Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

Lots and lots and lots and lots of sirens over the past hour, all heading westward. Sounds more like police cars than fire trucks, but I haven't jumped up to look. Seems extra-loud (or maybe that's just what's left of my headache.

Huh. Most recent one was definitely a fire truck. I heard it grunt.

Maybe I should keep my eyes peeled for a police scanner at a yard sale or something, to satisfy my curiousity about events that require a lot of emergency equipment and personnel but usually don't show up on the television news or anywhere I can find them on the local newspaper's web site.

Still more, while typing this; finally hearing some coming in from other directions (which means they're farther away and thus mercifully less painful to hear).

(Argh. Okay, geting up to look out a window. Can't see any smoke, but I do see a stationary flashing red light less than half a mile west on Lombard. And equipment is still arriving, more fire than police now. Something requiring a huge response but no visible smoke plume rising above the surrounding buildings. I do wonder.)