You mean you don't have a bomb shelter in the back yard? What are you going to do when Ahmadinejad finally figures out how to trigger that thing?
I always wondered why it was that the traffic lights near me had such short green and yellow cycles... It turns out it was you and your buddies.
Grr...
"Lucy made a few calls and before ten that night it had all been distributed to the ladies of the church who’d gone in together on the purchase."
Now that's what you call a good community organizer, unlike that other fellow whose 'organizing' meant a shake-down for his cronies.
"....and give these pieces of history to someone who might get to use them."
I could use one of those red-light changing things, especially in these parts where the timing is so screwed up that those who drive at or below the limit always get screwed while those that drive like crazies beat the lights. Very annoying.
From age 6-11, I enjoyed being a traffic light controller for a couple of weeks every summer for one set of traffic lights just outside the office area of my grandfather's church. (I spent more than a few summer weeks with my grandparents, and was often down at the church with him.) Kitty-corner from the main building was another set of buildings belonging to the church, and I'd frequently have to cross both streets going back and forth. Neat thing? Very little traffic, coulda jaywalked, but never had to. A sharp SLAP on the control box would change the lights for me. One slap per light. Of course I only did it when the light was against me and there was no traffic anyway. 
If you haven't given those keys away, I would love to have them. I'm a young officer in the New Orleans area and have been looking for a set for some time now. I could have used them a couple times in the past few weeks.
Please shoot me an e-mail if you still have them!
Thank you!!
J. Carmouche
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