Do you have a bucket list? Is a bucket list different from life goals or is it just a new name for the same thing? I had goals or “things” I wanted to do or experience. A couple of my goals bordered on obsession if you were to ask those close to me, but I managed to achieve both of them. There are quite a few other things I’ve been able to do throughout the years so I’ve checked off many of the things that otherwise would qualify for a bucket list.
Since I’m not into heights, stuff like jumping out of a perfectly good airplane, is NOT on my list. I’ll leave that to the first President Bush. While I think taking a hot air balloon ride must be great fun, it’s not on my list – due to the height thingy - but I’m intrigued by it. I took a helicopter ride once so that will have to do. If you have a chance for a helicopter ride, do it! It was fun looking at the ground thru the glass bubble.
When I was a girl and people would ask what I wanted “to be”, I told them I wanted to race cars. That wasn’t a career option for girls then, so I live vicariously through Danika Patrick now. That also probably explains the number of times I was stopped by cops during the 10 years I owned sports cars. If I had a chance to run a fast car on a race track, I most certainly would do that and put a √ next to that bucket list item.
In the next month, I “may” check off another item. I’ve never ridden on a motorcycle. Some friends have had Goldwings for years, and will soon be moving out-of-state. I bravely said they must take me for a ride before the bike gets loaded on the moving truck. If that comes to be, I’ll let you know how it goes and whether I can add “Biker Mama” to my resumé. 
Will your land line decide to call 911?
Since police are seldom in my neighborhood, especially at that hour, I didn’t know what to expect. Would guns be drawn????
The officer asked if I had called 911. I hadn’t. He then asked if my phone number was xxx-xxx-xxxx. It was an old land line number that I had canceled 3-4 years ago when I went with my cell phone exclusively. He told me to call the phone company to report it because sometimes these unused lines transmit noise that calls 911. When the 911 operator doesn’t receive a response, they notify the police.
Trying to call Verizon was no small feat because none of their automated options dealt with this problem. Finally, today I was able to speak with a “real” person who had heard of this happening. She took all my info and will report it. I’m not sure what will be
done, but I’ll keep you posted. As more people cancel their land line phones, this problem may become better known.
Let this be a warning to all of you who have also canceled land lines … WEAR PJ’S! You never know when the police will knock on your door. BTW, I told the officer that he might want to stick around since my adrenalin was so high that I might just have a heart attack and really need their help.
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