Wednesday, March 14, 2007
SCARY MOMENT
Right after lunch time... while i was contemplating on what time i should go to the studio. I heard my next door neighbor trying to pack their belongings in their vehicle ... and i just thought maybe they were rushing off to a picnic or something. Then the guy whose house is in front of mine said that they should not panic made me think ... Panic!!! why the heck would he say something like that >? so off i went outside to see what the fuzz was all about. I saw black smoke coming out somewhere over the back of the third house from mine. Oh my!!! there was a fire going on... and i was without a shirt looking out my garage.
Quick thinking demanded that i take out my cars so that the firetrucks when they arrive can freely go inside our street. So i brought out both cars outside the gates. Next, came my laptops and my guitars. I saw my son bringing out his clothes, his brand new shoes still in the shopping bag... and Shorty.. he was carrying shorty out of our house. My daughter... just brought out her papers. Her licenses and papers she needed to go to the US. Gina the househelp was running back and forth trying to find something else to take out of the house. To her credit she did not waste time on clothes or the ref or the washing machine... she brought out the Playstation and the DVD players... hehehe
it seemed strange at the time but it did make sense.. at least if our house did burn down.. we would have something to entertain us while we gather our wits and decide what to do.
I have never been to a fire that close... but that was really scary since it was just at the back of my house... luckily we live near the fire station so the fire was immediately put out by the quickness of the firemen that responded. Thank GOD!
So people believe me... please please do not leave your house with anything plugged. Apparently the cause of the fire was electrical and nature. I don't know whether to pity the poor owners of the house which the fire started.., or to curse them to high heavens for being soooooooo stupid!!!
I am thankful that no harm happened.
It was a stressfull day though.
Hate FIRE
fire to cook OK to warm you up on a cold night OK
to burn your house... NOT OK
:-(
--MXRR at 2:56 AM
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