Ok, so if you look up the purpose of the Fire Dept, you will see it’s motto is to protect lives, property and the environment. It does not stipulate human life, just lives. So when I call the Fire Dept to come get a cat out of a tree in front of the restaurant, I expect them to put their motto first.
On Tuesday at the Sunrise Country Waffles, a special needs adult approached me in distress. Apparently her cat got off his leash and got frightened and ran up the tree next to Sunrise Blvd. She was very upset and so I went out there to see what I could do. Well, the cat was about 25 feet up and I had no idea what to do, but I remembered an episode of Andy Griffith and how he was summoned to get the cat down. So I called the Fire Dept. I am probably not to high on their list of favorite businesses any longer. Any way they came out but I expected a big ladder truck, and they just came out with the regular truck. Well, they analyzed the situation and said, “don’t worry, the cat will come down on its own”.
Well that was no fun.
And yes they were right.