I was enjoying a quiet evening at home, thinking about doing work (but not actually doing it), when suddenly the fire alarm went off in my building. I always say that you haven’t really lived in a place until you’ve evacuated because of a fire alarm, and it holds true in this case. It’s always interesting to see who actually responds to fire alarms, what they do when they’re outside, and if people care enough to heed the warnings.

Well, it turned out to be a false alarm (as if you’re surprised). The culprit, it turns out, is this guy right here:

You might notice that the area behind the truck is really too small for it to leave. The bad news is, the area in front of it that you can’t see is much smaller. So how did the truck get in there in the first place?

Well, apparently, he went under the taller roof, scraping along the top of it, but not quite clearing the fire sprinklers. One went off, and apparently all the others did shortly thereafter.

What seems idiotic is that there was plenty of room for the truck to park in the circular drive without pulling in all the way. Yet, somehow, he got past the low overhang and into the inner part of the drive. Last I saw the truck, it was hopelessly stuck – and had to deal with the firemen who had rushed to the scene. Quite alarming.