WE'VE BEEN ROBBED !!!

Oh the horror! The emotional trauma! We feel VIOLATED! I have a morning routine. I usually arrive to work around 06:30 (the “wake up” bell hits at 07:00, shift break is at 07:50 but Officers generally change a little earlier). Anyway, as soon as I come through the door, I put on a pot of coffee (we have a nice new and fancy coffee maker here… Firegeezer would be proud.. and YES Geez I brought my mug in the move) Anyhow, I get the coffee going then make my way out to the bay, place my gear by the Engine and check the Officer’s SCBA. I fetch the local news paper then it’s back to the kitchen to pour a hot cup and grab a few minutes of relaxation on the couch while reading the morning’s news. Well, when I went to sit down this morning, I felt as if I were falling off I cliff! You know that feeling?? Like you’re never gonna hit bottom. Someone has STOLEN the cushions from our newly acquired couch. Can you imagine? The GALL! We stole…errrrrr “repossessed” that couch fair and square. Damn near killed myself falling back in that thing without cushions. You can imagine my disgust knowing that we’ve lost something so near and dear to our hearts. Well, I immediately contacted the proper authorities. Finger prints were taken, the proper paperwork completed etc. THE WORKS! But, they told me not to expect for our beloved couch cushions to be found (apparently hundreds of thousands of cushions are stolen in and around town here daily). So, we took the law into our own hands and launched an investigation. I went straight to where I thought we might find em…. Since we were the “repossessers”, I went to the “repossessee”..

Of course you can guess his reply…

LMAO..He even looks a little like Shultz. Everywhere I turned..dead ends. What to do??? What to do? Well, I couldn’t just leave the couch there without its cushions because she looked like crap. So, I had to have the boys move her out. Then, we spent the day looking at a huge bare spot in the day / dining / community room / kitchen. What could we possibly find to fill that void? Hummmmmmmmm. Well, it just so happens that while out talking to Chief Manual about our missing cushions, I noticed a few items remaining in his soon to be vacated office that would fill the space nicely. A desk for the boys to do their EMT-I studding / homework or maybe a fancy big city fiddle
Decisions decisions! I guess the main thing here is for you folks NOT to panic… I’ll figure out something 😉 So, the rest of the day was not that bad. I guess I should clarify a statement in last day’s post. Someone quoted me and left the comment.. “Anonymous said… “yea…I still hate it here”. Appreciate your honesty. Looking forward to all of your future posts” The “yea…I still hate it here” was from my post but apparently, the person leaving the comment didn’t recognize my humor. I was talking about the fact that we have an all female college in our first due (auto-aid with the County). What’s to “hate” about that? The longer we spend out here, the more positives we find. A Hooters next door, the college, Valley View Mall, any store you can imagine within 5 minutes. No stress, no hustle and bustle. Like today, we basiclly had all day to train. It makes it nice when you don’t have to worry about interruptions etc. We did a little territory, some strategy and tactics, some high rise training and even some EMS. Yea, EMS training. You see, despite the bad economy, our Department managed to find the funds to purchase new Stryker Stretchers for our ambulances. Battery operated! A little heavier than our previous stretchers but much MUCH nicer. They have 5 point harnesses, holders for the oxygen cylinders and everything. A definite benefit for our Medics. Here’s a video of us training with, getting our hands on the new stretcher this morning…
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Cool huh? We worked on a stand pipe connection problem we found last day and even managed to get the Fire Marshall’s Office stirred up … who knew it could be so hard to get 3 couplings / adaptors? Anyhow… a good day of training for the boys. Another highlight of the day is the fact that it’s Opies Birthday!!

No word on any big parties this year. If you followed me here from our Station #9 blog you may remember that last year’s party got a “little” out of hand… view that post here. LOL THAT was a good time! Anyway, HAPPY 31st Opie… sorry you had to pull it here. Ok, Just a few more things I need to let you know about. Our Football team is doing well. We’ve been fighting the weather to get practices in and our 1st game is less than a month away! Rhett has helped us revamp our team web site. You can check it out here. Mark your calendars and be sure to attend the opening game on April 3rd. We play for charity and need the support… GO RAMPAGE! I also thought I’d give you all a “sneak peak” at a new piece of equipment we just received. I’ve never seen anything quite like it but I guess it will work ok. You see, the big and lovable newly promoted Captain on A-shift out here just had a brand new helmet and shield delivered today. I know everybody picks on him about his head s
ize etc. but hey, we can’t all be 5’9″ 132lbs. Anyway, I thought you guys may enjoy a shot of Mac’s new lid…



BEAUTIFUL! Ok, that’s it for tonight. Thanks for reading, stay safe and in the house! See Ya Saturday.
Captain Wines