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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/10/2008 11:23:22 AM
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cherish405
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I'd have had him charged and fired. Not acceptable behaviour.
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/10/2008 12:58:39 PM
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Oh well, he now says WHY he did it, and it's ridiculous. Look (it's linked and the article continues below that ad/pic that's at the top):
""A Samford University security officer whose reports of an armed intruder led to a campus lockdown Friday later admitted he faked the report because he was tired of riding in a golf cart and not being allowed to carry a gun, Homewood police said.
The false report initiated a daylong frenzy, with warnings about the gunman going out to staff, students and parents....
The guard said he filed the report because he wanted to be outfitted like a real police officer and needed more equipment, Dodd said. He said the man told police he had been asking for the gear for "a long, long time." In his initial report, the security officer told officials that, while on patrol, he entered a campus parking deck and saw a suspicious person. As the guard approached, he told authorities, the man pointed a gun toward him, then jumped over a railing and fled.
The guard described the gunman as "a black male, about 5 feet 10 inches, average build." Samford officials ordered a lockdown of the campus, and the university's emergency notification plan was executed immediately, said Philip Poole, Samford spokesman.
At 5:35 a.m., student and staff cell phones were flooded with a simultaneous text message and e-mail warning: "A suspicious person with a weapon has been reported on campus. Remain in your dorm until all clear. This is not a test."
Messages were sent automatically from a data bank to parents who had registered to be alerted in an emergency.
The lockdown order was lifted at 7:30 a.m.
After the guard finished his 12-hour shift at 7 a.m., Homewood police interviewed him for 4½ hours, with breaks, Dodd said. "After a couple of hours, it became obvious there were too many inconsistencies to his story. It didn't make sense."
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/10/2008 1:01:15 PM
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cherish405
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It really makes you wonder what makes some people tick.
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/10/2008 1:26:43 PM
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solo_soprano22
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He's probably a police officer who wants to be able to carry his gun "on duty," but if he'd do that to be able to carry it, I don't I'd want him to. He'll probably be fired anyway though.
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/10/2008 1:29:21 PM
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cherish405
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Sounds like some more psychological testing is needed.
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/10/2008 7:36:52 PM
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ORIGINAL: Kath
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The guard described the gunman as "a black male, about 5 feet 10 inches, average build."
Oh yeah, blame a black man.  That has to get old.
I was thinking the same thing.
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/11/2008 12:19:38 AM
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It's supposed to storm tonight, so my mom and I went to walmart to get a radio that can operate by battery. We had a couple, but they broke. Anyway, we got home at around 10pm (we hadn't planned on going; just did it on the spur of the moment).
When my mom got out to get the bags out of the back, an older model toyota pulled up in the middle of the street, almost behind our driveway and just stopped. So my mom looks for a second then jumps back in the front and says "let's go." Well, we circled around and drove by our street several times, and then we saw an SUV there in addition to the older car. So mom called dad, then she called my older sis and BIL. Sis and BIL got back before we did, cause we just started driving around randomly. Well, my BIL says that when they pulled up on our street, they jumped the car off (made it try to appear like they did-- he says you can't do it THAT fast), and they both sped off.
Well, three cops came eventually and they've been out there making police reports. My dad went back to work and the cops left...then my sis and BIL left. The house phone rang after that and it was from my sister and BIL. She told me they saw the two cars (and people) at this motel that we know of. She says they were sitting there with their hoods over their heads, and apparently they were wearing distinctive things because my mom said that's what the guy in the car that stopped was wearing. One of the cops that came to our house was out there (probably watching for people speeding), and sis/BIL told him.
People deal drugs around here. I know they do, and I think they were trying to make it seem like their car stopped so they could do some "business." Now my mom's telling me that I don't need to move around in my room because they might retaliate....with guns. (My room faces the street.)
Nice.
I guess that's the chance you take though. My neighborhood used to be cool, but now I can't even walk my street. I'm scared to because of all these boys that keep up trouble...It seems like they're ALWAYS around. I stay on campus in the "safe" neighborhood to do anything. They won't even move out of the street to let you pass all the time, and they've literally stopped me before to harass me. 
ETA: Our across the street neighbor said she called the cops too. I guess that's why so many showed up.
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/11/2008 1:45:45 PM
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Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there.
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/11/2008 1:50:51 PM
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Happy Mother's Day ladies! DH and I are both calling our moms today, although I'm going to wait a little while b/c mine are on a flight back from Florida right now.
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/11/2008 2:52:21 PM
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 Nothing got bad until my across the street neighbors' grandson moved in. He was young when he moved here, but then when he grew into a teenager, he and his cousins started roaming the neighborhood. Then some more people moved here that had teenagers and they all started hanging out together. Now at night you see cars pull up outside their house, people sitting outside late at night with the lights off over there... Then we went to a gas station last night on our way to walmart, and I pumped the gas (mom stayed in the passenger's side); when I got in she said that she just saw a drug deal take place. (We were at the inside pumps, next to the entrance to the inside of the gas station). Anyway, I've never seen drug deals there, but people have told me they go on there. I'm probably too busy pumping gas to notice anyway, but I know I get harassed a lot at that gas station. I always try to get gas when I'm near campus, where it's safer.
