Tuesday Tidbits...

Ahh, the rain has returned, but it looks to be a "milder" rain, which is better than those cold, soaking ones. Naturally, the rains come when the leaves are due to be picked up. Well, I did some raking yesterday, so no real harm there.
Our community cats will not be loving this...another day being fed UNDER the patio table.
The Hoosierland weather for today brings us (what else)...RAIN through midday, which means CLOUDY skies. Temps will be falling during the day, from a high this morning in the upper 50s down to the mid-40s by sunset. Going to have some GUSTY winds (30+ MPH) added to the mix. Light jacket weather for sure, so yes, do take the umbrella. Oh, and be sure to drive safely out there...loads of wet leaves do not a good drive make. It can be as slick as snot on a doorknob on the roads.

Now, with that over with, let's take to getting a nice refreshing drink to start the day, as we see what else has been going on...
*** First out of the litter pan is our "What the hell happens today, Bob?" feature:
NOVEMBER 6 -
---It's National Nachos Day

(never a big fan of those and one reason I no longer go to movie theaters. That's NOT movie house food, you dumbasses! Save it for the living rooms.)
---It's National Saxophone Day

(blow 'em 'ya got 'em)
*** Next, and since it IS a Tuesday, let's take a peek at all the FWPD calls that went out last week...that we NEVER heard anything about...and should have:

OCT 24 - NOV 4
SHOTS FIRED ((113)) - ARMED ROBBERY((53)) 
((23,113 - vandalism by gunfire))
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18F130520 11/01/2018 07:44pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 1900 S LAFAYETTE ST
18F130523 11/01/2018 07:51pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 3000 FAIRFIELD AV
18F130588 11/01/2018 11:04pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 8300 BRIDGEWAY LN
18F130637 11/02/2018 05:39am 113 SHOTS FIRED VANCE AV & PARNELL AV
18F130805 11/02/2018 03:14pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 2300 GAY ST
18F130878 11/02/2018 06:11pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 2100 FOREST PARK BLVD
18F130976 11/02/2018 10:44pm 113 SHOTS FIRED BROADWAY & SWINNEY AV
18F130984 11/02/2018 10:58pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 2700 BOWSER AV
18F131061 11/03/2018 02:53am 113 SHOTS FIRED W DEWALD ST & FAIRFIELD AV
18F131188 11/03/2018 12:43pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 1700 W MAIN ST
18F131393 11/03/2018 09:10pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 8100 NEWFIELD DR
18F131449 11/03/2018 11:36pm 113 SHOTS FIRED MECHANIC ST & ELM ST
18F131462 11/04/2018 12:17am 113 SHOTS FIRED N CLINTON ST & COLDWATER RD
18F131552 11/04/2018 06:10am 113 SHOTS FIRED PEERLESS DR & WAYNE PARK DR
18F131601 11/04/2018 11:16am 113 SHOTS FIRED E STATE BLVD & PEMBERTON DR
18F131801 11/04/2018 08:23pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 4000 ROSEWOOD DR
18F128610 10/28/2018 03:33am 113 SHOTS FIRED 1400 HIGH ST
18F128933 10/28/2018 11:36pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 8100 NEWFIELD DR
18F129223 10/29/2018 06:33pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 4000 SOUTHPARK DR
18F129349 10/30/2018 12:34am 113 SHOTS FIRED DODGE AV & KENTUCKY AV
18F129352 10/30/2018 12:37am 113 SHOTS FIRED 700 LAWTON PL
18F129653 10/30/2018 06:43pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 4600 SOUTHPARK DR
18F129691 10/30/2018 08:56pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 1000 FOREST AV
18F129760 10/31/2018 12:30am 113 SHOTS FIRED 2100 W LUDWIG RD
18F129762 10/31/2018 12:45am 113 SHOTS FIRED CAPITOL AV & WINTER ST
18F129809 10/31/2018 04:29am 113 SHOTS FIRED AIRPORT DR & PIPER DR
18F129813 10/31/2018 04:49am 113 SHOTS FIRED 2900 ST LOUIS AV
18F130161 10/31/2018 10:08pm 113 SHOTS FIRED S LAFAYETTE ST & E MASTERSON AV
((Damn, the cretins certainly made UP for LAST week, didn't they?))
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18F130590 11/01/2018 11:04pm 23,113 8300 BRIDGEWAY LN
18F130640 11/02/2018 05:51am 23,113 6900 E KENSINGTON DR
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18F130626 11/02/2018 03:07am 53 ARMED ROB 2500 ORMSBY ST
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18F130786 11/02/2018 02:34pm 56 MOLESTING 3600 SOUTH PARK DR
18F131793 11/04/2018 07:52pm 56 MOLESTING 00 E MAIN ST
18F129310 10/29/2018 10:04pm 56 MOLESTING 1600 ROSEMONT DR
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18F131365 11/03/2018 08:02pm 58 SHOOTING 700 BROADWAY
18F131653 11/04/2018 01:42pm 58 SHOOTING E BRACKENRIDGE ST & S HANNA ST
18F130065 10/31/2018 06:06pm 58 SHOOTING 2200 RANDALLIA DR
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18F131443 11/03/2018 11:21pm 59 CUTTING/STAB 400 NEWTOWN SQ
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18F130525 11/01/2018 07:50pm 61 RAPE 2600 SUMAC CT
18F131084 11/03/2018 04:31am 61 RAPE 1100 S HARRISON ST
18F131549 11/04/2018 05:50am 61 RAPE 1600 BOONE ST
18F131657 11/04/2018 12:58pm 61 RAPE 3700 S HARRISON ST
18F129415 10/30/2018 07:53am 61 RAPE 2000 SENIOR DR
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18F130208 11/01/2018 12:16am 75 PURSUIT FLEETWOOD AV & SCHELE AV
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18F129309 10/29/2018 10:22pm 89 BOMB THREAT 10400 MAYSVILLE RD
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Plus 17 narcotics calls 
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((Sure looks like the pervs are out and about once again.))
Fireworks calls: OCT 24 - NOV 4
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18F131175 11/03/2018 11:52am 44FW FIFTH ST & BARTHOLD ST
18F131804 11/04/2018 08:33pm 44FW 400 E BRACKENRIDGE ST
((Well, there's TWO assholes that came out from under their rocks))
*** Next up, "Da Prez" came by the Summit City early last evening, and let me start by saying that I was outside waiting for a flyover from AIR FORCE ONE, as it came into our airport...NEVER HAPPENED. They must have flown in using a southern approach.

