Last night was one crazy night. It was a gorgeous day, shades of Spring. So it was nuts when we had a downpour of rain all of a sudden. I could hear loud noises. Thunder????
I had a lot on my mind and needed to write. I needed to avoid it for awhile first so I blogged instead. Once I posted, I was ready to go to sleep but I made a pit stop first. OOOOOOOOooops! I'd promised the Chicklet I would wash her gym clothes and I did do a load of laundry but her gym shirt was hanging in the bathroom. So there I was at 2am doing another load.
There was no avoiding my journal then so I started to write. I've been writing a lot lately. I'm only scratching the surface but it's good to get things out. When the thoughts keep swirling in my head, got to get them down on paper to release them or make sense of them.
It's so still and quiet at night it's possible to gather my thoughts. Then the noises started. I kept wondering what on earth the neighbors were doing so I noted the time 2:40 and I went to look out side. I couldn't believe my eyes. The vacant house across the street was burning.
I went across the street and woke up the neighbors in the house next to the burning one. The houses in this neighborhood are about ten feet apart. With the flames growing and the fire dept nowhere near... They got out. They'd been sound asleep.
The engines finally showed up. Three of them. The firefighters went stright to work and they had the fire under control in minutes. The roof was destroyed.
Some firefighters came by the house this afternoon so I went over to talk to them. It was bad enough that this house has been sitting vacant for the past few monthes. We don't know if it's a foreclosure or what but it's been sitting there like an open invitation for something to happen and then this did.
Fortunately, no one was injured. There wasn't any damage to any other property. This isn't good for our neighborhood. A couple of us have updated our properties since this summer. Two houses down the street landscaped, one of them re-did the roof and painted. It's been looking up.
Next time, can we get the heads up? We'll bring the wienies!
Marissa
So sorry this happened in your neighborhood. Just hate it. I love older neighborhoods with the character of all that has happened before. Such a shame.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, you probably need to get more rest! Smile.