Timoculus of Borg was at a 100th + 50th birthday party that In-Law Films worked.
He gave me an insight into the life of a firefighter. He got a page on his beeper that said “Man down”. The way he calmly handled the information, knowing that what was reported was sometimes not what the end paperwork would reveal, gave me some respect for the non-ladder-climbing aspects of the job.
Here’s a sample day:
You can probably guess how well water flows from that pipe in the last picture.
You never know what you’ll see, like carpet being used to fix a concrete sidewalk. I guess the business got so used to it that they painted lines on the carpet. You go with what you’ve got, right?
After fighting fires and filling out mountains of paperwork, the homefront welcomes you with:
At first you may not notice what it is, but if you click on one of the pictures to see a bigger view, you will see the local fauna: a roof rat.
And yet, being the role model of every little kid helps you keep your appetite.
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Very nice!