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They shot my flag pole

armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,483 ✭✭✭
Well I suppose it was a only a matter of time. Sunday afternoon my wife and daughter and me were sitting in the back yard waiting for my son and other daughter and the grand kids to come over for fathers day.  At about 4:30 we heard about 8-10 pops, at first I thought they were fire crackers but then I heard one of the shots hit my flag pole. Couldn't mistake that ping and my daughter facing the street said she saw a couple of branches fall as well.  I was sitting exactly in line with the flag pole but 6 feet lower. Within 2 minutes the intersection just west of my house was filled with cops. Turned out 2 cars were shooting at each other, but no other details were known. The cops spent a couple of hours there and they found a bunch of spent shell casings. Happy Fathers day !!!!!

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    jimdeerejimdeere Member, Moderator Posts: 25,669 ******
    So they were shooting at a car but hit a flagpole?
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    Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,333 ******
    Holy crap!
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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    allen griggsallen griggs Member Posts: 35,242 ✭✭✭✭
    It is time for you to move out to the country.
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    armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,483 ✭✭✭
    jimdeere said:
    So they were shooting at a car but hit a flagpole?
    Yep that's why they have to fire 8-10 rounds to do what we can do with one.  That is why so many more people are wounded compare to being killed because their lousy shots in big cities. I chit you not there are at least a hundred rounds fired per day in this city. This shooting didn't even make the news here because there were 6 other shootings. In one instance there was a shooting at a late night party.  A woman was wounded and some guy threw her in a car to take her to the hospital. In his haste he crashed into a tree and killed them both. They can't drive here as well either.
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    CoolhandLukeCoolhandLuke Member Posts: 7,825 ✭✭✭
    When I started reading you post my first thought was you had a Trump flag. 
    We have to fight so we can run away.
    Capt. Jack Sparrow.
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    KenK/84BravoKenK/84Bravo Member Posts: 12,055 ✭✭✭✭

    Next time huddle around the flag pole and yell "safe place, safe place."

    Why you be persecuting me?



    Oh, and by the way, Smitty nailed it.

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    select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,453 ✭✭✭✭
    Old Glory is still alive
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    bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,664 ✭✭✭✭
    Time to move out my friend, actually past time.  Sell out load up and head to the countryside.
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    armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,483 ✭✭✭
    When I started reading you post my first thought was you had a Trump flag. 
    I currently don't have any flag flying from it. 
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    allen griggsallen griggs Member Posts: 35,242 ✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eQMA_noRYQ

    I'm goin' up the country, baby don't you want to go?
    I'm goin' up the country, baby don't you want to go?
    I'm goin' to some place, I've never been before
    I'm goin' I'm goin' where the water tastes like wine
    I'm goin' where the water tastes like wine
    We can jump in the water, stay drunk all the time
    I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away
    I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away
    All this fussin' and fightin' man, you know I sure can't stay
    So baby pack your leavin' trunk
    You know we've got to leave
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    BikerBobBikerBob Member Posts: 2,748 ✭✭✭
    edited June 2020

    Wow, I thought you lived south of town, it used to be just across the street to the North or across the street to the East of where I worked in Milwaukee that it got dicey.

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    asopasop Member Posts: 8,911 ✭✭✭✭
    You live in Chicago :s
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    armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,483 ✭✭✭
    BikerBob said:

    Wow, I thought you lived south of town, it used to be just across the street to the North or across the street to the East of where I worked in Milwaukee that it got dicey.

    I live exactly 2 miles straight  north of the airport.
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    MobuckMobuck Member Posts: 13,793 ✭✭✭✭
    I wouldn't live there. 
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