The source of the explosions last night.

[jon_chaisson]

I asked the woman at the rental office just a few minutes ago.

Some asshat decided to see what happened when spraypaint cans strayed too close to a source of high heat.

I shit you not.

So yeah, the building's fine. No transformer blew, no structural damage (aside from a cracked skylight). The roof shack is burnt out, but that's it.

And here's the extent of the embers.



*shakes head*

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On the bright side, it made me realize that I really should buy a memory stick for my writing. I'm sure I can get it all on one of those, and it's a lot safer than carrying a rewritable cd that could crack or get damaged. Something to look into...

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[peartreealley.livejournal.com]

I have a thumb drive and carry it with me (in my backpack or purse) in case my apartment burns down while I'm not home or I need to evacuate quickly (though I could grab my laptop, I'm more likely to grab my purse with important ID's/paperwork than my laptop in an emergency situation. I'm not THAT crazy ;))

Some people call me paranoid. I think it's smart. All the backups in the world won't save you if they are in your home and it's destroyed. I think, were I more organized, that I'd keep scans/electronic copies of other important life papework as well (like birth cert, tax stuff, etc.)