The off campus home housed 6 Washington and Lee University Students. They were in the Furrs Mill home when the fire started  Sunday night but were able to escape without injury. Stay Safe and in House! Captain Wines

Stay safe and in House! Captain Wines

You folks may remember a recient post where I helped my dad (Pop) drive a bus down to Flordia and back… ( See Home Again ) The bus hauls the Bluegrass Band Nothin Fancy and has become kind of a regular gig for Pop in his retirement. This weekend, the band was down in Thomasville, Ga. Apparently, the hot water heater ...

We need one … actually, we need several. The Roanoke Rampage is licking some wounds today. Yesterday was our opening game of the 2011 season and it didn’t go well … not for Roanoke anyway. We played the Chicago Fire Department .. The Chicago Blaze. These guys have their stuff together! To save a little money on the flight, they ...

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I'm not sure if telling a Priest to check out Ironfiremen.com is a good idea or not but I did.

Happy St. Patty’s Day from Ironfiremen.com I hope the “luck of the Irish”  rides with all you brothers and sisters out there on duty tonight. Regretfully, I’m one of those pulling a tour. But hey, I know all you Jakes out there with the night off will drink a green pint or 20 for those of us who cant be ...

I think I may be in a “slump”.  Now, I’ve never been the articulate type (yea.. I used a “big” word) but usually, I get my point across. I don’t know why but a lot of the folks I’ve met through this site say they love it because of my style of writing. I write like I talk. I “shoot ...

Apparently, some of you are having Buckaroo withdraws. Trust me ….he’s doing just fine! As a matter of fact, he’s even better than that. The bad news is that you only have until April 17th to keep enjoying his presence here on Ironfiremen.com You see, April 17th is his Birthday and I’ve already bought his present … shhhhhhh! Oh yea… ...