WTF is going on?
Over the past week, working downtown is becoming hazardous. Thursday, there was a gas leak behind the building I work in, and I was never informed. I found out today that there was a fire on the 8th floor of the building I work in on Saturday. And then today, this happens…
Downtown streets, businesses reopen after suspicious package cleared
Mike Nowatzki, The Forum
Published Monday, October 29, 2007A suspicious-looking package found this morning in an alley behind Moxie Java in downtown Fargo turned out not to be a bomb, allowing businesses and streets to reopen about 10 this morning on the east side of the 100 block of Broadway.
The Red River Valley Regional Bomb Squad used two water blasts from its robot, and a member wore a protective bomb suit, to determine the package wasn’t a threat.
I work at 118 Broadway … right across the street from Moxie Java. 😯
My Mom called me before I left for work to tell me about it (which freaked me out in itself … Mom calling that early in the morning … can’t be good). I wasn’t sure what to expect … if I could get to my parking lot or if I could even get in the building. It turned out that I could do both. I was on the “safe” side of Broadway, I guess. Robin called about 8am or so. She heard about what was going on and wanted to make sure I knew about it (especially since I wasn’t informed about the gas leak last week). It’s good to know I’ve got friends looking out for me.
I really wish I could see a picture of the “suspicious” package. The newspaper reported that it was a mannequin head with wires coming out of it attached to a computer tower. Someone went to a lot of work to put that together. Chris, Justin, and I were talking about it … Chris said it was probably someone’s art project or something … LOL. Who knows. I just hope nothing else crazy goes on downtown any time soon … at least not while I’m at work.