Sirenes, bells, warbles, etc. are frequently sounded to warn street traffic that fire trucks are exiting the building. Flashing lights were quieter, but had little effect on traffic. Once into traffic, Monkeyhead is quite correct. (But what Monkeyhead is doing in traffic…oops, Groucho just took over.)
Uryra71 about 14 years ago
Oh no! I was beginning to wonder what the big catch was with their otherwise fabulous new place…
ejcapulet about 14 years ago
You can learn to sleep through anything (trust me).
monkeyhead about 14 years ago
Most emergency vehicles do not turn on the sirens after dark unless they need traffic to move or when they are coming up on a busy intersection.
annamargaret1866 about 14 years ago
ejcapulet, yep.
hippogriff about 14 years ago
Sirenes, bells, warbles, etc. are frequently sounded to warn street traffic that fire trucks are exiting the building. Flashing lights were quieter, but had little effect on traffic. Once into traffic, Monkeyhead is quite correct. (But what Monkeyhead is doing in traffic…oops, Groucho just took over.)
Emlyn Premium Member about 14 years ago
Heh. Reminds me of when we lived on one-way Penn Circle in East Liberty, downstream from the fire station.
trekkermint about 14 years ago
me too blackout curtains don’t help either
Iwa Iniki about 14 years ago
Move back to where you came from.
Ed The Red Premium Member about 14 years ago
I lived two doors down from a fire station for two years. The sirens bothered me for a couple of weeks, but after that I never heard them.