Tag Archives: Station 2

Why modern Building construction (design) SUCKS!

I’m SICK. I’m not sure I can say it enough to make ya fully understand. I think one of “Santa’s Sexy Helpers” must have “slipped me a mickey”.. LOL.  I’ve always said that if you ever hear that I’m in the hospital and really want to see (or cuss ) me, you had better come quick because it’s BAD. Well, ...

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Busy last day of the cycle….

Don’t you love it when plans fall to pieces?? The fact that I’m here and posting means I am NOT going to get to see The Worx tonight. The good news is that the tickets didn’t go to waste and the farm “manager” (she got a field promotion from farm “hand”) is in for a good time tonight. Me…. I’m ...

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Memories…

Siting around reminiscing about old calls today…you know, the ones that really stick out in your mind. One of the many I have stored is back from my days as a “Melrose Misfit”. We ran an alarm at a facility that supplies, maintains and empties dumpsters. They have a large bay floor where they dump all their trucks so the ...

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Busy busy middle day..

The weather today…not so predictable. Rain one minute, sunny and hot the next. What has been constant is the runs. Seems like we’ve been going all day. Nothing serious or too exciting, just busy work. We’ve taken care of the norm around the house and I’ve been chained to my desk working on performance evaluations…WoooHooo! Big Roy, the boys from ...

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Im singing…errrrr…training in the rain!

Ok, for those of you old enough to remember…here’s a little Gene Kelly from 1952″Singing in the rain”.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmc_gwpNQ6c]Why put Gene Kelly on a Fire Department blog? Substitute “training” for “singing” and that’s what we were doing today. Training in the rain! Eugene even danced a little jig. The boys fussed a wee bit this morning when I told em we ...

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One day left..

Tuesday, middle day of the cycle and again, it feels as if I’ve been here 100 hours already… Geesh! It’s been another one of those typical “staffing” days. EMT-I class, HTR training and who knows what else. Anyway, we marked the Engine out of service all day. Coon and Joe rode the box while the Officers traveled. Yea, both of ...

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