Today has been way too interesting.

[kellinator]

This morning my phone rang:

ariedana: Hey, I'm just calling to make sure you're at work, because there's been a shooting at the Fulton County Courthouse.
kellinator: I'm not at work. I'm downtown.

Yup, I was at GSU Law for an interlibrary loan meeting at the time this was all going down. My mother didn't know, so of course I had to tell her. "Thanks for calling to check on me, Mom. Yes, of course I'm fine... I was downtown while it was happening. I saw the police helicopters. Don't you feel great about me living in the big city?"

I'm such a bad daughter.

My parents worry about me working so close to the CDC, in case of a terrorist attack or something.

What I Tell Them: "Mom, Dad, there's no reason to worry. They take all sorts of safety precautions. It's probably one of the safest places I could be."
What I'm Thinking: If something happens to the CDC, I am so toast, but I'm not telling them that.

So yeah. Psycho killer loose in the Southeast, watch out for a green Honda Accord. If you have a green Honda Accord, stay off the road so you won't be mistaken for a psycho killer.

I'd try to say Something Important here, but there really aren't words for stuff like this.

Comments

[ariedana.livejournal.com]

Boy, am I glad to see you post. Worrywart me has been worried about you all day.

*big hugs*

[dwivian]

They've got our building on extra security, and I've watched the helicopters from time to time. I hope that we're far enough away from the worst of it to escape risk.

Da elfwife came down for lunch, though, as I had da firfey with me (she had a day off so the teachers could par-tay) and she said she had to skip the normal exit home because of the mass exodus from downtown.

Glad to know you're safe! Anything weird happening in response at your work?

[renaissancekat.livejournal.com]

Yikes!!!

My Mom drives a green Honda Accord. Think she's safe in Orlando?! :-O

[jerel.livejournal.com]

As long as she hasn't been involved in any election fraud...

(note to others: Our mayor was just arrested for election fraud.)

[teague.livejournal.com]

Geeze...Why can't people in Florida vote? Oh yeah...

*is also from Florida*

[raistlinbrown.livejournal.com]

Glad you're o.k. I called my sis and the nieces to check on them. Hearing about that on the news this morning was a little surreal seeing as I've been to that courthouse a couple times.

I was always paranoid about being close to the CDC while I was in Atlanta and even more paranoid when I worked in one of their buildings for a few months.

[galateadia.livejournal.com]

back in the 70's my dad had occasion to go to special meetings at the CDC. he's always said it was one of the safest places to be if something went wrong. at least you'd know about it first! *lol*

[reannon.livejournal.com]

Just keep your head down, and if the guy has four functioning brain cells, he's on his way to the Mexican border, where they will catch him.

[vertigomac.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was going to do errands downtown today, but then the GF called and said there's a crazy man with a gun, and I adjusted my sched forthwith.

My mom also called. My Mom thinks if a Bad Thing is happening within 100 miles of me, I'm going to get hit with it... :-)

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Very glad you're okay.

Being that this is near the CDC, I bet DHS is involved. And, given their general level of organization and coherence, they're probably looking for a red Honda Civic...

[squiddna.livejournal.com]

Heard about this on the phone, assumed you were okay, but glad to hear it personally.

[heathrow.livejournal.com]

I'm very glad you're okay as well. I'm fond of you.

scary big-city life?

[spikepage.livejournal.com]

AMAZING the number of people I work with who hear stories like this one and comment "I woudn't live in Atlanta for all the money in the world"

Nah I guess not. They would rather live up here in the piney woods where they can get shot by some inbred mutant who's hopped up on meth and breaks into their house to steal their Super NES.

I'd take Atlanta over Atco ANY day of the week!

Glad to know you're not on the nine-oclock news Kelly.