9/01/2005 04:19:00 PM|||Rick|||

We had both police and fire responders tromping through our home on two separate days during this past week.

On Saturday, we went to the movies, leaving our housecleaner in our home. Upon our return, we found her work unfinished, her personal belongings (purse and cell phone) in the garage, and no sign of her. After calling her home (no response) and searching the house, we called 911. The police drove Carol to her house -- no one home, neighbors clueless.

Turns out she locked herself out of our house, borrowed a neighbor's phone, and called a friend to pick her up and take her home. (She couldn't find anyone home on our street because they were all at a block party at the other end of the street.)

On Tuesday, I received a call on my cell phone while at lunch. It was our alarm company letting me know that our fire detector activated and that they had called the fire department. I got hold of Carol on her cell phone while she was shopping and we both raced to the house.

Turns out that Carol had put a pan of eggs on the stove to cook, and forgot about them when she left. The water boiled away, and the eggs exploded. A little smoke, no harm done. The firemen entered through an unlocked door, resisting the urge to break down the front door.

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