We arrived at church this morning to find the fire alarm going off in the building we share. There was a fire truck outside and within a few minutes three more. When the second truck arrived, a team of firefighters jumped out and armed themselves with axes and breathing equipment. It seemed very dramatic but it was also, fortunately, entirely unnecessary. Apparently the equipment had been playing up all week and this was once again a false alarm. Satisfied that all was well, the firefighters reset the equipment and disappeared in time for us to get set up for the service. By the time most people arrives, it was as if they’d never been there!
The continuing stories of a British family exiled (by choice) in the US and finding themselves in southern Maine.
Sunday, July 30, 2023
Day 16.201: Exile #2’s Sunday Column #444
Exile #2 writes...
We arrived at church this morning to find the fire alarm going off in the building we share. There was a fire truck outside and within a few minutes three more. When the second truck arrived, a team of firefighters jumped out and armed themselves with axes and breathing equipment. It seemed very dramatic but it was also, fortunately, entirely unnecessary. Apparently the equipment had been playing up all week and this was once again a false alarm. Satisfied that all was well, the firefighters reset the equipment and disappeared in time for us to get set up for the service. By the time most people arrives, it was as if they’d never been there!
We arrived at church this morning to find the fire alarm going off in the building we share. There was a fire truck outside and within a few minutes three more. When the second truck arrived, a team of firefighters jumped out and armed themselves with axes and breathing equipment. It seemed very dramatic but it was also, fortunately, entirely unnecessary. Apparently the equipment had been playing up all week and this was once again a false alarm. Satisfied that all was well, the firefighters reset the equipment and disappeared in time for us to get set up for the service. By the time most people arrives, it was as if they’d never been there!
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