Random Things

The streets of Rochester are mystifying at times. You just have to shake your head at some of the most random things.  I'll start with the most recent:  I was out this weekend with Sheryl, doing our thing, refreshing a few huts with straw because we knew a cold front was coming in...  on Seventh Street, 2nd to last stop (The "Apartments" - this is a large shelter with many small wooden huts underneath a tarp and have been there for years), we finish feeding, and cross Bay Street to Syd & Johnny's car repair, and I hear a thumpety-thump when we leave to start driving down Bay Street towards home.  I pulled over in front of a well-lit little closed convenience store (it was 6:00 am.), and get out and go to look at the back left tire to see what it is, and sure enough, a bullet!  What the ?????  a bullet???  yes, a bullet.  So I start to pull on it, and Sheryl says you'd better not do that, what if you pull it out and the tire deflates, what if it went through the tire?  So I didn't.  I drove home, and we are in disbelief still.  I go to Midas tire the next day, and tell them about it - three guys come out to look at it - and after inspection, they found the hole in the tire, but no bullet.  It fell out!  And my tire is still good thank God!  I have four-wheel drive so I would have to replace all four tires, which sucks because I just bought four new ones last fall.  But randomly getting a bullet stuck in your tire.  Now that's random.,

Talk about Random Things.  There is so much more randomness that Sheryl and I have seen, we constantly say we should do a whole post on what we have seen over the years...  but I can't remember right now.  I will be seeing her tomorrow so will have to get some more details, and finish up this blog then.

I had a call last night from a woman named Yolanda, and she lives off East Main Street and asked for help with a cat - asking if I had some shelter - I did and I got right up and drove over to investigate because we are having a cold snap beginning today, and I didn't want any cat left that I knew about.  What a nice woman.  She has a cat inside and said she tried to introduce but there was hissing.  The kitty ran right up to her when she met me outside her duplex.  I brought over a $40 shelter (thank you Cat!) that was snug and warm and set a can of wet food on the porch and the cat gobbled it up.  It was starving.  Then I felt her belly as she ate and she is prego.  Yup.  So need to formulate a plan.  I need a foster for this cat to go to after she goes to the clinic.  Anybody?  

All you need is a room with some food and love!  

Have a great day!