Aaaaah. Small Town America.
The Husband and I spent our vacation last week surrounded by it. We had a cabin on the shore of Lake Buchanan, about an hour northwest of Austin. The Highland Lakes were created by the Army Corps of Engineers in the 1930's. (Probably Useless Fact: This is the same as every other lake in Texas save Lake Caddo, which most believe was created in the 1800's by an earthquake on the New Madrid Fault -that's right - Texas has no lakes that are just - there.)
One of my favorite things about Going Into The Woods is Small Town Newspapers. Here in the megalopolis that is Houston we don't get to read in the paper about the activities of our law enforcement agency's day to day activities unless they involve things like a crime lab the produces falsified evidence or an officer who downloads nude pictures from the cell phone of a woman he stopped for a traffic offense and who then begins to stalk her - big city fun!
So. The big doings from The River Cities Tribune for the week of June 17, 2005 include the following urgent police matters:
Monday, June 6
8:07AM: A caller in the 1500 block of Hilltop in the Granite Shoals area reported a big, brown dog loose in the area. But she added that is was a friendly dog. A Granite Shoals police officer responded to the call.
6:22PM: A Burnet County deputy responded to the 1000 block of Deer Springs Drive after a caller reported some dogs were killing his sheep.
8:37PM: A Burnet County deputy responded to a report of a loose horse on Farm-to-Market Road 2657 in the Oakalla area.
Tuesday, June 7
3:50PM: A caller in the Deer Springs area reported some dogs killing sheep. The Burnet County animal control officer responded to the call.
Wednesday, June 8
1:18AM: A caller in the 1200 block of Sherrard reported a disturbance. The caller advised that she and her husband were having an argument. The caller reported that her husband had actually beat his own head into a door because of the argument. Two Burnet police officers responded to the call.
3:44PM: A caller reported some skateboarders in the church parking lot in the Lamon and Wood area. A Burnet County deputy responded to the call and advised the skateboarders they couldn't skate in the parking lot.
Friday, June 10
1:55PM: A Burnet police officer responded to a residence in the Briar and Boundary area after a caller reported there was a dog in the area that had not had any water for a couple of days.
I'm trying to imagine the smart assed remark I would get from Houston Police Dispatch if I asked them to come do something about a thirsty dog.
I'll be back soon with a few pictures.Labels: husband, vacation |
Man I miss living in a small town where the worst crime is a loose dog...thanks for the giggle, cheers!