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What's the Last Thing You Say.......
What's the last thing you say to your wife, husband , and family before you run out the door to answer an alarm? I always take the time to tell my wife that I love her. I tell I love her before she leaves for work, or to do any errands that she might have to do. I always tell her I love her before I hang up the phone with her, no matter who might be around to hear me. I do the same w/ my two sons even though they are both grown and living on their own. I say I love you to my family every chance I get, because, in our line of work it might be the last chance we get to say it. I know that we get our chops busted if the " guys " hear us sayI love you to our significant others, but when I get it, I just remind them that we may not get to see them again and if that happens , what's the last thing they would want them to hear? So take the time to tell them that you love them. You'll be glad that you did.
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Permalink Reply by Robert on
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I agree completely. I always take time if I am around my son to give him a quick hug as well. and my wife the same. And I have more reason than ever before after the fire the other day that I had a near miss. A roof came down and missed me by mere inches. I was on a line by myself, I know that goes against every thing we are taught. But we only had 4 people respond and I was not in the building. But I was in a doorway. And I was in constant contact with the engineer.
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Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on
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never can say it enough
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Permalink Reply by Jeff Amundsen on
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I agree, every time I hang up the phone, leave for work or errands, and every call. I always tell my wife and kids that I love them. At any time we face many dangers in the Fire Service. I think we may be more apt to say these things more often because we are exposed to many people who will never get to tell their loved ones ever again. We are faced with our own dangers as well as the tragedies we are responding to. My prayer is that everyone gives thanks for what they have and always let the others in their lives know how they feel, no matter what.
God Bless.
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Permalink Reply by dj lee on
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Me I always say " I love you and I will be back" then I give my wife and daughter a kiss and I gone out the door.
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Permalink Reply by John Schander on
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Jeff hit the nail on the head, We are around too many people who didn't get a chance to say I love you and never will again.
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Permalink Reply by Paul Young on
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Always: I LOVE YOU. Never see you later. That way there are no regrets on either side. On a side note, when the young guys are talking on the phone, and they are trying to hang up.....they get quiet....and hmmm and haaa, wondering do I say it? We all, and loud enough for the wife/girlfriend to hear I LOVE YOOOUUUUUU. That let's the youngster know its not only ok, but encouraged.
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Not only does it let the young guys know it's ok to say it, it also helps the person on the other end of the line feel like part of the family.
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Permalink Reply by Jeremy Bell on
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i agree it is important to make sure and say i love you before you go...who gives a damn who hears you...usually its the person not getting any that makes the comments lol
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Permalink Reply by Cody Baker on
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This is a really nice post... I tell my mom and baby brother and dad I love them anytime I leave for the fire department... I know I don't go on calls but ya know there will be that day when I start that I am going to go to a call and may never come home... I fear that the most but I have to do what I have to do to get the work done... and to keep people safe from anything that may harm them... When we had a wild fire that took the lives of two of our Firemen and I was with an EMT running waters to everyone the day after the Fire... I called my mom and said I love you mom very much... I didn't care how many people where there to listen to me cause I had heard two others.... say it as well... I am just saying IT is important to tell them that they are loved with you being a Firefighter or and EMT because there is always that chance that you may not come home...
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What really brought it home to me was when my oldest son called me at 0700 the day after the Super sofa fire in Charleston, and said he just wanted to hear my voice. He was living across the street at the time of the fire and watched it happen.
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Permalink Reply by Shareef Abdu Nur on
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Being a Muslim, the first thing we say to one another and the last thing we say to one another is As salaam ua laikum(May peace be upon you). This is a prayer that muslims say for one another when we speak to each other. It is much deeper than most people realize. When I say this to my wife, my daughter, or to any other muslim that I meet, what we are actually doing is praying to Allah(God) to keep them safe and grant them His divine peace in this life as well as the next even if we never see each other again in life. I tell my family that I love them when I speak with them, but every conversation starts and ends with a prayer to Allah(God) for peace. So, even when I talk to them over the phone, this is how we start and end each and every conversation. Can you imagine how hard it is to argue with someone when you start and end with prayers for the other person's peace. It is vey hard to hold a grudge this way.
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Permalink Reply by CHRIS STIMMELL on
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I'm not a Vol, but I say it everyday as many times as I get the chance when I talk to them at the station. That's great that you do it everytime you leave your house call. I tell my wife and daughter how much I care about them everyday before I leave for work or just when I'm off. You never know.. Yeah, I now the guys give a little S--t when they here you say it.. Most of them do the same thing too, they just don't admit it. Great post brother.
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