And on the day this picture was published we were out fighting ANOTHER fire. ALL. DAY. LONG. On a big hill. With lots of woods and brush. And several very nice, very expensive homes. No, none of the homes were damaged. Just their backyards/woods. Because one of the homeowners decided that such a breezy (I do mean BREEZY) and warm (I also mean warm.... if you are dealing with flames, turnout gear, hoses, hills and walking) day was PERFECT for burning their pile of leaves at the edge of their woods. Um........... I think all I can say at this point in time without getting rude is "WOW." Last I knew, twenty-three (yes, you read that right, 23) fire companies responded for this fire. And fought it for two days. *sigh* Spring is one of my favorite seasons. I love the smell, I love everything starting to grow again and turn green. But I get slightly irritated and really tired when everything is very very very very very dry because of VERY LITTLE rain, and people get the brainy idea that "today would be a good day to burn stuff!" Especially when we go to the same hill with the same woods and brush several times every year. You'd think they'd learn......
But, hey, the guy in the photo? I think he's pretty hot. AND, we are VERY thankful for his job and bosses.... Not only were they great about our fire chief calling him out of work two days in a row, but they pay him for his time lost to boot....
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my youngest bro has a funny (?) story about magnifying glasses and dry leaves on a shady day in the woods...not sure the bordering neighbor was as amused.
volunteer fire fighters are way under-appreciated. Thanks, guys!
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