Highly Strung

Funny thing, when I hear a siren here or even a bunch of sirens, I don’t immediately assume something dramatic is occurring. This is partly because I’m very used to the sound and partly because it’s different here, less dramatic, safer. There are no acts of terrorism (well not since the French blew up that boat in the 80′s) and there is no rioting. Aside from the occasional mugging gone wrong it’s pretty quiet really. This is no bad thing.