The Nashville Fire Department got called out to a aid a few hapless pets today.
First, there was #ElectionDayParrot:
Need something lighter on election day? We're headed to 4200 block of Blackwater Dr. for a parrot who got out of his cage and is in a tree.
— Nashville Fire Dept (@NashvilleFD) November 8, 2016
Sadly, looks like the parrot was too high in the tree for us to get. We're confident he'll come down soon. #WeBelieveInYouElectionDayParrot
— Nashville Fire Dept (@NashvilleFD) November 8, 2016
Then, wanting a little attention for himself, #DrainPipeKitty tumbled three stories down a gutter drain pipe and got stuck there. But an alert neighbor heard the cat and summoned her local firemen to dig the cat out:
#DRAINPIPEKITTY is free!!! pic.twitter.com/ESEQxOO5nl
— Nashville Fire Dept (@NashvilleFD) November 8, 2016
The unlucky cat’s name is Thomas Jefferson, which is a perfect segue into the Election Day conclusion to this story:
America, like #DRAINPIPEKITTY, will emerge from the slog of this election, worn down, but steadfast, ready for a long nap. https://t.co/2NerTWuKXX
— Cory Woodroof (@CoryWoodroof47) November 8, 2016