Why is North Street blocked off by police near where I live on an otherwise quiet Wednesday afternoon? That’s what I wanted to know.
Maybe it is the fact I was once a firefighter. Maybe it is because I was a reporter. Or maybe it is just that I am a nosy sumbitch. But when I hear sirens come to a sudden stop in my neighborhood I want to find out why. It’s not like sirens aren’t a very common occurrence living only a couple of blocks from a busy hospital. But along with a couple of older ladies on the block, I stood on the street corner for a few minutes a short time ago to see why the cops and the fire department had a portion of the street blocked off. I mean, it could be a hazardous materials incident. There was a FedEx truck involved after all. Or it could be a terrorist. Or to paraphrase Shel Silverstein, it could be some nut down on the corner giving hundred-dollar bills away. But mainly we stood there because we are busy bodies. It turns out the FedEx truck clipped a power pole. So now we know.