[Aquinasfan]

When my step father died in ver early am I couldn't believe the crowd that assembled immediately, sirens, lights and whistles at full blast.

You should have seen the crowd that arrived when my wife burned the chicken and called 911.

It was a little embarassing.

[tomkat]

... burned the chicken and called 911

yours and mine musta gone to the same culinary institute.
the smoke alarm is par for the course when she 'cooks',
and no longer engenders panic in the house ...