When I first heard that my late father had once slept through an earthquake, I was incredulous. I pictured the sort of catastrophe you see in disaster movies or the 1989 World Series. Since then, however, I’ve lived through some minor earthquakes myself. They’re disconcerting, to be sure, but I can now understand how they might fail to wake someone from a deep sleep.

Failing to be woken up by a container ship coming within 26 feet of your Norwegian house, on the other hand, I just can’t fathom.

Johan Helberg, who lives in Byneset, on the Trondheim Fjord, was woken by his neighbor on Thursday morning asking if he had noticed a boat outside, TV2 Norway reported.

Listen, Jostein Jørgensen, please don’t ask Johan Helberg about any boats before he’s had his coffee.

Don’t miss the picture from photographer Jan Langhaug, which is simply fantastic:

“Se, der ligger problemet ditt.☝️”

If I get one or two more of these posts, I’ll have to make a proper category for “Vehicles Where They Ain’t Supposed to Be” (VWTASTB).