I really wonder why some of these boys aren't in school or working...or doing something productive. It seems like they're always around no matter what time of day it is. (I do see some of them on the school buses during the year though...then they walk around when school's over every day.) I think my parents want to move in a way, but I guess it's sad to have to leave because of this. And my mother is sad because, unfortuately ALL the boys are black, and she's seen so many go down the same road (everyone probably has).
I remember when I could drive without being stopped (or without people walking in the stree who won't move to let cars by)...or walk around the neighborhood without being harassed, or worry about strange people around and drug dealers. But they're here now, and it looks like they'll stay. If I want to try to walk now, I have to drive to school to do it. I can't walk much, but I can do a little. My treadmill broke, and my stationary bike hurts too much. I carry my pepper spray with me, but I've seen up to seven people in these groups that walk around, and I know they won't leave me alone... they stop me in my car; I'm sure they'll stop me on foot...but at least in my car I can drive off, even if that means hitting a few of them. Sometimes if I can get by them in my car I hear them yelling at me. Anyway....
Happy mother's day to the mommies!
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/11/2008 9:11:05 PM
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Tami...be careful...wouldn't want anything happening to you. It's sad to see how easy a neighborhood can change. BTW...I finally decided to go ahead and make a Facebook...so look me up and add me...I'm HERE. (Same goes for the rest of you ladies who are on facebook.)
HAPPY MOMMIES DAY to all the Mothers here.
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/11/2008 10:22:57 PM
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Happy Mother's day to all. Do you mind if I join this thread? I haven't been here I don't think ever, but I think that after being here a year, I should get to know the ladies here better than I do.
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/12/2008 7:00:19 PM
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Welcome Tracy!!!! Just jump on in- we won't bite, I promise 
I had a good weekend. I went on the youth retreat and we had a great time in the Word, playing games, crying and praying together. The Spirit moved in mighty ways- including one student who accepted Christ today. I have been rejoicing for what God is doing, and at the same time wanting to do something to the students in my classroom to make them calm down. Maybe I should find the passion fruit pills and slip them into the water or something. These kids still have 16 days of school and they are already acting like it is the last week.
I have a hunger for the Word of God like I haven't had in ages. The retreat this weekend really challenged me to get back in the Word again in a deeper way. I have spent the past several weeks working my way through Isaiah. God has shown me how he really desires for people of all nations to follow him. But then I was randomly reading the Psalms this weekend and I was reminded of how much God really does love and care for us through them. I haven't had a desire to read the Psalms in several months because I always feel inadaquat. David will start out by asking why God has done something and I can fully and 100% agree with him there, but then he always thanks God for who is he and I never feel like I am in that place. And while I still don't feel like I can 100% agree with David in all of the Psalms, and I am also seeing how they apply to me right now and where I am at. When I think about where I was 5 months ago when I could barely make it through the day, and I was ready to give up and go home to where I am now, I am just so thankful for what God has done in my life and how he allowed me to share that with the kids this weekend.
Hope everybody else is doing good.
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/12/2008 7:25:37 PM
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Nicole- praying that they can get it back where it is suppose to be!!
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/12/2008 7:36:11 PM
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including one student who accepted Christ today
Praise God! Glad you had such an awesome weekend. And thank you so much for praying. That means a lot to me as I am in quite a bit of pain at the moment and feel worried that it got so bad so suddenly. I am sure he can do something to fix whatever is going on. It might just take a few times and a few days of being in pain after getting adjusted...
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/12/2008 9:08:20 PM
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Welcome Tracy, glad to have you!
Nicole ~ I'm sorry that you are hurting today. Hope you are feeling better quickly. DH was hurting a lot 2 weeks ago, to the point that he agreed to go to the dr...and believe me, for him that's saying something...then all the dr. really said was that she didn't know and to come back if it got worse or didn't get better...I was so frustrated...kept thinking, what do you mean come back?? Do you not know how unlikely it was that he was here the first time??? Thankfully he does appear to be getting better....but he's still not feeling 100% and I'm really wishing we knew what the problem was...hope you have better luck if you go see the dr. than we did!
Beth ~ glad you had such a fantastic weekend!
I'm hanging around...but I just can't seem to be on long enough to read and actually make a post most of the time...been really busy at work.
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/12/2008 9:17:20 PM
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Hi Tracy! I love that picture of your kids!
((Nicole))- are you still doing the physical therapy too? Or did you have to stop when you moved?
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/13/2008 12:56:44 AM
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Hi everyone
Nicole praying for your shouler and rib, you poor thing!!
ugh I just ate a box of small chocolates. I don't know why really, I was bored and a bit emotional I guess and just ate them. I regret it now. Time to ride my exercise bike!
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RE: May Flowers....Women's Chat Thread - 5/13/2008 5:42:21 AM
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Hi, ladies.
Wecome, Tracy!
Things have been crazy here. Had problems with a psycho mom last week which was capped off with problems with the TA (I don't remember if I posted about that or not...I've slept slightly since then.) But this week is much better so far.
We went to see "Iron Man" last night. That was a good movie. But it almost hurt to see Jeff Bridges with no hair! His was always so thick! But it sure fit his character perfectly. We all enjoyed it even if H said it was "gwoss" as we were walking back to the cars. LOL M just fell asleep during it.
Well, I'm thinking I'd better get some work done on my lesson plans. I'm trying to be a bit ahead as much as possible. Yeah, right, now that we only have a few weeks left of school. | | | |
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