November 2011
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911 Joy: I might be the only one who thinks this...
Battalion Chief: Dispatch, notify the water department that there is a hydrant here no longer working after one of my drivers hit it with his truck.
Me: Copy that command, which intersection is it on?
BC: It is currently on the ground in the seven eleven parking lot.
Me: 10-4. One hydrant horizontal at 7-11.
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As previously stated, Donald makes things which are awesome.
Now one of the things he has made has its own tumblr.
Really.
http://companioncubes.tumblr.com/
There are children outside running around playing “Tornado”. This game apparently mostly consists of screaming “run for your lives!!!!!” and then the downstairs neighbor telling them to knock it off and go away.
I’m waiting to see who wins. The kids have been at it for the span of an entire cup of coffee. Their lungs are mighty. I have faith in them.
Just an...
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Conundrums
The other night for some reason I decided to actually read a little bit about Schrodinger’s Cat. Obviously that means I skimmed the wikipedia article.
OK. So, the cat is in a box and due to some twist of quantum mechanics it is both alive and dead at the same time, while simultaneously either alive or dead. Got it. Maybe.
This morning I got off of a long counseling shift, thinking about...
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a snippet of last night
No, I don’t control the power company
No, the fire department doesn’t control the power company either
Yes, I know where you live
Yes, the power company knows where you live
No, I don’t have the mayor’s phone number to give you
Yes, I realize that power pole has been smoldering and sparking for several hours
Yes, the power company knows about it too
No, I still...
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