Thought I'd regale u with one of my most frightening moments as a fireman tonight.

Had to have been about '88 or '89, just before I made Capt., we got called out on a 2swfd 5 miles N of Boyd. I was on the 2nd unit in, Eng 1201. 2 others & myself were detailed to open the roof, so, with SCBA on we grabbed the necessaries (extension ladder, axes, hose, roof ladder), laddered up & onto the roof. We didn't have a chainsaw back then, so we commenced to chop away @ the roof. Now, this… Continue

I haven't told u guys much about my Fire/EMS career or the dept's I was on.

So.......... The Boyd, Tx VFD that I belonged to (in my humble opinion) is one of the best small FD's in Texas. At the time I was there about half the membership were paid FF's, police officers or medics elsewhere. The majority were certified at least EMT-B, I don't remember the exact number but, several were SFFMA (State Firemen's & Fire Marshalls Assoc) certified Vol FF.

The Dept consisted of a roster of… Continue

Dammit, people!! I'm gonna quit choosin' political candidates, so far I seem to put the kiss of death on 'em... 1st it was Fred Thompson, he crashed & burned, now Mit Romney bows out!! SHEE-IT!! Huckabee? Riiiight, couldn't win dogcatcher.

I shoulda gone with John McCain, then my GOP wouldn't be in this mess!

What're my chances with Hillary or Obama? Ya think maybe I could .....Never mind. With my luck, one of 'em would win.