Burn baby burn

Disco inferno! Actually, I am not going to write about disco music, but I will talk about burning. Today my car caught on fire when I dropped Wendy off at her house. The alternator shorted out or something, when I popped the hood to look at why I had smoke coming out I saw the alternator in flames. The alternator, some wires, and some insulation from the underside of my hood are toast, and it all sits dead in Wendy's driveway until Monday. I learned first hand why electrical fires are trickier to put out, but thank God that it all happened at someone's home, and neither me or Wendy where hurt, and the car was not lost (had it happened on the road I think it could have all gone up in flames).