Day 4 NaBloWriMo Sunday Citar

Day 4 NaBloWriMo – Sunday Citar


"I have no ambition in this world but one, and that is to be a fireman. The position may, in the eyes of some, appear to be a lowly one; but we who know the work which the fireman has to do believe that his is a noble calling. Our proudest moment is to save lives." - Edward F. Croker


On Saturday morning, Greg and I were getting ready to go to Cafe La Te Da for breakfast. As we were nearing Greg's vehicle, we saw black smoke and realized it was coming from the street behind ours.











We decided to walk over and see what happened as a firetruck was parked on the corner to our house. The closer we got to the smoke, the quicker our steps... we couldn't tell if it was our friend's home (Matthew and Cindy) or the house next to them.










It was the house next to our friends and thankfully, nobody was hurt.








Matthew was the one who noticed the fire next door as it blazed through a window. What woke him up was noise from the neighbors and when he told Cindy to call 911, she replied, "Why? Because of noise?" That's when he told her about the flames and he went outside to get everyone out and took up a water hose. When the fireman came, they told Matthew to step aside. Greg said, "That's good. You never know what a person has in their home. Look at Matthew and I, we have guns and bullets for our competitive shooting."

Another quote to share:

"If Prometheus was worthy of the wrath of heaven for kindling the first fire upon earth, how ought all the gods honor the men who make it their professional business to put it out?" John Godfrey Saxe


As the flames were put out, we saw a HUGE rainbow that seemed to arch right over their home!

Another quick story.... Greg was cooking fresh trout on the grill outside as well as inside the stove in the kitchen. He brought the fish in from the grill and put sausage on the grill, closed the lid to cook and went inside to take the other fish out of the stove. When he did so, the phone rang, the doorbell rang and I came home. So many things to think of and one thing to forget... the sausage on the grill! Greg went outside and I heard voices. When he came back in, Greg said, "There's a lot of smoke from the burnt sausage. I went outside and a man was running into our backyard! He lives across the street and is a fireman. He came running because he saw the smoke and thought our house was on fire." Thank you, Fireman, for running over so quickly. I'm glad it wasn't a real cause, but thank you!


God Bless the Firemen!

"Firefighters save hearts and homes." - Author Unknown