T told me to buy their next round so I could take my pic with them doing the same thing. Boy oh boy! I had no idea what was coming next!
Before I have chance to order a round, I hear what sounds like fire crackers, not an unusual sound here. The group runs to the terrace and the immediately down stairs. Well, of course I run to the terrace to see what is going on too. All I see is smoke so I run down stairs to see the show, still thinking it is fire crackers. I run outside the side door and stop because I am under sparks streaming down the roof. I run back in and out the front door. The electrical box seemed to have shorted. Once the sparks finish, we all go back inside. Blair, one of the bartenders, sits with me and we talk about all of the excitement.
Then we hear fire truck sirens and she asks, "What should we do?" Fire being my biggest fear in life, I yell "RUN!" She and I take off and the Michael Jackson mourners are right behind us. There was still an electrical fire on the roof. We just didn't realize when we came back in.
Here the firefighters are getting the fire hose ready:
I was freaking out because even I know not to put water on an electrical fire. Luckily they couldn't get the water out of the hose because, I kid you not, it was all draining from the bottom. Hard to see in this pic but I promise the water is gushing out the bottom:
Then finally another truck showed up with a fire extinguisher. I guess neither the restaurant or fire truck had one?
Ah, we are finally safe so everyone is just invited back inside. I opted to go in quickly enough to pay my bill and leave. Remember, I am seriuosly scared of fire. Crazy thing is, not once during this ordeal did they clear the restaurant. Some people stayed in the entire time!
Want to see who saved the day by bringing the fire extinguisher?
Look closely...It was the Rotary Club?!?!
-- Post From My iPhone
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