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WhiteWolfIndulgence

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I went out yesterday to light up (Cabaiguan guapo for those keeping score) and walked down the block into the sunlight. I had been in bed all day due to heart trouble the previous night but figured, a cigar wouldn't be a bad idea. It usually isn't.

When I returned to the steps of my building my neighbor was out. We started talking, I continued smoking After a few moments some crazy homeless chick pushes a shopping cart passed us. She drops something, papers or some shit and picks them up, mumbles something to us and we ignore her.

Ten minutes later, she reappears, hurriedly going the other direction. I smell smoke. I turn my head and see a thick cloud of smoke from between this building and the next one.

I rush in, see a huge fire burning near the wooden fence. Neighbor number two shows up, pulls the blanket and debris back while neighbor number one gets the fire extinguisher.

Long story short, my GF took off after crazy pyro chick and neighbor number two called the cops. Both cornered crazy pyro chick and the police haule her away as she was starting fire number two on a car VERY near a senior retirement home.

How do you ask did my cigar save the day? IF I hadn't gone out to smoke a cigar, my neighbor (number one) may have not stayed out so long talking to me and neighbor number 2 might have obliviously gone inside after he returned from his shop. So it stands to reason the people of this building owe me a hell yeah. :p

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WhiteWolfIndulgence

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Yeah, the scary thing was that had we not pulled her off the street she might have come back.

But yeah, sound logic.

I have afib. The heart and I have issues...but I see a doctor. So I'm good. Except when I'm not LOL!
 

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Awsome shyt ! Now that's a great story.
I love stories of being in the right place at the right time. I guess my Dad, back in the mid 80's, saw a fire developing in an apartment building across the street from where we had stopped for some reason. He rushed over there and pulled some people out of the building as it was going up. Right place at the right time...plus the factor of a good person behind the action makes for a fantastic story.
Good on ya !!
 

WhiteWolfIndulgence

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My GF and neighbor who called the cops found the woman, but all she did when the cops came to haul her away was scream and wail. She was clearly out of her mind honestly.

Things like this are actually pissing me off because the part of Oakland I live in is actually a real nice and fairly safe area. I've smoked cigars at all hours of the night/day and we get our occasional drunk or two, I am familiar with most of the homeless and have no problems, but most of them are only so far gone that they collect recyclables, hustle for spare change and disappear.

This chick was just...not here. But judging by how she prepared the "fire pit" she had enough upstairs to be able to set a HUGE blaze had we not pulled her off the streets.

Again for those keeping score, that Cabaiguan got really sweet at the last third, loved it!
 
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