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Permalink Reply by Mac on October 26, 2008 at 10:49pm

You might be a truckie if while the engines are turning around in driveways you have to back down a 1 mile narrow dirt road to get to hard top before turning around.

Permalink Reply by wheelchock on October 27, 2008 at 8:06pm

When you arrive tillering an open cab tiller and you have to cover your face from the radiant heat from the job!!

Stay Safe!

Permalink Reply by SMOKEnPipesJim on October 29, 2008 at 12:28am

at risk of NOT sounding like I'm supposed to be on tour with Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the cable guy..etc. You might belong one the truck, if you respond on a still on the engine ( I've stated before They closed my truck many years ago...) to a report of an alarm going off in a 2nd floor apartent, hearing nothingThe officer suggests we grab the 24' pumper extension ladder and atk e peek in he window, so I , with a Two month on the line rookie grab the Ladder(s) lol yeah, I didnt remove the roof ladder, Just grabbed em both, the kid wasnt even gonna question me, so he grabbed both as well.. only when I took the roof into my left with the 24 in my right did he even begin to wonder What the heck I was doing..lol Mondo Throw Ladda ugh !!

Permalink Reply by TrainingTECH1 on November 6, 2008 at 8:45am

You're detailed to the engine and tell the Captain, "You guys pull the hose...I'll be off freelancing."

Permalink Reply by AssChief7 on November 8, 2008 at 7:13pm

You might be a truckie if.......

Your gear is a little more "salty" from opening up.
You know that insulation doesn’t make you itch.
You know how to mix the gas without doing a lot of math.
You are still inside while the Engine crew is outside sitting telling everybody how they were in there "doing it".

Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on November 9, 2008 at 2:24pm

You know you're a truckie when the extrication is complete, the medic asks for a "4 x 4" and you hand him a piece of cribbing.

You know you're a truckie when you think cleaning up after a fire involves steel wool, 2.5 gallons of water, and a pressurized air hose.

You know you're a truckie when you don't have no steenking reel lines on your hydraulic rescue tools.

You know you're a truckie when your apparatus logo says "Cancel the Engine"

You know you're a truckie on a tower ladder when your apparatus logo says "Why climb the stairs when you can ride the elevator?"

You know you're a truckie when you think dyslexia is part of the tillerman's job description.

You know you're a truckie you don't need to know your 1st-due hydrant locations.

You know you're a truckie when you understand the difference between a fire engine and a fire TRUCK!

Permalink Reply by Dennis Brown on November 13, 2008 at 2:21pm

Sorry had to go there when you name your manhood tiller

Permalink Reply by 144Truck on November 27, 2008 at 5:28pm

You know you're a truckie if:

When parking your personal truck you're looking to see whether you can scrub two sides of the building....

The gorilla exhibit at the zoo reminds you of your crew... :)

The gorillas wave

Permalink Reply by Cory on December 3, 2008 at 9:45pm

LMAO

Permalink Reply by Dennis Brown on December 5, 2008 at 1:11pm

You know when your a truckie is when they say take the door you take the whole frame with it in one shot

Permalink Reply by FETC on December 5, 2008 at 1:17pm

You know your a truckie when you push that illegally parked engine out of the way so you can have the front of the building.

Permalink Reply by Joey "BigShow" De Piano on December 5, 2008 at 11:46pm

You know your a Truckie if you swing wide in your personal vehicle and check the sideviews as you turn..
You know your Truckie when you have more chocks in your helmet band than emts do bumper stickers.
and here is a slight change to the statement ..but same point..
Everyone else on the scene knows your a Truckie when you do a search crouching and fast while others crawl..

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