A unique phone call
“911 emergency services.”
“Yes, hello. I just passed under Montrose Ave. in a canoe and the bridge is on fire.”
“In a canoe?”
“Yes, on the Chicago River. In a canoe. The bridge is on fire from underneath. Smoke’s billowing out across the river.”
“Ah … ok. We’ll have the fire department out right away.”
“Will you send fire boats that shoot water from giant nozzles?”
“Probably not, sir.”
[frustrated grunt] “I’ll keep paddling then. Good night.”
I'm John Tolva, Chief Technology Officer for the City of Chicago.
I make music with Beat Research Chicago.
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