The fire extinguisher, I expect! Hee. I'm feeling extra glad now we have one in our kitchen.
there are people who probably would have just kept on walking.
Now that's really scary. I'd like to think anyone who saw it would've called it in. The thing that weirded me out was how easily it could have just not been spotted until it had already become a huge problem.
The thing I used to hate most about living right downtown in SF (well, aside from the horrific traffic, and the way drivers tend to treat pedestrians as targets, even in areas with a lot of foot traffic) was the fire engines - all day, every day, it seemed, you'd get the big blaring horns and the screeching sirens. I don't think I've ever lived more than four or five blocks from a local firehouse, and sometimes... well, the noise gets tiring.
I think I've got a little better appreciation now why they're there. Lots of old buildings, lots of old wiring... probably they answer calls like this all the time.
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Date: 2006-01-20 01:06 pm (UTC)there are people who probably would have just kept on walking.
Now that's really scary. I'd like to think anyone who saw it would've called it in. The thing that weirded me out was how easily it could have just not been spotted until it had already become a huge problem.
The thing I used to hate most about living right downtown in SF (well, aside from the horrific traffic, and the way drivers tend to treat pedestrians as targets, even in areas with a lot of foot traffic) was the fire engines - all day, every day, it seemed, you'd get the big blaring horns and the screeching sirens. I don't think I've ever lived more than four or five blocks from a local firehouse, and sometimes... well, the noise gets tiring.
I think I've got a little better appreciation now why they're there. Lots of old buildings, lots of old wiring... probably they answer calls like this all the time.