Tag Archives: September 11

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 ...

Yea… I’m here and back at Lucky #13  on duty today.  As usual, I was simply “swamped” over 4 day break and didn’t find the time to check in. When I say “swamped”, I mean that literally. I’ve been knee deep in mud and muck for about as long as I can stand. No, that’s NOT my tractor but the ...

You folks may remember, back in early October; Rhett Fleitz and John Mitchel of Firefighter Netcast let me tag along for another recording gig. We went to Emitsburg Maryland for the 2010 National Fallen Firefighter’s Memorial Weekend. Read one of my post from the trip HERE.  I had never before been. WOW!  I carry the memories and feelings of that ...

Today is September 11, 2010 and I’m not sure how many times I’ve heard the phrase “never forget”. Today, the History Channel has played 9-11-2001 footage all day. Today, the United States Flag was flown at half mast all across the country. I’ve even gotten a few “thumbs up” from citizens while out on runs today. As I often do, ...