[johnco]

My friend giving away ice and food counted at least 7 cars obviously hotwired today. My cop friend said there are 18 wheelers and many more stolen cars also recovered. 2 buses of refugees were dumped here in town. The sheriff said he was trying to round them up but can't find them. people are getting their doors knocked on, asked for directions and then getting robbed. women are getting harrassed in the Walmart parking lot. carjackings. lots of rumors, maybe truths. never saw any of these things around here before. everyone I know is carrying guns in their cars. did see the police shoot 8 shots at a carjacker today though. and people wonder why there's predjudice here in the south. go figure! none of this ever happened here before. we're having an inner city situation out here in the sticks. no motel rooms, not much gas and stores are being emptied and we can't get trucks in. we've been waiting all week for supplies out of Texas. now they tell us it will be next week. we may have to shut the doors of our store soon. every restaurant and supermarket we've talked to is running low. things are gonna get uglier soon. it sounds a lot worse than it is, but it's not something we're used to. hopefully things clear up before next month. the festival was canceled from labor day weekend until Oct.. first time in 70 years I think