Humans Are The Most Intelligent Species On Earth...Really?

Let me set the scene. Picture if you will a street lined with apartments and townhomes running north and south. Each direction has basically one lane, although they are about 1 1/2 lanes wide each. Between them is a center turn lane. Now imagine 30-50 fire department apparatus (Engines, Ladder Trucks, Ambulances, Technical Rescue, Canteens, Chiefs, Supervisors, more Chiefs, and more Supervisors. At each end of the "event" there are police officers, in real live police cars with blinky lights on top going blinky blinky blinky. The officers are directing traffic AWAY from the firemen so they can do their job.

Scene set? Good!

Now imagine not one, not two, not even three....but dozens of people coming up to the officers and asking..."What happened?" "What the hell do..." naaa better not. I quizzed several of the people by having them identify the big red trucks. Once they said "fire truck", I asked them what fire trucks were for. Honest to goodness, I got a few hesitations.

Remember the street I described with all of the trucks and stuff? Well they were blocking the street...duh! The people who didn't have enough nads to get out of their cars to ask stupid "what happened" questions, couldn't put their cell phones down long enough and simply motioned that they needed to go down the blocked street and EXPECTED us to play "valet" and move all of the trucks just so they could get home.

Parents, talk to your kids. Help them with their schoolwork. Teach them right from wrong. Give them hugs and encourage them to use common sense once they leave the nest.

Adults, if not for just a fleeting moment...PRETEND you have common sense and if the officer says go one way...GO! Don't be a complete MORON and argue...you and I both know you will lose. That way you will not be subject to the following responses:

Moron: "What happened?"
Officer: "Well Maam...I haven't been fully briefed but I'm pretty sure it was a fire."

Moron: "Is it serious?"
Officer: "Any time you see 50 trucks blocking the street with their little blinky lights on, it's serious."

Moron: "Can I go that way?"
Officer: "Can you fly?"

Moron: "I'm not from here..."
Officer: (under his breath) "Then why the hell are you here?"

Safety Note:
If a dirty bomb goes off or if you see something blow up....DON'T GO THERE! GO THE OTHER WAY!