Lights

Yesterday as I left work I went into a conference room to look out the window to see if it was raining. It's fully dark now by 5, so at 5:30 I was just hoping to see raindrops on the window or headlights reflecting on a rain-soaked Westside Highway. Instead I saw a steady stream of police cars with heading south, all with lights flashing.

It freaked me out a bit, I admit. Maybe it was the backdrop of the WTC site, but I just felt the need to get outside and away. On my walk to the subway I saw more police cars, began to conjecture a bit, then realized with a "duh!" that I was approaching a police precinct. That doesn't explain the 10 cars with flashing lights, though.

I passed a hotel and there was a police car out front and three cops by the door. This morning I wake up and hear that there were bombings in several Jordan hotels and that the NYPD is putting on extra security at city hotels, and now I understand. The news also mentioned that the NYPD's bomb special unit is located down here.

This morning there were 5 cops in front of the nearby hotel, and later this afternoon I have a meeting there.