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it was late,late at night when i heard a small booming and loud hissing right outside the window of the computer room. i could also hear my mom’s panicky footstep towards the computer room. she was worried (or scared, to be exact) of that sound. she probably thinks it was our boiler leaked or exploded — which is not good, since it’s almost winter and the house is freezing.

thank god it wasn’t the boiler. there was this fire hydrant (the box-type that sticks to a building wall, not the stand-alone one on the side of the street) on the apartment building across the street and it’s leaking badly. actually, i should say it exploded and then the water poured out in gallons. the box was opened and the hose scattered on the small road between the building and my computer room. strangely, no one who occupied that apartment seem to notice the problem, despite the loud sound. maybe they’re dead asleep, or they just don’t want to know….

so i called the cops in the area. it was the first time i called cops in Australia. and they’re soooo nice! they listened, they came in less than two minutes and they fixed the problem. they were pretty much soaking wet from trying to turn off the spraying water from the hydrant. and the weather was chilly (10-degree C) too! i think they rock :)