JBE

Niiiiiiiiiiice.

I gotta admit, that spare Ford/Smeal is an interesting looking rig.

I do believe I need to do a lil out and about to shoot Put Lakes new engine.

Nice to see some of the folks on this board making appearances. Did not see the Cliffside Park Tiller. Was very nice to see Carmel's old 12-2-2.

Whoops..

It still is. I'll scope out the tiller for you and hopefully, since it's a new arrival, per se, it will be outside.

I'll be there. Just look for the guy in the Renegades jersey with 51 on the back.

Thanx, bud. Glad you enjoyed your little visit. I live for stuff like that. Showing you guys out on the street what goes on on the other side of the radio.

Not at all, dude. This is what we did. And if you were a teenager in those years like, I and many others were, you would have worn surviving a day at Action Park like a badge of honor. Or you could wear your scars the same way. That spring water was freaking COLD!!! The only words I can use are able to cut glass. Nuff said.

By any chance, did you get any shots of the "Heavy Rescue" Wrecker over at the shops??

(Quote)Action Park made adults of a generation of Tri-State Area kids who strolled through its blood-stained gates, by teaching us the truth about life: it is not safe, you will get hurt a lot, and you'll ride all the way home burnt beyond belief(Quote) (Quote) Action Park was a true rite of passage for any New Jerseyan of my generation. When I get to talking about it with other Jerseyans, we share stories as if we are veterans who served in combat together. I suspect that many of us may have come closest to death on some of those rides up in Vernon Valley. I consider it a true shame that future generations will never know the terror of proving their grit at New Jersey's most dangerous amusement park. (Quote) Or kid from Lake Carmel. Truer words have never been spoken.

You guys know me. I'm a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to this stuff.

I think 52 is a spare as well. The Spare Tiller is Ex-Truck 2 or 6. I got pictures of that last year.

Then it's off to get lunch, then down to my office to show my stepson what his old pal Jimmy does for a living. As we walk into the PSAC that time forgot, a 2nd Alarm being transmitted for Manhattan Box 76. Pre-requisite bathroom breaks, and off we go. Mind you, we drove past this not even 15 minutes before, and saw NOTHING!!!! Rescue 1, L-118(Think I took this with the cell), L-6, E-14, E-15, E-7, and Squad. Not now, Chief, I'm in the #@%^ing Zone!!! On the way home, the little guy needed a bathroom break. Then again, so did his mom and me. We stopped at 95 Engine and took care of things. They got a run as I was leaving, so the little guy got to see them turning out, which put a nice sized smile on his face. Hope ya like the pix. Enjoy!!

2 Truck was also rocking the spare. They dropped their drive shaft in the middle of I think 2nd Avenue a few weeks ago. They were heading up to the 59th Street Bridge for a wreck. Anyways, here's my contribution. I really don't like shooting rigs on a day like this because they aren't really positioned for the good shots. Then all the compartments are open, kinda takes away. Marine 1 after the water display. Marine 6, 6B(EMS Boat), and Marine 8. Marine 6 and 9 doing the water display. Onto the pier for the rig shots.

Only the best firefighters can be in the Squad. One time we pulled up to a report of a child in the river and the waters parted like Moses and the Red Sea. We get our bullet proof capes and learn to yell Squad loudly.

RIP Pal, may the angels carry you home. Pleasure to have had so many good discussions with you.

Much ado about nothing.

If you have any more than 2 or 3 years up in Westchester, I wouldn't recommend leaving. Might not be worth the pay cut.

When you first get on, it's 4 weeks of training. Then onto the platform for a few months of 1100X2300, working the same chart as the rest of us. 4 on, 4off, 4 on, 4 off, 4 on, 5 off. Then you go back for radio and Voice Alarm Training, then back out to 11X23, then Decision Dispatcher Training, then back to 11X23 until the brass says you can go to 07X19/19X07. I will tell you all now, be prepared for a commute to Downtown Brooklyn. Manhattan, Brooklyn, and SI are all located in the same building. You may or may not get the Bronx or Queens out of Probie School. I wish you all the best of luck. But I warn you all now. If you get on, do not expect to be treated differently because you are a Volunteer whatever. Do not go into my job thinking you're going to be better than anyone else because you have experience in the fire service. I came in with that "I am a buff" attitude, and I paid for it dearly. Do not expect special treatment because you know someone on the job. I would rather take someone who knows nothing about the fire service, or very little about the fire service, because I can mold you into what the job wants you to be. You will pay your dues, and it will make you a better dispatcher, and hopefully a better person.

As the Blue Lanterns say, "Look to the Stars, for Hope Burns Bright."

Good times all around. I was on the pier just south of the Intrepid for my pictures. I was filming some of it for my cousins son, and explaining what each boat was. My girlfriend says to me, "Who are you talking to??" as I shut the camera off. Kinda funny. I ended up buffing the 3rd with them, but by the time I got down there, not much to see other than rigs.

As far as I know, Dutchess is no bueno, but I don't have the residency stuff in front of me. Kinda funny since I live in OC now, and it's further for me to get to work than it is some points in southern Dutchess.

I will be there, camera in hand, girlfriend and stepson in tow.

Understood, although I think there's a little apples and oranges going on between my workplace and yours.