I was waiting at a light to change when I heard an ambulance siren. It's amazing how many people seem to think "Oh, they can get through," and don't stop or move out of the way. Worse are the people who don't even seem to hear the sirens, and they can be very loud. Worse is the horn that emergency vehicles have when reaching an intersection. If you cannot hear them, you're either technically deaf, or you need a hearing test immediately, because they WILL drown out your boombox radio!
But there are also other sirens that we have a penchant to ignore. In our small town we have a tornado siren. Amazingly the sound can travel quite far! We had a tornado warning the other night, WHILE we were meeting at a place with a tornado shelter, and people started saying that they should get in their cars and go home to avoid the tornado. HUH???
So when hearing a siren, slow down, pull over, and let the emergency vehicle go by. And there may be MORE THAN ONE VEHICLE! And if it's a tornado warning siren, STAY INDOORS in a safe place. DON'T go outside and look for it, or worse yet, try to out run it. It may be the last sound you hear.
Stay safe! That's all I've got on Day 41!
But there are also other sirens that we have a penchant to ignore. In our small town we have a tornado siren. Amazingly the sound can travel quite far! We had a tornado warning the other night, WHILE we were meeting at a place with a tornado shelter, and people started saying that they should get in their cars and go home to avoid the tornado. HUH???
So when hearing a siren, slow down, pull over, and let the emergency vehicle go by. And there may be MORE THAN ONE VEHICLE! And if it's a tornado warning siren, STAY INDOORS in a safe place. DON'T go outside and look for it, or worse yet, try to out run it. It may be the last sound you hear.
Stay safe! That's all I've got on Day 41!
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