A fun time - bartending class

We had a blast at the bartending class. The teacher is a firecracker -- very personable and a lot of fun. Class for two more days - we started off with pouring and getting accurate repeatable pours. Going to have to invest in about $50 worth of barware but that isn't much and will be a lot of fun when we entertain. Coming home we ran into a police detour -- the local newspaper had the story:

Two injured in high-speed chase, gun battle northeast of Bellingham
Officers shot and wounded two men suspected of robbing a Bellingham gas station and leading police on a high-speed chase up Mount Baker Highway on Thursday evening, Aug. 8.

Two men armed with a sawed-off shotgun robbed the Shell station, 4240 Meridian St., around 5:50 p.m. The culprits walked into the store, cocked the shotgun and demanded cash, according to a Shell station employee. The men fled in a purplish Honda car.

Some more:

The chase climbed to speeds of 70-plus mph along Mount Baker Highway. Near the intersection with Everson-Goshen Road, the fleeing men fired a shotgun at officers.

Despite the shotgun blasts, police continued the chase.

The Honda sped into the roundabout at Smith Road and crashed in the first curve.

The alleged robbers didn't surrender. Instead, at least one of them continued firing the shotgun at police.

In the ensuing shootout, both men were wounded. No officers were hit.

One of the alleged robbers suffered multiple gunshots. Those on the scene described the injuries as critical. The other man had a flesh wound in the arm. Ambulances were called to the scene to take both men to a hospital.

We just missed this by about 15 minutes...