I’ve decided that this not having a TV thing (well cable) isn’t going to be as hard as I originally thought. All you have to do is sit in my living room open a window, peak out a window or step outside and you’ve got something going on to peak your interest, make you nervous or entertain you.

Take Last Night (or Should I Say This Morning?) for Exmaple:

Nothing like being awakened at a little after 2am to screaming (it brought back memories of when I was in my old apartment up North and was wakened the same way one night).

There was a woman walking down the street screaming a bunch of profanities and obviously yelling at someone behind her at a house near by. The sad thing? She was dragging a small girl. The little girl couldn’t keep up with the woman so she was basically being dragged down the street. I didn’t know which was worse – the woman screaming or the child screaming.

I picked up the phone to call 911 but someone had already called. A cop was already pulling in. I don’t really know what was going on but the next thing I know there were cops coming from all directions and then shortly there after an ambulance showed up as well. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that there was something else going on other than some sort of domestic dispute.

Eventually the cars started to leave…1 city cop takes off with 3 sheriff cars following behind. 2 cars were left and didn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. Then a government car showed up – I’m sure it was to take the child out of the home and I hate to say it but it’s probably for the best. This particular house is always fighting, the cops have been there before on several occasions and shortly after moving in I was informed (whether it’s true or not I don’t know) that this house has been busted for drugs before.

Take Sunday Night for Example:

Sunday evening my driveway was blocked off because cops were at my neighbors house for what was supposedly a concealed gun on one of the young men that was there (this info came from the little 9 year old boy that was there talking to my son and telling him what was going on).

What I find interesting is that the other end of the neighborhood is quiet – no cops are ever down that way but you look to my end of the road and the cops seem to be around more than they should have to be.

I hate feeling like a nosy neighbor and honestly maybe last night I was a bit too nosy – peaking out the window for way too long, opening my back door to hear but part of me feels like I have a right to know what’s going on if I’m living next door to this stuff.

With all the drama who needs a TV in this neighborhood? All you have to do is step outside or peak out the window and you’ve got news or entertainment – however you chose to look at it.

Tish