The funniest thing I may have written today may be a reply to former co-worker’s FaceBook thread about police scanner traffic he overheard about a man with a knife chasing a pomeranian.
I recalled other scanner traffic a couple of years ago in which animal control officers were being dispatched to deal with “rogue Chihuahuas.” Today I wrote: “And does this mean you don’t bring a Pom to a knife fight? … Drop the knife or I’ll send in the pomeranian!”
Listening to the crazy calls on the police scanner may be one of the best parts of working in a newsroom.
My name is Keith Michaud and this is “Letters From Away,” a blog written by a Mainer living outside the comfortable and sane confines of New England. The blog is intended for Mainers, whether they live in the Pine Tree State or beyond, and for anyone who has loved ’em, been baffled by ’em or both. Ayuh, I am “from away.” Worse still, I live on the Left Coast – in California. Enjoy! Or not. Your choice.
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