911 call

Well, I seem to be in the news a bit lately. But you don't call 911 around here without raising a little curiosity. :-) This morning when a friend and I returned from a walk up Tumamoc, we saw a young man who had fallen off his bicycle lying on the ground in the alley just south of Dante's office. We determined he was breathing and he mumbled he was OK before passing out again. We couldn't wake him a second time; to make sure he was "OK" (relative term here), we called to have someone check him out. The paramedics roused him, checked his blood sugar when he told them he was a diabetic, and determined he had been drinking quite heavily. They sat him up for a minute and soon he was able to pick up his bike and be on his way. Most likely he was headed for some shade under a tree by the riverbank. So, your tax dollars at work....I was actually gratified to know that #1. the young man wasn't seriously hurt or ill and #2. the EMTs found our street quickly and were able to thread a big fat fire truck back here quite easily.