Hey Rain.............

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Hey Rain.............
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Fri, 08-01-2008 - 10:04am
What's going on up there?  I'm hearing snippits on the news about four people being shot by a gunman up near the border somewhere.  I heard that they're evacuating people in the area.  Is it a rural area?  I hope it's not too close to you.

 


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Fri, 08-01-2008 - 2:33pm

A scary time for many Kaci. They evacuated the area he was near. He did have over 500 acres of woods to disappear in though. Last word is 3 young people dead and one person injured. Right before 9am he walked out of the woods and surrendered peacefully. His last name is Johnson and from his dress (camo) appears this was planned. I'm sure has been on your news station by now.


The days of not locking your doors and being friendly to all strangers seem to be gone.


Last month there was a grusome murder just 10 minutes from here. 3 men went into anothers home, tortured and then murdered a man. Very little of that has made the news. There are days now I find this type of behavior difficult to process. Never ever came close to understanding it.


Hope all is well with you,


Rain


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Fri, 08-01-2008 - 6:32pm

And here in Knoxville, a gunman walked into a church Sunday morning randomly firing.

Susan siggie
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Fri, 08-01-2008 - 10:40pm

Sooze,


I saw that on the news. How heartbreaking. There was a hero in that church that day. I prefer to think about that man and his courage. Many like him in this world. Just wish they recieved as much publicity as the others.


They keep saying on the news here that the sniper isn't saying what his reason was. Don't have any clue how they can think there is a reason for such actions. Just sad for all, including the snipers family.


Heard that scripts for antidepressants are higher then ever in time. Can't help but wonder if the above isn't part of why.


Take care,


Rain


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Sat, 08-02-2008 - 2:06pm

I imagine it was very scary for those that live in that area.

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Sat, 08-02-2008 - 2:10pm
I heard about that incident, but I didn't realize it was in Knoxville.

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Sat, 08-02-2008 - 8:27pm
Beautiful pic Kaci. I think it would be nice on your profile for all to see for a bit.

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