I finally almost got to use my fire extinguisher that I keep in my car!
I was driving home from work at 6:30 and see a car in flames. I park my vehicle, call 911, get my fire extinguisher, spray it while crossing the street to see how far 6 feet is, walk towards the car and am about to put out this fire when some dude says he's a volunteer firefighter. So I give him my extinguisher and then the cops come, are out of their vehicles and tell him he's not allowed to put out the fire as it might explode... Then some dude with an EMT shirt on comes out with the same extinguisher and they let HIM use it. WTF. Anyway I was still a bit adrenalized so I hung around, waiting to see if the car explodes when the firefighters show up. It didn't. Anyway, the "volunteer firefighter" then tells me he's been hiding from paparazzi because he's a runway model...and then I realize he is no firefighter nor model but just a compulsive liar. What are the chances of meeting a compulsive liar and seeing a car on fire all in the same ten-minute span? Just curious. And also, the cops that yelled at me told me that apparently there was nobody in the car and this would've been different if someone was in it--but how the hell am I supposed to tell if there's somebody in it when all I see is smoke and shit??
Anyway, just a story about almost using my fire extinguisher.
Oh, and I keep all kinds of survival gear in my car...extra water, tarp, fire starters, a knife, blankets, first aid kit, flashlight, small shovel, you name it.
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