Well, this was a fun way to break up the morning. At 1:07 AM here the fire alarm went off. I left my apartment and found that there was a strong scent in the hallway of something burning, so for a change this might be something serious. I went back to my place, threw a few valuables in a grocery bag, and it's off to the sidewalk I go. Soon thereafter two firetrucks, three police cruisers, and an ambulance showed up. I and a lot of other people spent the next half-hour out in the cold night, wondering what was going on, and for what? For the firemen to put out a bad cooking fire caused by the idiots who live across the hall from me. Seems that they decided to have a couple of burgers or some such thing as a morning snack but were too drunk to stay fully awake for the entire cooking process. The firemen brought in some high-powered portable fans which dissipated the smoke but not my anger. They've done this before, y'know, and I guarantee you they'll do it again and again until they inadvertently start a major fire and someone gets seriously hurt or killed. Did I mention that they live right across the hall from me? Yeah. Wish me luck.
