oblivious
I live in a bubble. I have NO IDEA what is going on in the real world!
So, I knew that the president was planning on making a campaign stop in Erie this weekend, because I got an email about it.
Today, I come home from class and look around and see all these "Temporary Police Order: No Parking Saturday". I was really excited because I thought they were going to put another coat of asphalt on my street because when they repaved it earlier this summer/fall they did a really crappy job and it's like 6 inches below the other roads in the area. Then, I noticed that the stadium across the street from my apartment had "Erie Welcomes President Bush" on their sign. I mentioned it to Steph (because I was in the car with her), and said, "Oh yeah, the president is coming this weekend, I wonder where they're going to have his speech". She told me it was some "Veteran's Place" THEN, I started to notice a lot of traffic going by... specifically, big buses and trucks with American Flags and GOP painted on the side... and I made the connection that the stadium outside my window is "Veterans Memorial Stadium"
Apparently, the President will be speaking approximately 200 feet from my apartment. If I open my windows on Saturday, I will be able to hear him. If I go up to the second floor and look out the window (I can only see the stadium wall from my window) I will be able to see the president. Yeah. I also won't be able to leave my apartment on Saturday as my road and all of the roads around me will be blocked. This does not make me happy. Then, to make me even happier, Steph let me know that if there was a terrorist attack, then I'd be right in the middle of it! Fab.
Hmm... I wonder if they will post a secret service agent in my apartment building, as you can quite easily see down into the stadium from the second and third floors... wow. Weirdness.
Anyhow, I just thought it was pretty odd that something pretty big was going down outside of my apartment, and I honestly had no idea. I've got to get back to studying.
So, I knew that the president was planning on making a campaign stop in Erie this weekend, because I got an email about it.
Today, I come home from class and look around and see all these "Temporary Police Order: No Parking Saturday". I was really excited because I thought they were going to put another coat of asphalt on my street because when they repaved it earlier this summer/fall they did a really crappy job and it's like 6 inches below the other roads in the area. Then, I noticed that the stadium across the street from my apartment had "Erie Welcomes President Bush" on their sign. I mentioned it to Steph (because I was in the car with her), and said, "Oh yeah, the president is coming this weekend, I wonder where they're going to have his speech". She told me it was some "Veteran's Place" THEN, I started to notice a lot of traffic going by... specifically, big buses and trucks with American Flags and GOP painted on the side... and I made the connection that the stadium outside my window is "Veterans Memorial Stadium"
Apparently, the President will be speaking approximately 200 feet from my apartment. If I open my windows on Saturday, I will be able to hear him. If I go up to the second floor and look out the window (I can only see the stadium wall from my window) I will be able to see the president. Yeah. I also won't be able to leave my apartment on Saturday as my road and all of the roads around me will be blocked. This does not make me happy. Then, to make me even happier, Steph let me know that if there was a terrorist attack, then I'd be right in the middle of it! Fab.
Hmm... I wonder if they will post a secret service agent in my apartment building, as you can quite easily see down into the stadium from the second and third floors... wow. Weirdness.
Anyhow, I just thought it was pretty odd that something pretty big was going down outside of my apartment, and I honestly had no idea. I've got to get back to studying.