When I moved into my current apartment, I held a bit of apprehension about living directly across from a fire station. Still, you’d be surprised how quickly one can adjust to tune out sirens at odd and even hours.

As an added bonus, whenever a major storm brews, this shows up. It’s an urban search and rescue unit semi. Even though forecasters expect Tropical Storm Ernesto to not have a major impact on the St. Petersburg area, I find it strangely comforting.

I read a lot of job boards as a matter of habit. Often, I find an item that offers a little unintended comedy.

This job is not for the faint of heart. We are a small, but hardy newsroom and expect our staff members to cover news, features and sports plus mulitiple special sections. We are looking for someone who likes to tear into a story and not let go until it is drained of facts.

Emphasis mine. I know what they meant, but what they wrote is something altogether different.