The aftermath of 9/11 and the anthrax attacks left every citizen thinking ‘they’ personally would be the next target. No odd thing that appeared in their environment went unsuspected.
We ran from call to call responding to the most bizarre scenarios. Suspicious cars, suspicious packages, suspicious people, suspicious envelopes; it went on and on. We were exhausted to the point of giddiness getting run around town on wild goose chases.
So it was that a passing motorist felt compelled to call 911 to report a suspicious object on one of our drawbridges.
The responding officer dutifully responded to inspect the bridge. He cruised it slowly both over and back. He didn’t see any suspicious packages or objects on the bridge.
The only thing he found was the bag and wrapperes from a fast food breakfast.
When it came time to advise the dispatcher of the results of his investigation he announced over the radio in a mildly acerbic tone,
“every thing is 10-4 radio, just
‘Osama-been-litterin’.”
‘Osama-been-litterin’.”
