dadbo46

Thank you.

From Defense Industry Daily: US Military Contracts for Fire and Emergency Gear Most people think “defense procurement” and think “weapons,” but the truth is that infrastructure and associated services consumes at least as much money. In December 2007 (FY 2008), the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP, now the US Defense Logistics Agency’s Troop Support group) in Philadelphia, PA issued awards by region for “tailored logistics support” involving fire and emergency equipment on behalf of US military installations, other federal agencies and departments, and other approved customers. In practice, all of the contracts below may involve the US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, federal civilian agencies, or even state and local governments as end customers. http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/us-military-contracts-for-fire-and-emergency-services-04508/#more-4508

From today's NY Times: Batteries in Electric Cars Examined After Chevy Volt Fire By NICK BUNKLEY DETROIT — Federal safety regulators said Friday that they were examining lithium-ion batteries used in electric cars because a Chevrolet Volt ignited three weeks after it underwent a crash test. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/12/business/energy-environment/regulators-examine-electric-car-batteries-after-fire.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha25

Good job Ohio ! Now. do your negotiating at the table and not by decree.

Do you remember the "Fight of the Century" and "The Thrilla in Manila ?"

"County Fire Control" initiated the term "Mini-Attack" in the mid-70's when there was a growing number of non-rated pumpers that were being used for quick-out, mimimum manning (generally 2 or 4 max)apparatus used for minor incidents such as car, brush, dumpster fires as well as wires down, etc. It was inappropriate to call them pumpers (engines) because their pumping capacity was less than 750 GPM (they were generally in the range of 250 GPM)and the term "utility" was not accurate (I always thought the term "utility" were vehicles/apparatus that didn't fit into any other catergory.......I suppose they could have been called "Miscellaneous Vehicles.").

Too bad Mt. Vernon doesn't have a foam truck anymore. They would have been there really, really quick.

What he said !

Very, very interesting.

Cleaning the river is a good thing to do. Building burms along the river so that low lying areas immediately adjacent to the river is wise. Constructing concrete river botoms and embankments certainly made a difference in flooding along the Saw Mill in Ardsley and Yonkers. However, the root cause of all the flooding, now ocurring on a regular basis, is the overdevelopment and the establishment of impervious surfaces. Impervious services prevent the absorbtion of runoff into the ground. Instead, water runs down and around the impervious surfaces, dumps into a storm drain (and sometimes a sanitary sewer.....but that's a discussion for another day) and into a river. The river fills up with silt and debris, the river slows and flooding ocurrs. When development is proposed, municipal planners generally are able to detect and identify the "water" impact of the development. However, in the end, the almighty short term $$ euphoria always, always trumps logical environmental planning.

Tower Ladder 9, aka Mt. Vernon Ladder 4, is rusting away behind FDMV Station 3.

Smart supervisor !

Now if they could just hire some firefighters to properly man all of the apparatus.

Boneyard.

Just watching the marathon this morning. You're absolutely correct. Never looks anyone in the eye when shaking hands !

Yep. Thatz what it looks like around 6:00.

Thanx for the back-up on the line.

It's all about the money. If they say that it's not about the money, it's all about the money !

Here's the link to the article: http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article530897.ece

"Tell Michael it was only business."

Is this area a dual response with the Town and Larchmont ?

No construction has been stopped.

What "extra space ?"

What is the weight of the A321 ? That will probably determine if it can utilize HPN. As for me, my frequent trips between HPN and MCO have mostly been with Air Tran. While they have only one direct flight a day, I agree with Seth, Jet Blue is starting to look like all of the legacy airlines......especially their prices !

No more signal 4's or 9's ? Bummer !!