Firemen in the Woods
Hiking on Mount Ikoma today I came upon a group of firemen training. They were standing on a bridge practicing lowering people into the valley below and raising them up again.
As soon as they saw me coming they started shouting “Pedestrian coming through! Pedestrian coming through!” As I passed each one they saluted. Not a sarcastic salute either. Backs straight. Crisp movements. It was accompanied by a shouted apology for getting in the way.