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(originally posted on Diaryland.com, 2003-08-30 - 5:10 p.m.)
Well, the apartment building next to the torched funeral home didn't burn down (which is a minor miracle -- as you can see in the photo below, they're separated by next to no space whatsoever).
Wow, that was close!
When I rode past the site on a bus this afternoon the funeral home was gone, and all that was left was the left front corner to the height of the second floor and part of the back garage area. Hopefully this won't become just another empty lot in the city's core area.
Kudos to the Winnipeg Fire Department for an excellent job; things could have been a lot worse. Not to mention that according to today's Winnipeg Free Press, firemen were rescuing cats from inside the apartment block as the fire was raging next door, to make sure they were safe.
Speaking of cats (smooth segue, huh?), I just got back from four hours of volunteering at the Winnipeg Humane Society. This is their annual Tag Day weekend, when folks with little boxes and WHS stickers go stand in front of various stores and invite people to help care for the thousands of animals that pour through our doors every year. I didn't tag myself -- what, do I look like a people person? ;-) -- but worked instead at the Tag Day headquarters, cutting open boxes and counting out what's inside, making sure donation receipts were properly filled out, etc. Compared to those folks standing out there in the hot sun or cold rain, often with their own pets by their sides to draw attention and stimulate conversation, my job is really easy-peasy.
Today I met the BIGGEST dog I've ever seen, coming in with his master to drop off their box -- a German Shepherd/Rottweiler/Great Dane cross -- yikes!!! With the owner's permission, another volunteer offered him a cake donut, which he gravely accepted and swallowed in ONE BITE. The darn thing came up to my belly button (at 5'2", I'll let you figure out the exact height, lol) and had a head as big as my cat Emmie.
And speaking of Emmie -- here's a picture of her:
Okay, I'm done now.
Well, the apartment building next to the torched funeral home didn't burn down (which is a minor miracle -- as you can see in the photo below, they're separated by next to no space whatsoever).
Wow, that was close!
When I rode past the site on a bus this afternoon the funeral home was gone, and all that was left was the left front corner to the height of the second floor and part of the back garage area. Hopefully this won't become just another empty lot in the city's core area.
Kudos to the Winnipeg Fire Department for an excellent job; things could have been a lot worse. Not to mention that according to today's Winnipeg Free Press, firemen were rescuing cats from inside the apartment block as the fire was raging next door, to make sure they were safe.
Speaking of cats (smooth segue, huh?), I just got back from four hours of volunteering at the Winnipeg Humane Society. This is their annual Tag Day weekend, when folks with little boxes and WHS stickers go stand in front of various stores and invite people to help care for the thousands of animals that pour through our doors every year. I didn't tag myself -- what, do I look like a people person? ;-) -- but worked instead at the Tag Day headquarters, cutting open boxes and counting out what's inside, making sure donation receipts were properly filled out, etc. Compared to those folks standing out there in the hot sun or cold rain, often with their own pets by their sides to draw attention and stimulate conversation, my job is really easy-peasy.
Today I met the BIGGEST dog I've ever seen, coming in with his master to drop off their box -- a German Shepherd/Rottweiler/Great Dane cross -- yikes!!! With the owner's permission, another volunteer offered him a cake donut, which he gravely accepted and swallowed in ONE BITE. The darn thing came up to my belly button (at 5'2", I'll let you figure out the exact height, lol) and had a head as big as my cat Emmie.
And speaking of Emmie -- here's a picture of her:
Okay, I'm done now.
