I had just graduated from high school. We lived near Morang and Kelly. My boyfriend lived on Saratoga just west of Hayes. Normally I'd ask to use the car and drive to his house. No way! My mom reluctantly took me over there and picked me up, or went and brought him to our house. I remember watching the horrifying scenes on television once the blackout was lifted. After everything settled down, my boyfriend and I foolishly took drives through the neighborhoods that had been burned out the worst. Luckily we had no problems. I got a job at Michigan Bell the following October, and worked at the Bethune office, across from the DPD Mounted Bureau. There were a few girls in our office who lived in the riot area. They did not want to talk to us about what happened, even though they discussed it amongst themselves. I still can't understand the mentality of destroying the stores they shopped in.