I guess a month is long enough...

See? I TOLD you it was an occasional blog!


I don't have much to say, but I thought I owed you guys a blog.

First, It was great to see Dad and Peg at the station the other day! As Dad said, a company in my territory has adopted our station, and is remodeling a large portion of the living area. The company is Czarnowski Enterprises, and their business is setting up and handling special events for corporate clients (like Coca Cola). Their main function is exposition services - that is designing, setting up and taking down booths for their clients at trade shows. Frequently, the show is a once-a-year event, and the client wants a new and different booth each year. So, Coca Cola might have tables, chairs, video displays etc. in their booth, and at the end of the show, they just tell Czarnowski to get rid of it! Czarnowski began asking clients if they could keep the stuff instead of throwing it away, and they use it to fix up firestations all over the country!! That is their corporate charity... fire stations!

They came into our station because their office/warehouse is just down the street. They were about to go to New Orleans and refurb 16 stations that were still damaged from Katrina. They came to ask us what we as firefighters would like and would not like in our station. They took one look at our station, and told us that they'd be back after they went to New Orleans! They have treated us like kings... something we are not used to, thats for sure. Everything we ask for, we get - even offhand comments are quickly fulfilled as if they were wishes! It's getting embarrassing!

The second Item is that I've been riding the motorcycle - a lot. It's a blast!

Third... a two parter. First, Jason and I agreed that the Bronco needed a better name than O.J., and taking into account that it is completely Bad to the Bone, we decided that "Truck Norris" was the perfect name.

Truck Norris doesn't climb hills... He beats them into submission!

Anyway, I'm afraid that Truck Norris has too big of an appetite. 12.5 MPG just ain't gonna cut it at $4 a gallon. So, after I get back into town I'm going to look into trading him in on something a little less like Chuck Norris and a little more like ... Mini Me.

I have wanted a truck for years, and as soon as I got one gas goes through the roof! Oh well.

Last on the list... they are talking about moving Officers around again, which means that I might get transferred to another station in July. I'll believe it when I see it, but it's a cause for concern. I'll keep you posted.

Stay safe, and Be careful!
ME