Good thing I went south

[olivermoss]

Recently, for my photowalks I do grids of my neighborhood. I am trying to find all the things and make sure I hit all the little side streets. Yesterday I went way far south instead, outside of my current grid area and away from the streets that have become familiar to me over the past several years.

And it's a good thing I did because if I'd stayed on familiar streets, kept working on my project to find every quirk, I'd have been in the middle of several crime scenes. Someone was driving around deliberately trying to hit pedestrians. The parts of the city I know best all become crime scenes while I was tromping through muddy dirt roads in Fo Po. I am looking at his route map now and he hit the corner of the block I lived on for ten years. My original plan for yesterday involved staying on one of those streets for an hour or two and trying to get a certain shot. But, I decided to mix things up and go someplace less familiar.

Why someone went on a hit and run spree is still unknown.

Comments

[shipperslist]

What the fuck is wrong with people???

I’m glad you’re okay.

[olivermoss]

I have no idea.

Thanks, it was just so startling to see where he hit.

[dine]

I am so glad you changed your plans! I didn't live around there, but am definitely familiar with the area, and especially Stark. I still cannot wrap my brain around why anyone would do such a thing - I sure hope we eventually hear some explanation, though of course it won't be a good excuse

[olivermoss]

Today or tomorrow I am going to hang out on Burnside to try to get a certain shot. I was originally going to go that yesterday after some grid searching. Seeing where was hit freaked me out a bit.

[gingicat]

I’m glad you’re safe, and hope no-one was seriously injured (going to look).

[olivermoss]

Thanks.

One dead and several injured. Could have been a lot worse.

[mistressofmuses]

Yikes! That's really scary. I'm so glad you WEREN'T in the middle of any of those sites.

[olivermoss]

I am glad I was far away thinking I was having a bad day because I was trudging through mud!