Sunday, April 17, 2022

Apartment Life #300

 


This is a weekly blog post that I'm calling Apartment Hell  Life. I've mentioned a few times some of the crazy things that go on in and around my apartment complex in the past 24 years that we've lived here and people keep telling me I should write a book. But instead of a book, I've decided to share the crazy things that have happened in and around my apartment complex in the last 24 years here in a weekly blog post.

I happened to be in my bedroom on Tuesday when I spotted 2 police cars sitting in the street talking to each other. They didn't stop and get out but I have been seeing a lot of police cars patrolling around here a lot lately. Maybe it will cut down on crimes around here but maybe not.

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I noticed that there were gunshots in one of the garbage cans in our alley. I don't know if this is from the last gunshots that happened around here or one of the other times I heard gunshots. But those are definitely bullet holes. 
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My daughter catches the bus very near our apartment complex. On Thursday while she was sitting at the bus stop she noticed a woman crawling on the sidewalk and into the grass across the street from her. She took a little video. It was pretty apparent that the woman was on drugs. My daughter said she was yelling and crawling around for a while. 

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This is also my 300th Apartment Life post. I'm actually surprised that so much stuff goes on around here for me to post about each week. 


The high this week was 84F/28C
The low this week was 39F/3C

So that's it for this week's Apartment Hell  Life! Be sure to come back next week for more.

58 comments:

  1. 300 is quite a milestone although I wish you had a little less drama in your life! And I do hope the police presence cuts down on some of the craziness you have to put up with.

    Happy Easter!

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    1. I hope so too. This neighborhood is just insane.

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  2. I am echoing Greg's comment today. Less drama would be lovely.

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  3. Hi, Mary!

    Happy 300th post-day to your Apartment Life feature, dear friend! "Never a dull moment," as they say.

    It would be comforting to know that those cops were discussing a plan of attack to reduce crime in your area, but they might just as easily have been comparing plans for Easter.

    It would not be comforting to see gunshot holes blasted in the neighborhood trash dumpster. Sad to see that woman crawling on hands and knees while cars whiz by.

    "...and the beat goes on."

    Have a happy Easter and a safe week, dear friend Mary! (Please give my buddy Falcor some ham.)

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    1. Happy Easter to you as well.
      I was surprised to see the bullet holes in the dumpster. Hopefully it's a quiet week but I won't count on it.

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  4. A lot less drama! You see more in a week than I do in my neighborhood in a year.

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  5. Wow, that woman crawling around reminds me of a few dudes I saw taking a nap in a park nearby. You can find the rare gun casing in Minneapolis. It's sad. What's sadder is seeing advertisement for gun shows.

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    1. I see that kind of thing on tiktok a lot too. There's a lot of gun shows out here too.

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  6. Oh dear lord! That is crazy. Did you ever find out what happened last week? Glad you are staying safe.

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    1. Yeah the police were looking for someone but they didn't find them. I don't know who.

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  7. 300? I don’t remember you doing it that long! Happy Easter, Mary.

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  8. This is why drugs are bad... you'll end up on your knees crawling around outside out of her mind. It's so sad.

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  9. Yes, more regular patrols would be a good thing!

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  10. It is sad what drugs can reduce you to. She was looking for something? At least she wasn't digging in her skin trying to pick off imaginary bugs.

    You do have a lot of action where you live. We got crime too with drugs. We had five kids whose surnames were from prominent families in the area who were arrested for a drive by shooting that killed an innocent 8 year old. I'm sure drugs and debts and access to a gun fueled these 19 year olds. Sad.

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    1. Drugs play a lot into shootings and other crimes.

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  11. Sad to see the nwoman crawling around. It's amazing what some people do to themselves. Have a great week and stay safe.

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  12. Hope they won't have a busy Easter Sunday at your police.

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  13. I hope the patrolling does some good...Happy Easter!

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    1. I hope so too. Happy easter to you as well.

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  14. Let me be honest . I was scared to see the video . I dint open and see .

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    1. It's just a lady crawling on the sidewalk.

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  15. It's crazy how much stuff happens around your neighborhood...and a little sad, too. Hope you have a Happy Easter! :D

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    1. It is. Too much stuff. Happy Easter to you as well.

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  16. I don't know how you do it. Happy Easter!

    Anne - Books of My Heart

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  17. There is always something going on!
    Well done on your 300th Apartment Life post.

    All the best Jan

    PS Happy Easter Wishes

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  18. The woman crawling in the grass might be related to our Karen character.

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  19. Congrats on 300 posts!! you live such an exciting life, mine is so boring in comparison.

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  20. Living in North Idaho. We also here quite bit of gun fire.
    Coffee is on and stay safe

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  21. You certainly see a side of America not usually shown on TV over here. (Can't remember the last time I even saw a policeman) It's interesting to read your posts but would be better for you if there wasn't so much to report! Stay safe.

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    1. I feel the same way. Maybe this week will be quiet.

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  22. If she's crawling on the sidewalk and crawling into the grass, she must be pretty far gone on something or other. How do people get into that state?

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  23. Hopefully it would cut down on some

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  24. Hopefully the police being around more will cut down on the crime you've been seeing. Let's hope your apartment life posts get a lot less crazy! :-)

    Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction

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  25. I hope the police presence helps. Congrats on your 300th Apartment Life post!

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  26. 300 should get you an award for even living through all that craziness each week!

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  27. Yikes, the bullet holes are scary. Wow, the fact that you've had enough happen to make 300 apartment life posts is definitely saying something lol.

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  28. Fingers crossed that the extra police presence works! 👮

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  29. It would be nice if the police can come around enough to cut some of the crime.

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    1. They only drive around on the street. They would have to go into the alley and get out and come into the courtyards as well but I don't see them doing that.

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