Meteor Boston Spotted Over Quincy Last Night—Where’s the Common Sense in Calling 911 for a Fireball?
I’m a lifelong Quincy resident and I can’t believe what I’m reading on this page. So a meteor boston streaks across the sky around 9 p.m., and half the city dials 911? I saw it from my back porch—it was, if anything, a cool green flash, not a plane crash. But within minutes, my neighbor’s Facebook feed turned into a panic party: “Is it a missile? Did someone crash into the Charles?” Folks, use some common sense. If it were a real danger, do you think it’d just politely whoosh and vanish? No sirens, no debris, just a bunch of 911 operators swamped with calls about a rock burning up in the atmosphere. What’s next, calling the fire department for a moon halo? This is why emergency lines get jammed when someone’s actually having a heart attack. Some people have zero situational awareness.