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"gorrillas on the engine"
Tradition holds in most "Real departments" (ie: the bigones) That truckies are the big guys, the gorillas , and whatever else theymight call us ... I've stated before that in 1995 They closed my truck down, sadly, and exposed My 1st due district to a world of delayed responses by a few minutes... naturally the powers to be dont give a rats' rear end But ulltimately I stayed in my house and have spent the last few years riding one of the two pumps... versatility, sure whatever ... Here's a pick of me and my crew one saturday afternoon after knocking down a fire in the brown Vacant behind the Engine.., Not a bad looking fire, except the entire Rear (C side ) is open to the elements from top to bottom, I'm the one sittingon the running board , not because I am tired as much as thats how much out of place I make the other guys Look in Photo ops...lol
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Permalink Reply by Mick Mayers on
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Good lookin' shot of the boys. I'm gonna have to find a picture to put on here of my last truck company. I'll be back...
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Permalink Reply by SMOKEnPipesJim on
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hmmm.. guess Mick fell outta the nation....lol
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No, just came down with the worst flu money can buy. Now I'm wading through a week and a half of e-mail. I didn't find the picture though...
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well, welcome back theworld of the living.. Please donttouch anything.. for a few more days in here...lol Glad your feeling better..!! Happy late St. patrick's day and Easter wabbit too..
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Yeah, I'm still working on getting the speed wobbles out of my keyboard. When you have several hundred e-mails to deal with, playing on the Nation ends up being an exercise in speed posting.
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Permalink Reply by Rob on
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As anyone who has read my posts by now knows, we have no truck. But I have all the gorillas on my engine. Even got a skinny guy that I will put up against any gorilla elsewhere (not sure how he does it but he does). As for closing your house, that blows. I wish the bean counters would have to pay out of their pockets the loss when a response is delayed due to their cuts!
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Permalink Reply by Shareef Abdu Nur on
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it's my understanding, that Bridgeport is a very good, agressive, and traditional FD. You have alot to be proud of. Keep up the good work. Stay smart and stay safe
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Thanks Shareef, I can tell you, That I'd never have expected to see some of the changes since I got hired...
same as everywhere, but maybe a bit later then most..lol I've tryed my best my whole career to stay smart and keep from being dulled... :) and I'm always "suggesting" to the guys I work with things to keep them safe, on all sorts of levels... Most of the time its important and educational and I know I've made a differance, on various levels.. thats what counts... -
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