Saturday, November 18, 2006
Week 3, Day 4 -- Fire below deck
I woke up this morning to a horrendous clanking in the hall. Mindless movers? I wasn't wearing anything but hastily put on a jacket, was moving to the door when three firemen burst in. What the ???? That clanking had been them hammering in my door. I could not have been less appreciative but later realized that if I had passed out from smoke would have been glad of the intrusion. Don't know yet where the fire originated,the apt just below or in the ground floor upscale restaurant open evenings.
Called my son to report what had happened and find out whether to call the building management to fix the lock as I had plans to be out of town for the weekend. As I am a "guest" in his rent-controlled apartment, he called the office himself. Very prompt action, just 21/2 hrs later, the locksmith has been and put in a new temporary lock higher on the door. In a few minutes, I'll be at Penn Station to catch the train.
Called my son to report what had happened and find out whether to call the building management to fix the lock as I had plans to be out of town for the weekend. As I am a "guest" in his rent-controlled apartment, he called the office himself. Very prompt action, just 21/2 hrs later, the locksmith has been and put in a new temporary lock higher on the door. In a few minutes, I'll be at Penn Station to catch the train.
