The folks at Emilie Court on Eighth Avenue celebrated the assisted living facility's 12th anniversary this afternoon with a party.

I'm told a good time was had by all.

But as the musician who had provided entertainment during the festivities was pulling out of the small parking garage, the top of his van clipped a sprinkler head on the low ceiling. This activated the fire suppression system in the garage. Soon there was water everywhere.

"It could have been worse," said an Emilie Court staffer, referring to the fact that the mishap did not trigger sprinklers in the residential part of the complex.

Why hadn't the musician hit a sprinkler on the way in? Well, the entrance to the garage is on a bit of sideways slant. And a vehicle entering the garage has a slightly lower profile than it does on the way out.

The moral of this story?

Get down and stay down.

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