The other day I walked in the door to hear Kelly describing her hectic day spent driving to North Raleigh and back.
“I’m done with North Raleigh!” she declared with a grin.
Having made many trips myself driving up and down Capital Boulevard during the move, I knew what she meant. Our perspective on distances has really changed.
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I’ve been slack keeping y’all in the loop on the Raleigh Neighborhood College classes I’ve been taking. In a word, this program is terrific! I thought I knew my way around the city services, having been here for so long, but the resources available are truly impressive.
The class on communications and emergency services was memorable. We got a chance to tour the 911 center: a place I toured eight years prior as part of Garner’s police citizen’s academy. It didn’t seem to have changed too much, though I did notice the addition of multiple large, flat-panel TVs along the walls. Most of them were tuned to traffic cameras, though a few were tuned to the NCAA basketball tournament.
Hey, no sweat, as long as the phones aren’t ringing. And that’s one thing that wasn’t happening: there were few if any calls. I heard one dispatcher remark to another one “wouldn’t you know it. We get guests and there’s nothing going on.” Seems that people don’t hurt themselves or others when they’re glued to their televisions.
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I awoke to see a strange orb hanging in the eastern sky. It shone brightly and cast shadows all around our new neighborhood. It took me a while but I soon recognized it.
Hello, sun. Nice to see you after two weeks of clouds and rain. Now we get to see what our new home looks like in sunshine.
