Sunday, October 31, 2010
Devil's Night: It's All Relative
Devil's night in Flint is considered "pleasantly quiet" by the fire department because there were only 8 fires.
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It was pleasantly quiet! There were only four last night, with another six the night before. That's less than last year, when we had five on Devil's Night. I stayed up late, listening to my scanner, and even police calls were very low, compared to a normal weekend. If only we could have fourteen extra police officers, a doubled fire department and a Michigan State Police helicopter every night!
ReplyDeleteAlthough things seemed pretty calm last night, I think the question is, whether the "wicked" behavior will be tonight instead (a point raised by my mom).
ReplyDeleteOnly 8 fires? That's not too bad until you realize there are only 12 houses left...lol
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