fire rescue

In Lacey, Washington, firefighters were able to put out a blaze in a mobile home.  When they entered the house, they found two adult hamsters and three babies near death from smoke inhalation.  Because they had a "Pet Emergency Guide," they were able to put it to use to save the hamsters.  Tiny oxygen masks were used and luckily four of the hamsters survived thanks to the actions of the Lacey Fire Department.  I think they went above and beyond!!  Kudos to the Lacey WA Fire Department.  hamsters

new drinking game?

I saw several people at the Mapleleaf Parade that had empty beer cans taped together with duct tape.  I wondered what it was all about so I did some searching and found that it is a beer drinking game called Wisest Wizard.  When I asked a couple parade goers about the cans, they just said that they were full at one time but now they're empty.  They didn't really explain why they had all those cans taped together.  Maybe they didn't know it was an actual game.  Wisest Wizard 

Stewart cleared

The Grand Jury has found that Stewart did not have intent when he hit and killed fellow driver, Kevin Ward Jr. Even though he won't be indicted on manslaughter charges, the family vows that the fight is not over.  This opens up speculation that they will file civil charges against Stewart.  no indictment 

traffic jam

A traffic jam became a "traffic jam session."  Motorists were stopped for about an hour due to an accident.  Two of the people in the highway parking lot were drum musicians and they broke out their instruments to make the time pass.  Other drivers danced and even did the limbo.  They were somewhat disappointed when traffic started moving again.  You can watch the video here: highway jam

dog and it's angel

A dog named White Boy fell into a river and was struggling to get out.  When rescuers got to him they found a manatee behind him seemingly watching over him until his rescue.  The manatee looks like an angel calmly waiting behind the dog letting him know that he is not alone.  As an officer grabbed the dog, the manatee swam away with the flip of it's tail.  angel

fake cell towers

There are towers around the country that seemingly don't belong to anybody.  These towers can access your phones even turning ones on just to get information from them.  As of now, it's not known who owns them or what they are doing with the information that is gathered.  fake towers

tragic ending

I've never been a fan of the ice bucket challenge.  And now someone has died because of one.  A firefighter who was helping a Cambellsville, KY University band film their challenge was electrocuted when their ladder came too close to a power line.  Two others on the ground were also injured but have been released from the hospital.  sad end to challenge