I was only evacuated for an hour or so. ;-) I was sitting at the computer doing my e-mail when a policewoman came to the door. She told us to open the windows, close the shutters, and get out of the building immediately. They're building an extension on our building and one of the workers, while digging the foundation, found an unexploded mortar in the fill under the building. I grabbed my backpack and gathered with the rest of the neighbours in the courtyard at the other side of the building. At least I could knit for a while and later amused myself by calling friends to with them "chag sameach" (holiday of Shavuot starts tonight, so only half a working day). We waited for about an hour in the heat. The place was filled with police (we counted 8 police vans, 2 ambulances, and a fire truck) and they diverted traffic for a while. Eventually they herded us under the covered area of the courtyard so that they could detonate the mortar (presumably in case the stone siding falls off the outside wall or windows shatter). We heard a loud explosion, then were allowed back into the building, although we weren't allowed to walk around on that side until all the security people have left.
Well, that's my news for the week.... Avital, in quiet Maale Adumim, Israel, where nothing exciting ever happens.... To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
