Shots In The Dark

[poliphilo]

Someone not so very far away was firing a gun at irregular intervals after dark last night.  I struggle to frame a scenario that makes sense of this but my best guess is the grown-up kids of the family at the big house were having a jolly party and had found the keys to dad's gun cabinet. If this were an urban environment it'd be a matter for the police; as it is, it's just an everday story of country folk.

Comments

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

Maybe it was an enactment of Midsummer Murders.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Murder rate round here isn't anything like as high as Midsummer's. West Country folk just seem to have this homicidal streak.

Stick to the good Kentish beer, I say, and lay off the cider- that's the way to keep things sweet.

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

When we here shots in the dark round here, I just assume it's someone out lamping.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I suppose that could be going on here. I'm not much of a countryman.

[basefinder.livejournal.com]

Reminds me of living in Texas.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

We're not a gun-owning culture but if you live in the country and can make a case for needing to hunt or shoot crows it's not hard to get a licence.

[heatherp8.livejournal.com]

That happens in my neighborhooid every so often and it always freaks me out. Gawd, I despise guns!