Where’s Waldo?

Sittin’ here looking around on the internet and I notice flashing red lights outside the front window.

Two ambulances and a fire truck out in front of the apartment complex next door.

Six or so EMTs and firemen are walking around the front of the apartment building with flashlights out, looking in the bushes, and carrying a stretcher. 

They walked around the side of the building, right into my side yard.  They were back there for about 5 minutes, came out with an empty stretcher and left.

I desperately wanted to go back there and ask what was going on.  Not because I was concerned about them walking around on my property, but because I’m curious.

If it had been a bunch of cops I probably would have felt differently.  Probably would have gone in the house, locked the doors, hid under the bed and waited for the gun fire to start when they cornered the dangerous fugitive they were looking for. (Gotta stop watching Flashpoint).

Either way, I didn’t think it was a good idea to confront them in a dark side yard while they are doing their job.  So I sat on the neighbor’s front lawn talking to him as we watched it all unfold.

I’d like to know what it was all about…

Good morning America, how are you?

… Nothing like laying there on the couch half awake watching the news and seeing a flashing-red hue streaming through the windows.

… After the input finally triggers something in the brain that says “hmm, something’s going on out in front of the house”, drag the carcass to the window to see a fire engine and ambulance across the street.

 … Mind starts wondering what’s going on, but it’s too cold and too tired to go out there, so it’s back to the couch and the weather lady on Channel 2.

… I have no idea what was going on, they were all gone by the time I got out of the shower, but in the 10 minutes I watched I didn’t see any flames and the paramedics didn’t seem to be hurrying too much.  Means either it was nothing major, or they knew it was too late anyway.