Some things in my past I would prefer not to remember. In fact I've been able to block out most of the bad memories. I was just reading old blogs & remembered when my friend Heather died. She died in a car accident. She was sitting on Interstate 81 near Winchester headed South back home. She had picked up her son Zack & his roommate from college at West Virginia University. They were sitting in traffic stopped on the interstate due to construction. There was a PT Cruiser in front of her. A tractor trailer driver who wasn't paying attention & was probably texting & driving slammed into her vehicle sending her spinning into the PT Cruiser. When both vehicles stopped spinning the passenger in the PT Cruiser got out to go help Heather escape from her vehicle. Heather managed to unbuckle Zack's seatbelt & the man busted Zack's window. Heather was trapped & so was Zack's roommate in the back seat. Heather's Jeep burst into flames & there wasn't time to get them out before the Jeep exploded. The people around tried to get them out but it was too late. Heather & Zack's roommate burned alive in the Jeep. Don't you know the Tracor Trailer Driver was never charged with the murders, never charged with anything even though he had prior Traffic Convictions. It was his fault, he wasn't paying attention & took 2 innocent lives. Zack is without a mother & a best friend now. After that he didn't want to go back to school but you really can't blame him. But Heather would have wanted him to finish. She busted her butt to send him to college working overtime at work. Heather was cremated & they didn't have a funeral. Zack didn't want a funeral & Marylou & Wayne didn't argue with him. The family took it real hard & so did everyone else. Heather was a very likeable person, if you met her you'd instantly like her. She didn't care what people thought, she formed her own opinion. She was my friend & my Manager at the Kangaroo Express Gas Station. When I first started working there it was called Etna & Heather's mom Mary Lou worked though. Things changed after it became Kangaroo Express, a corporate owned company. Mary Lou quit after that but I'm not sure what the exact reason was. I feel they treated her wrong though and that's why she quit. While I was working at Kangaroo Express I was also working Full Time at Alcoa & Heather's brother Shawn worked there also. That's how I met Heather through her brother & mother. And then I met her sister Melissa. Melissa reminds me a lot of Heather but they are also different in ways, not a bad thing though. Melissa & I are still friends to this day & I'm glad because she's great person. She sure knows how to cheer me up & brighten my days. I'm glad I still have Melissa, there is no one one else like a Santor. They are kind hearted, funny people who will do anything for you. So Heather was working Full Time at Best Buy & she came to work at Kangaroo. I remember her becoming Manager of the Staunton store but she got screwed & got sent to the Charlottesville store as Manager. I transfered to the Charlottesville store & that's where our friendship started. Heather was a funny person, she could always make you laugh or put a smile a smile on your face. I stopped working at the Kangaroo because I joined the Army. I had worked with company for 3 & a half years. Heather & I stayed in touch over the years & we even hung out a few times. One thing I regret though is not staying in touch as often. If only I could talk to Heather one more time or spend one more day with her. I miss Heather still, I can't remember how long its been since she's been gone but I miss her. I still have dreams about her & that night. She'll always be in my thoughts & in my heart.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Decided to update
Its been awhile since I've updated my blog. I have started writing a lot more. I started writing poetry again. I started a Tumblr account but i'd rather I'd write on here. Its more private because no one reads my stuff anyways. Well, nobody probably reads my Tumblr Blog either but everyone seems to have a Tumblr these days. I finished reading a book The Forbidden Room, it was a great book with so many twists & turns.
I haven't written in here in a long time. Alot has happened since I last blogged. I got promoted to Assistant Manager at work. Jen & I moved to Verona in a nice 3 bedroom house. I work daylight now which I love much better then those other crazy shifts.
Kaylee is 4 now, she's growing up so fast. She should be going to Kindergarden next year I believe. I'm glad she'll be attending Stuarts Draft Elementary, that's where Donica & I went. Of course we went.to the old SD Elementary School.
Still haven't gotten divorced but I look forward to that day when it comes. I'm ready to be done & over with marriage. Don't ever want to make that mistake again.
Been Awhile
Monday, April 15, 2013
Boston Marathon Blasts Kill 2, Police Say
Medical workers aided injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon on Monday after an explosion.
By JOHN ELIGON and KEN BELSON
Published: April 15, 2013
BOSTON — A series of explosions was reported near the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday, leaving two people dead and at least two dozen injured, according to the Boston Police Department.
A third explosion was heard just before 4 p.m., about an hour after the first two blasts. The police were apparently aware of that device before the explosion occurred.
The blasts took place about four hours after the start of the men’s race, which meant that there were still several thousand runners yet to finish the race. One senior counterterrorism official said it was too soon to tell whether the explosions were related to terrorism.
The Boston police confirmed they were looking into the explosions, but made no further comment. Another senior United States government official said that the Boston police and the F.B.I. said they had received no reports in recent days about a threat of an attack on the marathon and that there was no warning on Monday.
Several news outlets reported that a loud explosion was heard on the north side of Boylston Street, near a photo bridge that marks the finish line. Another explosion was heard several seconds later.
The Associated Press reported that authorities were helping injured runners leave the scene and that bloodied spectators were being carried to a medical tent that was being used for runners.
Bruce Mendelsohn, who works in a building near the explosion, said on Twitter that he saw blood on the sidewalks and about a dozen casualties.
Authorities in large cities are typically on the highest level of alert for events like a marathon, said Anthony Roman, a security expert.
“It is quite the counterterrorism effort,” said Mr. Roman, who runs Roman & Associates, a New York firm.
For major events in New York and other large cities, Mr. Roman said the police would typically weld manhole covers shut and examine the entire route just before the race. They would also place snipers on rooftops, with helicopters overhead, and analytic cameras in the city would be used, he said.
“They have all the analytic cameras in the city focusing on the race with their advanced software network, reading license plates,” Mr. Roman said.
The Boston Marathon is one of running’s most storied events, established in 1897 and one of the six World Marathon Majors. The event typically attracts an estimated 500,000 spectators and requires certain qualifying times for runners to compete.
The course winds throughout downtown Boston as well as several outlying cities, including Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley and Newton.
Unlike many sporting events that take place in closed arenas, marathons are known and heralded for their sprawl, allowing throngs of spectators to line the 26.2-mile course.
Within minutes of the explosions on Monday, social media and cable networks projected the images of gray smoke on Boylston Street, with emergency crews on the scene.
After the explosions, a spokesman for the New York Police Department said security was being increased at hotels and other prominent locations in New York.
Reporting was contributed by Steve Eder, William K. Rashbaum and Mary Pilon from New York, and Eric Schmitt from Washington.
