About
mid-afternoon, a terrific explosion shook downtown and rattled our
building. Rattled a lot of people, too –
I looked out the window to the courthouse and all these deputies came boiling
out. Turned out a semi blew a tire, but
the buildings on either side of the street compressed the blast waves and made
it sound like a bomb. Trudy* came into
my office.
She: Omygawd that scared me. Weren’t you scared?
Me: I’m too dumb to be scared.
Not dumb, well trained to handle emergencies. You were just checking to see if you were needed. Thank you for that.
ReplyDeleteAlso known as unflappable, a much underappreciated quality in an age when everyone is performing for the ever present camera.
ReplyDelete@ Bunnykins - Or grabbing a camera and getting in the way.
ReplyDeleteSaw a newspaper article - Manchester Guardian, maybe - where the police are fining people who slow down to take pictures of traffic accidents. Using a phone while driving, and impeding traffic. Nine points and a 5,000 pound fine - almost US$8,000.
Maybe we should try that.
After the bang I looked for a plume and didn't see one so I pretty much shrugged it off. There are times when knowing too much about a situation is as bad as knowing too little.
ReplyDeleteI like that statement. May I quote you?
ReplyDeleteI'm probably not the first person to say that but sure.
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