2.20.a.m - woken up by dogs becoming restless - Freya starting padding about at the foot of the stairs, Thor starting to grumble, in the lounge and  Vinnie & Loki whining in the utility room.    As I'm being dragged back to consciousness, I'm aware that there is a strange light in the bedroom..........reflections of a flashing blue light outside

Dogs now all barking like crazy - I poke OH in the ribs and say "police - wake up" and I find my dressing gown and go to go downstairs - and frm the landing window, I can see ....a FIRE ENGINE backing away from the house up the lane!!!!

By this time, OH, Nik & Vic are all up and awake - so let dogs out for a quick widdle - check that we haven't got a fire anywhere - and back to bed again - Vic & me saying that we we'd KNOWN that we were having a visit from the Firemen, we'd have had some makeup on :D

Didn't get to sleep again until nearly 5am so feel like Nothing on Earth now.

I've phoned a friend who works at Brentwood Control, to see if she can find out what that shout was about!

Margot

PS - forgot to say that after all this, Freya came up to bedroom, OH got into bed first - then Freya jumped on (on my side!!!) and didn't want to get off!

Oooh blimey that must have been a shock Perhaps they took a wrong turning ! :)

Does sound a bit like a wrong turning - very exciting!! :P

Lindsay
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I've not heard anything on the jungle (village) drums........as we are the only house at the bottom of a long windy lane, it's a bit of a puzzle!

We've often had fire engines coming down as part of a training exercise during the day - so that each watch acquaints itself from time to time with isolated properties - but never in the middle of the night with the blue light flashing!!

Margot

I suspect that they got lost :D :D :D :D Pity that they spoilt your night's sleep, Margot :) :)

Daisy

Perhaps the house up the lane were having a disco and the lights went out - so a friendly fireman came to the rescue :D