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I'm chilling!!!!
At
this very moment, listening to the raindrops dance on the cars outside my window
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| So last night... |
| 01.02.05 (5:05 am) [edit] |
I'm minding my own bizness - watching "Eurotrip" wondering why the film was ever made. So I'm watching this crap on tv and suddenly I smell something burning.
I was sitting on my futon facing my fireplace - the smell seemed to be wafting in from there. I tried to ignore it -even did a crotch and underarm sniff (what?) .... it wasn't me.
It seemed to be getting stronger and deserving of my full attention- so I ran into my bedroom grabbed a sweatshirt and pants...stepped into my sneakers and headed downstairs to my front door. Half expecting to see flames and smoke billowing out from the units below me - I mentally inventoried the possessions I would throw outside if I felt time allowed (the smell was that strong!) I opened the door and was greeted by ,not smoke/flames, but by air that was both hazy and malodorous...something was definitely burning - but what?
I walked down to the parking lot headed towards the street. Just then a late model Volvo station wagon pulled up - its' driver, a middle aged woman, rolling down the window. She asked me if I smelled it - I responded that I did. As she parked the wagon, she informed me that she had called 911 a few minutes ago.
(Great - I wasn't crazy and it definitely wasn't me!)
About 30 seconds went by when, through the leaf-less trees, we saw the fire truck headed - quietly - toward us. (I love living here!).
The fire truck pulls up to the end of the driveway - and a hottie firedude hops down.[i] Muscles rippling through his tight blue firedude t-shirt. The big baggy yellow pants leave much to the imagination. He tipped his big, hard hat in my direction - and gazed "wantingly" into my eyes. His hose - strapped securely on the big long truck was flacid - yet I couldn't help imagining him whipping it around as it swelled with water... He said to me ... Excuse me if this is too forward - after we find what's burning out here ..why don't you and I go inside and start a little fire of our own?[/i] Whooops ... um...er...clears throat ...uh ...
So anywho, fire truck pulls up, and a fireman asks the Volvo lady what she wanted ...they perused the neigborhood searching for the source of the smell.
By this time, another neighbor had joined us in the parking lot... with him he brought his own interpretation of the stench. Apparently, yesterday he smelled something that smelled like BBQ only different ... I recalled that yesterday it did indeed smell but to me it was more like warm trash. I'd just assumed because of the holiday - the community trash had yet to be collected.
Now with this guy and the Volvo lady - I was convinced that we had a corpse rotting in the area somewhere and that someone was burning it to conceal evidence of a crime. Satisfied that this was indeed the case - I bid my neighbors adieu and headed back inside.
What happened next is the reason why I am adding this blog entry.
So once inside - with the 'eurotrip' credits gratefully scrolling up my television. I fired up 'Old Unreliable' aka the laptop ...googled and 'felt lucky' Dekalb Fire (really wanted to know just how close to the fire station we live)..Lo and behold, I was introduced to something I had long forgotten about ... the streaming police/fire scanner sites. [url=http://audio.scandekalb.com/p...]Scandekalb[/url]. Needless to say - I'm addicted! Even now, as I type this I am marveling at all of the activity early this morning.... I've only been listening for about 45 minutes and I've already heard 3 calls for shots fired , chest pains, a seizure, at least 10 traffic stops and 2 residential alarms and just now - a mattress in the far left lane on I285 near Bouldercrest!
I'm half tempted to pick up my phone and dial up an emergency just so I can hear how quickly my call comes across... I said HALF tempted ... I wouldn't tie up emergency resources for my amusement. Nope, instead I'm going to bookmark this site - and wait ... surely, if my "burning to conceal a crime" theory is correct. There'll be a call going out soon and when it does - I'll be listening ....
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posted by: Dask (reply)
post date: 01.05.05 (7:29 am)
Did they ever find the rotting corpse?
oh, wait, they are all in-line for Tu,
that fire/crime stuff can wait, huh?
Very good read, thanks, and HAPPY NEW YEAR(belated)
posted by: Rhys (reply)
post date: 01.05.05 (9:58 am)
ummm Ms Meeks, you're a NUT!!!
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