Well, I had to call the Fire Truck Today --

I had to call the fire truck today, and I felt pretty stupid, now that I'm more aware of how hard they work. 

What happened was that the fire alarm in my building went off, and I'd like to just ignore it, except that it seemed to be originating in the apartment right next to mine.  So I banged on my neighbor's front door (naturally), and on his back door, and checked all the windows, front and back. And then I banged on the front door and back door and all the windows again. But the apartment was sealed up tight.

Meanwhile, the fire alarm is ringing and ringing and ringing. 

And nobody can get in the apartment, and there's no sign of the owner, and I think: It's probably a false alarm.

But how will we know? 

And since it was right next to my apartment, and mine would be the first place a fire would spread to if there was a fire, and since the other neighbors were all standing around saying "Somebody should call the fire department" ....  I called.

So Engine 8 came, and the firemen pried open the window, climbed into the apartment, and luckily, it was a false alarm, and no harm done.

So, as I said, I felt pretty stupid. 

And then another neighbor came home and told me this story, which made me feel not so stupid after all.....