Only in NYC

Today while walking from work to dance class, I saw something you don't see on a typical day. As I was walking, I noticed sirens behind me. 'Ok, sirens. Better watch out, let the ambulance, or fire truck, or police cruiser go by before crossing the street.' I think to myself. I keep walking, and then I hear someone say, "Look, there's the fire!"

I walk a little bit more and as I approach the corner of 37th Street and 6th Avenue, I noticed some black smoke billowing... from a taxi. There was a taxi sitting a little bit past the intersection engulfed in ten-foot high flames. It was rush hour, so traffic was pretty bad. I suppose that was why the fire trucks were having trouble making it to the scene to put out the fire.

By now, the police had cleared the immediate area and blocked off the intersection, and I stood there speechless and dumbfounded for a few moments, thinking that I had never seen such a thing before and that only in NYC would I see something like this just walking down the street. Then, I thought about how cars sometimes explode. I quickly moved away.

On another note, lately, I've been fending off advances by gay men. I'm not sure what it is, but I've been hit on by several gay men recently. I don't think I give off a vibe that I am homosexual. In any case, I'm not threatened by this, in fact, I'm somewhat flattered.

Although, I would prefer to be breaking female hearts rather than male ones.