It's like shouting "Fire!" in the middle of a crowded Ardmore

[giza]

So, I was on my way to run an errand today, and I ended up getting a front seat to this around 5 PM:



This went down on Woodside Ave., just by the Wawa on Lancaster Ave. As best I can tell, it was only shrubbery that was burning. No other property appears to have been harmed.

The Merion Fire Company's Ardmore truck arrived on the scene shortly after I did and promptly extinguished the blaze. Woodside Ave was closed for all of about 20 minutes.

The rest of the pictures can be viewed in this slide show:

The full set can also be viewed at this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmuth/sets/72157621934261475/

Comments

[talvinm.livejournal.com]

You must bring us...a SHRUBBERY!

And this time, don't burn it!

[fox-cub.livejournal.com]

DANG IT! lol, you beat me to it. Oooh such dorks are we.

[silent-o.livejournal.com]

Then you must chop down the mightiest tree in the forest, with...

A HERRING!

[staghorne.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha! This comment is win!

[tahamaki.livejournal.com]

Did you hear God talking through it?

[swift-fox.livejournal.com]

Yeah! We briefly heard the bush utter, "I am the God of Abra...Wait! No! Don't open that nozzle, I'm...blub, blub, blub, blub, blub...Sssssssssssss."

Yeah...I'm going straight to heck for that one. ;)

[swift-fox.livejournal.com]

SOG's Husky fluff. In the majority of departments, full PPE is required to be on before you get on the apparatus and it rolls.

I'm glad to see neither guy in full turn-outs is wearing SCBA though.

*hands them each a full bottle of cool water after they extinguish the fire and take their coats off.*

[silent-o.livejournal.com]

I like fire!

[unclekage.livejournal.com]

That's what we call a mulch fire, almost always caused by some asshole flicking a cigarette into it.

[swift-fox.livejournal.com]

THIS!

*shakes his head in disappointment at the irresponsibility of some folks.*

[giza.livejournal.com]

There's a good chance this could have been a Wawa employee, since they usually take their breaks on the loading dock right by those bushes.

[rook543.livejournal.com]

This is a good time to discuss CONTEXT

Context is the difference between yelling FIRE in...

A.) A Theater and B.) A Shooting Range

[staghorne.livejournal.com]

Hey, I recognize that place! :) It looks like you got your daily dose of excitement!