Thursday, November 1, 2007

Round peg thru a square hole

Whenever we get into some trouble, it is usually because a dare was thrown down. This time we were doing some training in a vacant building when a hole was located in a wall and the ensuing dare was put out there. "I bet you can't fit thru that!" A couple of guys went thru without any issue, such as Hoover. Than it came time for some of the big boys to take a stab at it. Lt. France made it with minimal wiggling as well as B.C. Folsom. Brother Keeler's shoulders kept him from making it, and than came time for Lt. Manning. Much to our dismay, and with the help of a couple of guys pushing on his legs, he managed to wiggle thru the hole. I guess the nurses at the ER knew what they were talking about when they said he was "losing weight and looking good".






A TRUE LEGEND AMONG US

It has been a few weeks since I have posted anything on the site. My computer died, and it has been kinda slow around here. That is until today. While working an overtime shift on Batt 4 today, some info was brought to light about one of their own that I felt worth mentioning. Through some impressive investigative work, F/F pawlowski discovered a secret about F/F Duckworth's past.
It turns out that while Duckworth was the Deputy Chief for the Campton Thorton Fire Dept in northern New Hampshire, he was given the "First Responder of the Year Award". Now, I know some of you are probably sitting there laughing, but I assure you, this is no laughing matter. It takes years of dedication to achieve such an award, and Brother James should be proud of himself. The shrine in his house where the award sits, high over the entertainment stand, with the spot lights shining down on it is a daily reminder for him that he is contributing to society by the giving of time to protect them. O.K. Now I'm laughing.

Below are just a few pictures of Duckworth on the job. I hope to get some pics of the shrine, but I can't promise you anything. He is very protective over it.