Sirens
October 27, 2004
In my office, it is a steadfast rule that when screeching tires, horns, or sirens are heard, everything else must stop and you must become fixated at the window closest to the noise.
So today when I was in a meeting at work, that very thing happened. I wish I had been watching just a bit earlier so that I already knew what happened and didn't have to be curious about it. Not the case, because I am glued to my window now. I have counted two ambulances, 7 fire engines (three hook-and-ladders, three regular, and one that I've never seen before: a sort of big truck pulling a trailer (think U-haul, except red and a fire dept logo) behind it (James, care to comment?), three fire suburbans, and one fire F-150 truck. Something BIG happened. I wish I had binoculars and a police scanner so I could listen to it all! (Mom? Christmas?) Maybe I'm in the wrong business. I'm much too nosy.
Channel 5 News came, and a helicopter. After both ambulances left, FINALLY the police showed up. But just one. In the midst of all this action, I was humored to look up the building (it's about 20 stories tall) and see all these
construction hats peeping over the railings on each floor. EVERYONE was staring.
IThe trees hindered my view, and right now I wish I were one of the rappellers so that I would have a good view of what happened. Or maybe I don't wish that!
I've been checking http://www.nbc5i.com/ incessantly to see what is going on, but they haven't reported it yet. If anyone finds out what happened, be sure to post it here.
In other news, I'm craving candy corns.
