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FIRE AND ICE
I was in Erie last week, and boy was it cold. I think it dropped to five degrees on Tuesday. There was also plenty of snow and white-out driving conditions. Not fun. Driving in that crap made me quickly realize it was time for new tires. Meanwhile back in Washington, it was sunny and warm, but that didn't last long. It seems that I brought the cold back with me, and while there's no snow here, it is cold as hell.
Fast forward to Saturday night, when I hear sirens in the distance. Nothing terribly unusual about that except that the sound got really close and suddenly stopped. I looked out the window to see four fire trucks pulled right up to the building. Funny, I don't remember hearing the fire alarm. I opened the window and thought I smelled smoke, but maybe it was just fire truck exhaust. The firemen were here for some time, and the hoses were definitely full of water, but I didn't see anyone or anything get sprayed, so I'm still not sure what was going on. All I know is that I was freezing just standing at the window, so I can't imagine how cold it must have been for those poor fire fighters - especially when they were packing up their gear, and handling those wet hoses.
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