Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Nothing brings a community together...

...like FIRE!

Especially a backyard fire, and even MORE especially when it's not actually contained in anything, like a firepit, but is rather more...free-ranging let's say. Ranging along your neighbours fence to three houses down the block, and the lovely stands of dry lumber there.

Boy, that REALLY brings a community out together in a spirit of togetherness. Bucket-brigading with anything reasonably concave you can lay your hands on, filling them with sand and water and anything else to deny oxygen. The sort of cheery comaraderie where a student can say to your face, with a big smile, "Guess I won't see you tomorrow; that was poison ivy you just walked barefoot on."

Nope, nosiree, nothing like a little spontaneous firefighting to bring a community together.

And, for the record, none of the above was sarcasm. It was literally very, very cool. Except for the whole 'save your house' vibe.

Giant Robots, as immune to fire as they are to all other sorts of physical damage.

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