Wow... the apartment block opposite me had a fire in the parking garage this evening, according to some neighbours the loud bangs I could hear earlier were probably cars exploding!

Anyway, I was amazed at how speedy and efficient the firemen and police were in sorting everything out: cordoning off the street, diverting traffic, searching the building for people still in their flats. Sometimes I think the police get a lot of flak, but when something scary like this happens just across the road from you, I'm very glad that there are people around whose job it is to keep us safe!

Thats it really... anyone else have something positive to say about our emergency services?