random_skeins (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} random_skeins) wrote,@ 2005-08-10 14:51:00 |
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Air Raid Sirens and other things
As I was going to my car yesterday, an air raid siren started wailing from the park about half a block away. There was another pedestrian within view of me, and we sort of looked at each other quizzically.
I had a brief irrational thought, "I hope a nuclear bomb isn't about to go off," as I looked towards the sky (which in retrospect wasn't very smart). I then decided I would be smarter than Tom Cruise in "War of the Worlds" and go to my car and turn on the radio.
Before I could get there though, a voice followed the siren which stated that this was a test of the outdoor emergency system, and that it was only a test. It was kind of weird that my first thought was of a nuclear bomb, when the likelihood of that is very small when compared to something like a tsunami warning... maybe it was because there was news coverage of the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing recently.
Still, it's nice to know that something like that exists, and that if I ever hear it again, I can expect it to provide me information rather than just drone on and on like in those old movies.
I was meeting my friend for lunch, and she had asked me to page her when I was close (she's a doctor). I did so, and her page message went something like, "Please leave your 7 digit phone number and I'll call you back." Though I never asked her, I bet she stated that because a lot of people would otherwise leave their 5-digit network number, which isn't very useful when you need to return the call on a cell phone.
I must have a weak mind, though, as I totally got Jedi Mind-Tricked. Instead of leaving my area code and phone number, I just left my 7 digit number. The weird thing is while I was punching in the 7 digits I thought to myself, "I should be leaving my 10 digit number" but regardless my fingers finished punching in my 7 digits and I hung up.
We ended up going to Pomelo which was excellent. Though I found it kind of hard to remember the names of the dishes (as far as I can tell they are named after the geographic proximity where you could expect to find the dish), I did think it was a neat concept. I ended up eating the lanzhou, egg noodles with seared ahi tuna, and thanks to Google I now know it to be in China.
It was a very eclectic menu, and I hope to go there again.
As I was going to my car yesterday, an air raid siren started wailing from the park about half a block away. There was another pedestrian within view of me, and we sort of looked at each other quizzically.
I had a brief irrational thought, "I hope a nuclear bomb isn't about to go off," as I looked towards the sky (which in retrospect wasn't very smart). I then decided I would be smarter than Tom Cruise in "War of the Worlds" and go to my car and turn on the radio.
Before I could get there though, a voice followed the siren which stated that this was a test of the outdoor emergency system, and that it was only a test. It was kind of weird that my first thought was of a nuclear bomb, when the likelihood of that is very small when compared to something like a tsunami warning... maybe it was because there was news coverage of the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing recently.
Still, it's nice to know that something like that exists, and that if I ever hear it again, I can expect it to provide me information rather than just drone on and on like in those old movies.
I was meeting my friend for lunch, and she had asked me to page her when I was close (she's a doctor). I did so, and her page message went something like, "Please leave your 7 digit phone number and I'll call you back." Though I never asked her, I bet she stated that because a lot of people would otherwise leave their 5-digit network number, which isn't very useful when you need to return the call on a cell phone.
I must have a weak mind, though, as I totally got Jedi Mind-Tricked. Instead of leaving my area code and phone number, I just left my 7 digit number. The weird thing is while I was punching in the 7 digits I thought to myself, "I should be leaving my 10 digit number" but regardless my fingers finished punching in my 7 digits and I hung up.
We ended up going to Pomelo which was excellent. Though I found it kind of hard to remember the names of the dishes (as far as I can tell they are named after the geographic proximity where you could expect to find the dish), I did think it was a neat concept. I ended up eating the lanzhou, egg noodles with seared ahi tuna, and thanks to Google I now know it to be in China.
It was a very eclectic menu, and I hope to go there again.
