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Sunday, April 10, 2005
It's Not Always a Good Thing...
... when you get to meet Mr. Firefighter. Know what I mean?
About 20 minutes after I got to church, we started smelling a most unpleasant aroma. Imagine burning rubber mixed with a small electrical fire, and you've just about got it. After a few minutes of not being able to locate the source of said scent, the decision was made to call the fire department. (Better safe than sorry- we've had our share of fire problems.)
So, a shiny red fire truck shows up at church, four firefighters climb out, and within about 3 minutes they've located the problem. A ballast in one of the flourescent lights in the hallway was going on the blink, sending the malodorous essense into the space above the ceiling tiles. Within 10 minutes of finding the problem, they had completely dismantled the light and checked to make sure that there was nothing else smouldering. Then... they were gone.
After all of that, we were still ready to roll 20 minutes before the first service started. Nice, relaxed morning. Plenty of coffee. Just a touch of excitement to keep us awake. It was a good day.
About 20 minutes after I got to church, we started smelling a most unpleasant aroma. Imagine burning rubber mixed with a small electrical fire, and you've just about got it. After a few minutes of not being able to locate the source of said scent, the decision was made to call the fire department. (Better safe than sorry- we've had our share of fire problems.)
So, a shiny red fire truck shows up at church, four firefighters climb out, and within about 3 minutes they've located the problem. A ballast in one of the flourescent lights in the hallway was going on the blink, sending the malodorous essense into the space above the ceiling tiles. Within 10 minutes of finding the problem, they had completely dismantled the light and checked to make sure that there was nothing else smouldering. Then... they were gone.
After all of that, we were still ready to roll 20 minutes before the first service started. Nice, relaxed morning. Plenty of coffee. Just a touch of excitement to keep us awake. It was a good day.