That bugged me. The ONE plane I WANTED to overfly us low...didn't. But everyone else seems to have no problem with flying too low over our houses...go figure.
Anyway, I watched the speech president Trump made, and I have to say that even I was impressed. That's hard for ANY politician to accomplish (for me).
And yes, we had the obligatory protesters across the street. The speech was disupted a couple times, and each person was "escorted" outside.
Sure, his speech had the usual bluster attached to it, but that's who he is. What you see is what you get (and he makes no apologies for it).
I'd rather have someone a bit rough around the edges who tells things as they are, than someone too prim and too proper who talks out of both sides of their mouth. Had my fill of those people in my life.
Give me someone who pushes back against those wanting to bury our nation and change it into something it was never meant to become.
Call me old-fashioned along those lines, but I happen to still like this nation just fine.
(although a few tweaks here and there never hurts)
*** Next, and changing gears (pun intended), are we witnessing the end of the V8 engine?

Here's a link to fill in the blanks:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos-sports/is-this-the-end-of-the-v8-engine/ar-BBPnArb?ocid=spartanntp#image=BBPnArb_1|12

Pretty good and concise history of this engine which happened to power my first TWO cars.
My 1968 Buick had the venerable GM 350 CID V8, while my 1975 Torino had Ford's 351 CID "Windsor" V8 engine.
The former Wifeymobile (1996 Caprice Classic) had a GM 4.3L V8 under the hood, and her 1989 Caprice had another "350" under the hood, and I admit to missing the "off the line" power all those cars had.
The Wifeymobile 2.0 (2015 Impala) has a mere 2.5L (inline) 4 cylinder powerplant.
The Firebird as a 2.8L V6 under the hood...(0-60 in 10 seconds)...works well enough, as I never planned to enter any speed competitions.
Funny thing though, Wifey's 4-banger engine has 80 MORE horsepower than my V6...that's progress for 'ya.

I guess not all is lost, however...when it comes to a V8...we STILL have the tomato drink...
Small compensation that it is.
*** Next up, time to stop by "Kitten Corner"...

Okay, so when DO the birds show up, anyway?

The kids got a bit bored with watching birds yesterday (granted there wasn't many coming by), and they also got bored with chasing one another around (that was a godsend), so what does a young cat do then?

Hope she doesn't fall off the box.

Why...NAP, of course...lol.
You nap until it's time to eat, and then nap afterwards...helluva rough life, isn't it?
*** Next, let's check in with "Midnight and Whiskers"...

Our furry duo managed to attend all three meals, hand-held treats time and even the back step treats later on.

That was pretty cool to not have to worry about where they roamed off to and when they'll be back.
One thing I do know...they were NOT responsible for dumping a pumpkin over our fence into the back yard near our gate.

Our place is NOT the local dump, you jerks!

But I fixed that problem by pulling a page from recent rock groups...(smashing pumpkins). I returned it to our alley, where the local mooks can drive over it to their heart's content. Sure, dump your refuse on the white guy's property...(assholes)!
*** Last back to the scratching post...it is the mid-term election day in our country, and like any other election day, we'll be hearing about problems with the voting systems.

That's what you get with the technologies we use (now) to choose our candidates who will REPRESENT US in whatever office WE elect them to.
In the "old days" the voting machines were strictly mechanical...ergo, fewer problems, but today, a computer glitch can shut down a polling location faster than you can imagine.
I look at such things as a microcosm of what we've created in the world today...societies dependent upon technology to make things better (and easier). Can you say "OOPS"?
If we had LESS problems with the old way of voting...why don't we stick with it? Good question. I suppose that change is what is alleged to make mankind progress. That doesn't always wash for me.

It's like that ever shrinking number of V8 engines being made. Soon, they will become more the curiosity than practical (which they still are).

I would advise that when people vote, they vote not as much with their heart, but rather to use that hat rack on their shoulders...use your BRAIN. After all, it's what God gave it to you for, right?
That's what we're tasked with in life...making the best choices that we can.
Today should be no different.

Be well, make a difference to someone, and...
Stay SAFE out there, America.

(remember to vote early and vote often...lol)