Mysterious “Fire”
Posted in Observations, Oddities on July 11th, 2006 by Atlas Cerise
A couple nights ago, I kept hearing that annoying beeping sound of a large truck backing up. I ignored it at first, but when it went on for a good 5+ minutes, I rose from the couch to seek out the source of the annoyance. After all, there’s only so much parking lot on which one can backup on, you know?
Lo and behold, it was a firetruck. I watched as one of the firemen carried a shovel to the back of the apartment. For what reason, I am left only to wonder, as no hoses of any kind were used during the incident. (I like to think someone’s annoying bird fell from the window and immediately died on impact and that the fireman was going to bury the little bastard. I hate birds.)
Luckily, I was prepared with my new camera and I had time to take a photo. Ironically, a similiar incident occurred whilst living in an apartment in Columbus, Ohio. I woke up one morning to the sounds of sirens. LOTS of sirens. I looked out the window and at least thirty fire trucks were parked alongside the street. No fire could be seen anyplace, but it’s nice to know that the entire city’s firetruck supply showed up…just in case.
Moral of the story? Live near me and you will burn.







