this morning #1881.

this morning, as soon as i pulled out the earplugs, i immediately heard it. a low rumble coming from somewhere down in the basement. grabbed my bat. just in case. last time i had to deal with an unknown noise down there, i ended up with a bite on my ankle & a painful rabies shot. not cool. screw that raccoon. once we killed it, we found that it wasn’t even rabid. i opened the basement door & flipped on the light. before heading down, i tapped the bat against the wall a couple times. the sound had stopped. i announced that i was coming down. as i descended, the rumble started up again. now even louder. coming from the boiler. it stopped for a sec & then came a monstrous bang. i gasped. dropped my bat & ran.