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Post by madvicks on Jul 19, 2007 14:30:39 GMT -5
An hour ago as I was washing my face, I saw blue/red flashing lights of a Police car and the street is blocked off. We have seen 3 cop cars go down and an ambulance. We have been watching the cars being forced to divert, and the indignation of the drivers who are trying to run the copper over virtually as they insist on going down the road, until he gets a bit peeved, then they turn around. Anyway, we have had a downpour that has stopped, so I went out and asked the copper if he wanted a cup of tea/coffee/drink/or need the loo. Anyway, turns out a chap down the street has got problems and has climbed to his roof and there is only one way he is coming down. I thought this stuff only happened in movies! It is frighteningly odd to watch everyone gawping etc, its like a crash site, you don't want to look but you cannot help it, practically the whole street is out!
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Post by shep on Jul 19, 2007 14:46:46 GMT -5
How exciting! Funnily enough two nights ago I was awoken at 01.15 by someone talking outside. It was a WPC talking to her colleagues on a walky talky. Next thing I know another cop car pulls up and then the police helicoptor, it was going up and down our street for 30mins! Havent found out the reason why waiting for the free newspaper to arrive for the goss!
Keep us posted Vicks!
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Post by madvicks on Jul 19, 2007 16:47:49 GMT -5
Well, its all clear now, but we don't know if he jumped or not! Will let you know as I find out.
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Post by esc on Jul 19, 2007 17:04:07 GMT -5
At first when I saw the title of the thread, I wasn't sure if there was going to be a difference between British English vs. American English. I was told that a jumper is a sweater in America, so when I read the title, I thought: A sweater in my street ;D only me I completely understand those 'I thought this stuff only happened in movies!' moments. I've had a few this year. This is a scary one. I don't think this is a scene I could handle very well.
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Post by Lior Knight on Jul 19, 2007 17:37:17 GMT -5
Oh wow...sounds like action! Did you know the guy/family?
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Post by madvicks on Jul 20, 2007 10:10:43 GMT -5
I don't but the one lab technician at school lives down the road from me and knows this chap. Story is as follows: Chap splits from his wife. Wife and Chap split. Wife gets new bloke and puts house on market. Chap finds out, comes to his house and starts smashing it up. Chap is covered in blood from breaking walls down and smashing stuff. Police arrive, bloke goes on roof to avoid being arrested! (I mean WTF? : Chap strips off shirt and hurls it at Police. Chap then starts lobbing roof tiles off the roof at Police and at people watching. A load of kids gathered shouting "Jump, Jump!". Chap eventually comes down and is arrested by Police. The bloke apparently is a builder so used to being up on a roof. Also, his ex-missus had tried to sell this house and it has been declared unsafe on some of the building specs, this bloke actually did the faulty building in his house! All in all, completely bizarre!
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Post by grave on Jul 20, 2007 12:39:36 GMT -5
WOW! Sounds like a blast in your street. I wish we had some action like that, lol. Glad to know that no one was seriously hurt though
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Post by Lior Knight on Jul 20, 2007 12:42:28 GMT -5
Oh wow...now that's crazy! At least it ended kind of okay and you got to witness some action.
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Post by stakey on Jul 27, 2007 8:36:22 GMT -5
I thought there was a jumper in my town once...was last year or early 2007 cant remember.
Basically me and friend were walking through town shopping etc...and i looked up to see a guy standing on top of this huge building and I was all omg hes gonna commit suicide and then all these people joined us and we were all staring...there was a helicopter and police at the bottom etc.
He eventually got down.
A few weeks later, I turned on to watch the first ep of Torchwood and realized what I had seen was an episode of Torchwood being filmed on top of the building and it was John Barrowman not a jumper! haha. good times...
My next mission is to hunt down James marsters in town as they film series 2 of torchwood. lol.
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