Keeping a sharp eye out

A rash of residential burglaries in the Capital Region in recent months prompts a suggestion from Ed Reilly to keep an eye out for unfamiliar vehicles driving through the Terrace -- cars that may be occupied by persons checking out the neighborhood for nefarious purposes.

"I've noticed a couple of cars I've never seen driving slowly around the neighborhood," says Ed, "so I mentioned it to Bill Wade. He said the key thing is to get the license plate numbers. Just having a description of the car isn't enough."

Bill Wade, for those newer Terrace residents who don't know him, is a former City of Troy police officer.

The non-emergency phone number for the Troy Police Department is 270-4411. The emergency number is, of course, 911.

A time-ly reminder ... or two ... or three

We return to Eastern Standard Time at 2 a.m. Sunday, November 7. That means set your clocks back one hour tonight when you go to bed.

It also means darkness will be upon us earlier than usual, so do a quick check of your property to be sure all exterior lights are fully functioning. This is for safety reasons for all since we have no municipal street lighting.

P.S. I hate to mention it, but the occasional reference to snow in the local weather forecasts means we need to be aware of keeping our driveways clear for the snow-plowers to do their job. So, please be sure to get back in the habit of keeping your car(s) in the garage or in our community-owned parking areas.

New Terrace membership list

Treasurer Jerry Gordon has updated the Terrace at Highpoint Community Association membership list. Here's the rundown:

• 1 Hyland Circle Jack & Joan Coyne
• 2 Hyland Circle Nadeen Thompson
• 3 Hyland Circle Claire & Fil Steiner
• 4 Hyland Circle Betty Looney
• 5 Hyland Circle Lewis Hall
• 6 Hyland Circle Bernie Mackey
• 7 Hyland Circle Bill & April Dowd
• 8 Hyland Circle Anne Hunter
• 9 Hyland Circle Russ & Rose Golino
• 10 Hyland Circle Donna Williams
• 11 Hyland Circle Bob & Polly Hayward
• 12 Hyland Circle Paula Fox-Murphy & Bob Malphrus
• 13 Hyland Circle Rose Hastings-Weaver (non-resident)
• 14 Hyland Circle Terry Page
• 15 Hyland Circle Jerry & Maryanne Gordon
• 16 Hyland Circle Tom & Peggy Savchik
• 17 Hyland Drive Joe & Geraldine Claeys
• 18 Hyland Drive Steve & Tammy Sanders
• 19 Hyland Drive Ed & Elaine Reilly
• 20 Hyland Drive Mariana Figueiro
• 21 Hyland Court John & Susan Milliren
• 22 Hyland Court Harvey & Lorraine Bailey
• 23 Hyland Court Bill Wade
• 24 Hyland Court Vivian Price
• 25 Hyland Court Trent Cox
• 26 Hyland Court Catherine "Kay" Duclos
• 27 Hyland Circle Pat Whitman
• 28 Hyland Circle Shirley Fischer
• 29 Hyland Circle Dick & Betsy Harte
• 30 Hyland Circle Joe & Carolee Jasiewicz
• 31 Hyland Drive John "Ned" Alaskey
• 32 Hyland Drive Amy & Walter Willard
• 33 Hyland Drive Joan Richardson
• 34 Hyland Drive Tom & Ginny Chichester

Girls' Night Out

A group of 15-year-old girlfriends discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally, it was agreed upon that they should meet at the Dairy Queen next to the Ocean View restaurant because they only had $6 between them and Jim, that cute boy in Social Studies, lives on that street and they might see him as they ride their bikes there.

10 years later, the group of 25 year-old girlfriends discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally, it was agreed upon that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the beer was cheap, they had free snacks, the band was good, there was no cover and there were lots of cute guys.

10 years later, at 35 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally, it was agreed upon that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the cosmos were good, it was right near the gym and if they go late enough, there wouldn't be too many whiny little kids.

10 years later, at 45 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally, it was agreed upon that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the martinis were big, and the waiters there had tight pants and nice buns.

10 years later, at 55 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the food there was reasonable, the wine list was good, they had windows that open in case of a hot flash, and fish is good for your cholesterol.

10 years later, at 65 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because lighting was good and they have an early bird special.

10 years later, at 75 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because food was not too spicy, the restaurant was handicapped accessible and they even had an elevator!

10 years later, at 85 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because they had never been there before.