May 10, 2008 Ship of Thieves! Stealing the Magic..AGAIN!!! Panama Canal FL to CA!!! Part 9

[birkner]

Just heard on the news that there was a shooting in the Allentown PA mall....that's right in my neighborhood. What is going on???

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Shots were fired in the parking lot of a shopping mall Friday during an apparent holdup of an armored car, officials said.

People ran into the mall for safety after the gunfire began. Bank of America spokesman Ernesto Anguilla said the shooting was apparently related to an attempted holdup of an armored car.

“None of our associates or customers were injured,” Anguilla said.

Television footage showed three bullet casings in the parking lot of the South Mall, where police converged shortly after 10:30 a.m.

Patty Dudley, a shopper from Macungie, said she was at Stein Mart in the mall when employees ushered her and other customers to the back of the store. They told her something had happened outside and customers could not leave.

“I was just making a return and then I was hiding under a clothing rack,” she told The Morning Call, an Allentown newspaper.

Police officials did not immediately return phone messages. A spokeswoman for the South Mall was being briefed and wasn’t immediately available for comment.

 

[Ginamarie]

Ginamarie, I love the names of you and your siblings. What is your brother's name....the one that just got married? How do you pronounce your ten year old sister's name.....Jule-iette or Jill-iette?

Do Chinese food for dinner....you can always do an Italian Christmas eve dinner anytime after cruise. It doesn't have to be Christmas.

My other brother is George. Yeah, we're all G names, so as you can imagine we're always getting called the wrong name by mistake! My sister is pronounced just like Juliet (just with a G). My mom keeps reminding us that there is no "J" in the Italian alphabet, so we just have Italian spelled names.

We had snow here today so naturally my electric is off again. Been off for about an hour. John should be home in about another hour so he can put the generator on if it's still off then. Somebody probably had an accident and hit a pole and the electric is gone again. I called the electric company to report it and they say it should be back on by 7pm the latest. I hope they're right. Usually it comes back on before the time that they give you....so just about when John is walking in the door.

Poor baby, it's Friday night and he's going to have a long ride home tonight. Plus the snow. Then he has to put the generator on and plow the driveway so we can get out tomorrow. He's going to be one tired puppy.

Ugh, the snow is headed our way! Looks like another weekend when we're not going to be able to rake up all the leaves in our front yard. The neighboors are going to think we're awful, but with the sun going down at 5 pm, and us getting home from work around 7, there's no time to do it during the week.

 

[gydell]

Not if Holly is on and feels like talking!

So true!

 

[HollyTyler]

Not if Holly is on and feels like talking!

So true!

Hey now!

 

[EllaEnchanted]

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Shots were fired in the parking lot of a shopping mall Friday during an apparent holdup of an armored car, officials said.

People ran into the mall for safety after the gunfire began. Bank of America spokesman Ernesto Anguilla said the shooting was apparently related to an attempted holdup of an armored car.

“None of our associates or customers were injured,” Anguilla said.

Television footage showed three bullet casings in the parking lot of the South Mall, where police converged shortly after 10:30 a.m.

Patty Dudley, a shopper from Macungie, said she was at Stein Mart in the mall when employees ushered her and other customers to the back of the store. They told her something had happened outside and customers could not leave.

“I was just making a return and then I was hiding under a clothing rack,” she told The Morning Call, an Allentown newspaper.

Police officials did not immediately return phone messages. A spokeswoman for the South Mall was being briefed and wasn’t immediately available for comment.

Thanks Noel....I'm glad I shop online and don't go to the malls anymore! How scary!

 

[HollyTyler]

John & Deb: I'm sitting here enjoying my Chinese take-out dinner!

 

[EllaEnchanted]

My other brother is George. Yeah, we're all G names, so as you can imagine we're always getting called the wrong name by mistake! My sister is pronounced just like Juliet (just with a G). My mom keeps reminding us that there is no "J" in the Italian alphabet, so we just have Italian spelled names.

I love it...how unique and special....I can imagine what it was like growing up in your family. My family called me Debbie and my older brother is Jimi....growing up my grandmother always called me Jebbie. Now I just use Deb.



Ugh, the snow is headed our way! Looks like another weekend when we're not going to be able to rake up all the leaves in our front yard. The neighboors are going to think we're awful, but with the sun going down at 5 pm, and us getting home from work around 7, there's no time to do it during the week.

All the leaves will be covered in snow...forget raking this weekend!

 

[EllaEnchanted]

John & Deb: I'm sitting here enjoying my Chinese take-out dinner!

Oh No! John's going to want that tonight!

No class for you tonight? I thought this was the long night of classes.

 

[gydell]

Hey now!

So what exciting plans do you have for the week-end?

