I hadn’t had anything planned to post in the morning until the fire alarm went off in the building. I grabbed my wallet, keys, laptop, and hard drive—essentially my bug out kit.
Now, it’s nine thirty and the apartment below me is billowing smoke. Some guy ran out with a fire extinguisher and yelled “I got it out! It was on the stove.”
So, a grease fire you say…
It happens. That’s what fire alarms are for, right?
The fire department arrived, did their checks and set up fans to clear the smoke. At least it’s not cold outside. I have insurance and everyone is safe. I bet my place smells like smoke—and I just finished a big load of laundry.
There’s no reason to rant, I just hope that the people below me have learned a cooking lesson.
Hey! My wi-fi works all the way out here across the parking lot. Good thing I have a 40 character encryption key…
They let us back in and I walked up the 3 flights of stairs, smelling the acrid remnants of the night’s events. The firefighters turned on my oven vent—that’s not going to help, and my bathroom vent. Since the fire was below me, if I open the windows, I can still smell it. If I close the windows…
So, the windows are open and the fans are on. Now I have a post for the morning.
-Leon
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.
My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/
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So you had an adventure today… 🙂
Glad everyone is safe.
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Adventure,,,yeah, that’s it!
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Lol
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At least you and your property are safe. My son and daughter in law were out of their house when their dishwasher caught alight about 10 years ago (it was not on but plugged in). My daughter in law came home and the house was full of choking black smoke. Everything they had was ruined, but luckily they had insurance. The insurance company found them a house to rent for 6 months while theirs was re-plastered, but all they were left with were the clothes they stood up in.
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