forgetful mother???? Good god, I can't believe this happened again! How? I just don't get it. How can you be so absolutely stupid, as well as ignore all the reports of previous cases!
3. School is in trouble for putting rat poison above the tiles in a local school. How weird and why are there rats in a school to begin with. Time to get a new school. Ya think?
4. Dave Matthews and John Mayer put on a concert at VA Tech last week. I hadn't heard a word about it and am wondering where the heck I have been? You can read about it above, but my aunts post about the event is slightly more interesting!
5. I have never been to a VA Tech football game. The band and fans apparently sing a little diddy called "Stick it in" and some people think it is offensive. So... now it's banned. Another thing banned because someones offended! About 3500 people have joined a facebook group to salvage the song and it's tradition, which apparently is to sign when Tech's offense gets near the goal line.
6. I would hate to be this guy.... A sheriff in Henry County is going to prison for 8 months for money laundering. I would imagine he will have to be in protective custody. Read all the articles about this sticky situation, including a witness dying and an investigation into foul play.
7. I did the obituary for a man that was killed in a motorcycle accident last weekend. I didn't know at the time the details of his death, except that he was young and from Falls Church and had just relocated to C-burg. Sad. Anyway, today I see that a Floyd man has been charged with his hit and run. I do not know him but probablly know others that do....
8. Why the "F" are they still sending kids into Iraq?
Oh and I just noticed today is the 13th - giving my 13 13 an extra 13!