Brent has a swim meet at 8am tomorrow. I don't know why they have to be so early! Then we are going to lunch and after for new shoes. We have dinner plans tomorrow night with the family across the street. Not that I really want to, but kinda have to a couple of times a year. Do not like their daughter! The only child that I have ever met that I can find nothing good to say about. And she's only 8. Almost feel sorry for her as none of the kids have anything to do with her. I blame the parents for most of it.

 

[gydell]

All the leaves will be covered in snow...forget raking this weekend!

I am sooooo....glad that we don't get snow!

 

[EllaEnchanted]

I just called John, he's on the corner getting gas and coke....I'll PM numbers to you soon Lisa.....I told him to use the farm field next door to us to try to get up to the house. Sometimes it's easier than using our driveway. Otherwise, the kid gets to walk up and get the truck then John will plow and then they can drive the car up. Winter! That's why we're heading to the beach for retirement. The winter months are much more tolerable in Delaware. No mountains and much less snow.

Then, we're still in darkness so he has to put the generator on when he gets in. Poor baby. I think he deserves Chinese food tonight.

 

[scottishwee35]

Hello Everybody

Holly - You had a chinese take away tonight. yummy yummy

Gydell - Brent is going to swimming tom at 8 am wow.

The weather is absolute freezing brrrzzzzing. Wonder if snow is coming soon.

Glad that I am staying in all weekend and clean the house.

EllaEnchated - Deb - I told my friend Alison about BBC!! She was asking what is it then I told her she said sound lovely!! She said that she is looking forward to meeting you all. To be honest, she is daft woman, she always have a good laugh!! I told her to help me conversation, she cannot believe me that I am shy to meet new people

Scottishwee35

 

[birkner]

Thanks Noel....I'm glad I shop online and don't go to the malls anymore! How scary!

Is that mall very far from where you guys live?

 

[EllaEnchanted]

So I went on ebay to find V's nautical bag because I loved it so much. I found it but none were available. So I bought a different bag from the Bitten line. I love Bitten....it's Sara Jessica Parker's collection and everything is affordably priced. She's got some great casual, everyday clothes and accessories and ebay has lots of them listed. Oh boy. I could get in trouble now.

 

[gydell]

Only cats 9 and 10 are left for our cruise.

 

[HollyTyler]

Oh No! John's going to want that tonight!

No class for you tonight? I thought this was the long night of classes.

All done with classes.

 

[gydell]

So I went on ebay to find V's nautical bag because I loved it so much. I found it but none were available. So I bought a different bag from the Bitten line. I love Bitten....it's Sara Jessica Parker's collection and everything is affordably priced. She's got some great casual, everyday clothes and accessories and ebay has lots of them listed. Oh boy. I could get in trouble now.

I usually use a Vera Bradley bag when traveling. They are very light and machine washable. Most of my purses are also Vera Bradley.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Is that mall very far from where you guys live?

Everything is relative...in PA 30 miles is right down the road....so the mall is "right down the road" in Allentown, where your nephew is. I have been to that mall a number of times when I used to go to malls. Too close for my comfort.

 

[birkner]

So what exciting plans do you have for the week-end?

Brent has a swim meet at 8am tomorrow. I don't know why they have to be so early! Then we are going to lunch and after for new shoes. We have dinner plans tomorrow night with the family across the street. Not that I really want to, but kinda have to a couple of times a year. Do not like their daughter! The only child that I have ever met that I can find nothing good to say about. And she's only 8. Almost feel sorry for her as none of the kids have anything to do with her. I blame the parents for most of it.

My kids swam in swim meets for years. If the meet started at 8:00 AM, we would always have to be there by 6:30 AM to set up the Ezy-Ups, tents and for the premeet warmup. If it was an away meet, we would have to travel down the night before and get the kids to bed early.

I think the reason they start the meets so early is so the kids can at least have some time to themselves in the afternoons on Saturday and Sunday. The kids would work out before the meet, sleep during the meet and eat like crazy!!

When they swim year round and for the school, gets even more complicated as workouts can start very early, like 5:30 AM. The kids started doing double workouts by the time they were about 10. Our lives were always filled with sports on the weekends, traveling to and from swim meets or other sporting events. Retirement is glorious!!!

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Hello Everybody

Holly - You had a chinese take away tonight. yummy yummy

Gydell - Brent is going to swimming tom at 8 am wow.

The weather is absolute freezing brrrzzzzing. Wonder if snow is coming soon.

Glad that I am staying in all weekend and clean the house.

EllaEnchated - Deb - I told my friend Alison about BBC!! She was asking what is it then I told her she said sound lovely!! She said that she is looking forward to meeting you all. To be honest, she is daft woman, she always have a good laugh!! I told her to help me conversation, she cannot believe me that I am shy to meet new people

Scottishwee35

No need to be shy around us....we all know each other so well already.

Have you considered joining us at Grills on Fri night before cruise?