Good luck buddy. I'd text you but I can't text. My cell phone still has a rotary dialer on it!

 

awesome ok yall 603-558-4165.. dont fry my phone by sending all at once...and yes i will verify who it is first..later....

 

Nonrelated
We had a small plane crash here on the 23rd, killing a whole family and an associate. Plane seems to have iced up and crashed pretty near my house on the interstate

 

We caught a job like that just not as bad. The female occupant vacuumed out the fire place then put the vacuum cleaner on the porch and went to work. ooops.

A tragic loss, God Bless those folks.

 

It just gets to me sometimes tho. We see a LOT of people in the course of the year. And I know not every one of them 'gets' the message. I also know that the 98,000+ people we saw this year is but a small fraction of the population. And I know this fire wasn't intentional but it WAS preventable. But still, to see someone who is most likely a multi-millionaire, in a house they paid 1.7 million for AND still has enough left over for a complete renovation job that couldn't be bothered to install a few 10 dollar smoke alarms to protect the things that truly ARE the most valuable things in her life just ticks me off.

I told Michael even before the fire was completely out that I bet the cause was from hot ashes left in a bag or something on the porch. In the news coverage I could clearly see the 'V' pattern extending from the back porch area, continuing right up the rest of the house.

What those poor kids must have gone thru I can't even imagine. We, as firefighters, have a pretty good idea of how it might be to die in a fire. But those kids didn't have a clue. Was it going to hurt? Was it going to hurt MORE? Would it get hotter before someone rescued them. WAS someone going to rescue them? I can only hope the smoke got them before the flames.

It angers me, can you tell?

Ok, rant off. Sorry people.

 

On the lighter side of what you guys have to deal with,
I was told by one of our EMS guys that last week some guy was going to streak a basketball game wearing nothing but a ski mask.
His vision was obscured so he ran head first into a glass door.
Didnt break the glass but he did break his arm and knocked himself silly.
His buddy in the get away car panicked and left with his clothes.
With friends like that-----

 

That was truly a sad story. Wow - - and so unnecessary. I was constantly amazed when going into houses with the number that did not have any fire alarms at all - - as you state, Scott - - a simple $10 alarm can save your life. Sorta like not using your seat belts - - DUH. I had seat belts in my 1940 Chev - - I raced it and had to have them, but still, I had them in all my cars before they became standard equipment. Yeh, I know - - way back in the dark ages. Oh hush. ........

Bob

 

Bob, after your post over in the 'Thoughts to think about' thread, I will never be sarcastic to you again, nor beat you up because of your age.








Well, not tonite at least.

 

Yeah, there are a lot of lighter sides to what we encounter. Unfortunately, the bad stuff sticks out in my mind more than the funny ones.

Good story tho!

 

Whew, you really had me going until I saw the bottom of your post.

 

Did you read what he wrote in that thread? If you haven't, go read it! I can give him a night of civility for that!

 

Glad you mentioned it.
I had not. He posted after I had.
That was excellent.
Even made me give up being sarcastic for a little while and actually ponder important things.
Takes a lot to make me do that. Thanks Bob!

 

Like how to tame a shrew? HEY! There's a book YOU could write!














Oh wait... it's been done, hasn't it?

 

"If you give a shrew a cookie, he's gonna want a glass of milk."

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Wife and I bought a very good video camera for our Christmas present.
She normally doesn't snore but has made the mistake of falling asleep on the couch with her head scrunched up making her snore.
Sounds like a walrus mating a steam whistle and looks hilarious.

I figured out how to use the camera so have been recording her.

Now I gotta figure out how to save it to the computer so she cant erase it.
Its going to come in handy but boy am I going to get in trouble.
Think I would know better by now.