We watch terror attacks on tv and we are thankful that it has not happened where we live.....until Saturday night. I actually did not find out until early Sunday morning.
I was awakened by a phone call from a friend who has been calling me since Saturday night. Actually I had 4 messages on my phone. They are friends who know that I walk every night on Jasper and the side streets of downtown.
The attack first happened on the north side of the city when a car hit a police car and a cop who was doing traffic duty outside the stadium where our football team was playing. The cop was thrown up in the air and was stabbed later.
Then the U Haul cargo van that drove through downtown and hit pedestrians. The cargo van overturned in front of our office building. The suspect was caught a block away from my building. Lucky for me, I had gone for my walk earlier or I would have personally witnessed this.
Later Saturday night I have seen police cars on the intersection of Jasper Avenue and 109 Street and thought something happened in one of the bars. Sunday afternoon I was thinking of going for a walk and noticed very few people were on the streets. It was very windy and cold. I walked for a block or so and came back.
Now, maybe I should join a gym. There are 3 close to my place. It is getting colder and snow will be here soon.
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