Friday: 10 February 2006
Above, Fire Chief Phyllis and Ed are checking the new doors Frankie put on after busting out the end wall of the kitchen/former meeting room. As you can see, it’s pretty much filled with junk, some dating back 20 years or more. All of that had to be excavated and sorted into throwout or keep - Glenn, with his excellent organizational skills and lack of sentimentality, had that job.
Why bust out the kitchen? One of the firetrucks, presumably with ample amounts of lubricant, has to fit there, because the supertanker gets the big bay in the middle to the right of the kitchen in this photo.
A fine time was had by all dozen of us that showed up at 6:30. We had already gotten well-started building shelves when the pizza and supper arrived, carried in by four more firefighters. Phyllis put on selected fire music and we spent some time eating and organizing and then went back to work.
Ultimately we threw out tons of stuff, got the kitchen completely cleaned out, boxed up and shelved old turnout gear, and did it all by 9:30.
Ob-cat: we’re still pushing to have the supertanker named “The Genie-Weenie Supertanker”.
pablo - email - url
If you could avoid making it grim or voyueristic, I think I would be interested in a few posts about your fire-fighting exploits. (Or just more walks about your woods. Either one is fine.)
Friday: 10 February 2006 @ 11:38:58
FloridaCracker - email - url
Hope your no cat nipping occurs with the frosty weather this weekend.
Friday: 10 February 2006 @ 13:01:00
Wayne - email - url
Well I can do both, Pablo. That is, walks and exploits, not grim and voyeuristic. The camera is on standby for the next call!
FC, we’re now in our fifth forecast for snow; on Monday we did get a few flurries, but for the rest of it the forecast simply disappears into cold rain. Which was the case for tomorrow, three days ago, and is the case now. A little cat nipping, I think.
Friday: 10 February 2006 @ 19:04:22
Vicki - email - url
Still a lot of cold and snow here in Michigan. I have this stereotype about industrious firepeople; perhaps it’s because the ones I know are almost always busy renovating something. I’m eager to see the trucks in there because it’s hard to imagine they’ll fit.
What’s she looking at?
Friday: 10 February 2006 @ 22:46:06
Wayne - email - url
They both seem to be looking at it, Vicki, whatever it is. I sense skepticism about whether the margarita truck will fit in there, maybe that’s what it is. Frankie says it will!
All I know is that *I* don’t want to be the one to back it in.
Saturday: 11 February 2006 @ 07:59:42
