Earthquake in Maryland.

My phone rang at 5:10 AM.
Usually early morning phone calls mean bad news.
Not this time.
It was my sister- she wanted to know if I felt the "quake".
I am at up at 5:00 AM everyday- but I did not feel the quake.

I guess Americana Finnmark is a sturdy place to live and living on the 2nd floor may have helped.

I hope all the silly gooses do not call the office and CMI with nonsense calls about this "quake".

We have a number of people who tend to call the office everytime something is amiss, even the most simplest of things.(i.e. replacing a blinking light in the hallway, or an empty soda can on the tennis court and the most ridiculous I have ever heard, was a large moth in the laundry room)
Please people gather your wits around you before you call the office with silly calls.
We have a very good staff, that 99.9% of the time is aware of the problems going on in this complex- do not call them for trivia matters.

The Exploding Cantaloupe and the Black Cloaked Apple Thief

I bought a cantaloupe the other day.

I wanted one that a little over ripe as I was attempting to make cantaloupe granita.
Finally found what I wanted, could not wait to get home.

I got the blender out of the cupboard and was all set.
I rinsed off the melon, grabbed the knife and stuck it in the melon.

ZOUNDS!!
The melon exploded- there was pulp, seeds and juice everywhere: my hair, face, clothes. counter top, refrigerator and dishwaher door.
Oh and the smell- My God I could barely breathed.

Was this a terrorist plot-Taliban. Al Queda or some radical pro-melon group.

I called Homeland Security-they laughed- aha the melon terrorist had found a way to forward my calls to their headquarters.
I cleaned up the mess, took a shower and put the clothes in the hamper.
I listened to the radio, watched TV and searched the internet- nothing- no group was claiming the vile act.
Oh well maybe it was something else- but you never know- it could have been a terrorist plot.

The Black Cloaked Apple Thief.
My friend Kevin walks about 2 hours everyday around the complex.
Because he is diabetic he takes an apple, some peanuts and a large bottle of water with him.
He leaves the stuff in a bag and sets it on my car.
The other day as he did his second lap, he noticed the bag was tampered with.
Someone had opend the bag and managed to get the peanuts out, and the apple was on the ground.
Kevin looked around and did not see anyone.
He put everything back in the bag and folded it over so nothing could fall out.
Another lap-and it happend again.
This time it appeared as if someone or something had eaten part of the apple.
Again he put everything back in the bag and continued on his way.
But this time he ducked after the fourth car and watched.
Within seconds the thief arrived- dressed from head to toe in black..
Kevin ran toward the thief- the thief turned toward Kevin raised his head and let loose a loud Ca Caw Ca Caw and flew away.
Who knew crows were that smart.
Not Kevin. Not me.

Hey Knucklehead

On Friday July 2 2010 Montgomery County and WSSC asked the residents of the area to cutback on water usage , so WSSc could repair a damage pipe.

The cutback in usage would would help prevent a drop in water pressue at area hydrants .

This is necessary just in case there was to be a fire- the fire departments would have enough pressure to use their hose.

Simple enough to understand.

The WSSC suggested not watering lawns,, not washing cars, not topping off pools and cut backs on flushing and showering.

What the WSSC failed say is that one certain knucklehead would be allowed to wash their car.
Apparently the rules did not apply to this resident of Americana Finnmark.

Perhaps this resident is someone with special connections to the WSSC.

or
PERHAPS THIS PERSON JUST DOES NOT GIVE A DAMN!!