Speaking of false alarms......back in 96',I was living in an upstairs apt and was cooking a pork shoulder on the grill;I fell asleep on the couch watching NASCAR (1991A1 .45acp on the coffe table)when I was startled awake by someone beating on my back door...at 1st I thought that It was the cops(no,I am not wanted)
but cops usually anounce themselves by calling out "police" welll...no response from outside,NOW I'm pissed!!NOONE beats on MY door like that without having me react accordingly!!
I grab my .45 and open the door and put my pistol in between the eyes of a complete stranger!(thinking to myself;"who the fu*k is this?)The guy sees my pistol and PROBABLY pissed his pants as he stuttered to tell me........(it was then that I realized WHY he was beating on my door like that before he could even SAY why he was at my door)THAT MY BALCONY WAS ON FIRE!!!!(I could see the flames over his shoulder)I quickly appologized for putting the pistol in his face and told him THANKYOU for alerting me about the fire(a lose coal ember fell out of the grill and caught the wood decking on fire)And reminded him to remain CALM in times like this and NOT to panic.
NOW I had a fire to put out;Being upstairs,I had no acces to a water hose and the largest thing at my disposal was a 44oz BIG GULP to fight the fire with!LOL!!I even pissed on the fire to help put it out!LOL!!!!!
ANYWAY........the fire was extinguished,pork shoulder "crispy fried",good simaritan scared to death,balcony burned pretty good(superfical)(sp),and a ruined relaxing sunday afternoon.
Lesson learned:NEVER leave a fire unattended!
I'm glad that i learned without anyone getting hurt or destroying any property(I fixed the burnt decking myself)and getting sued!