tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post112724454695498745..comments2023-10-29T09:34:54.428-04:00Comments on Code, Code World: My first Fireā¦Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07338910000372628114noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post-1127348767397637072005-09-21T20:26:00.000-04:002005-09-21T20:26:00.000-04:00Beth - Yes it is, and it's one of the things I tru...Beth - Yes it is, and it's one of the things I truely miss. It can be more than a brotherhood at times, like an extended family.<BR/><BR/>Joe - Thanks for the link, I appreciate the nice things you said as well. If you'd like, look around the archives or email me and I'll send you links to the other posts as well.<BR/><BR/>Jay - Thanks, I'm just glad that everything turned out Ok that night! Less than two weeks from that fire there wasn't a piece of equipment we had I couldn't run. (Fear is a powerful motivator!)Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338910000372628114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post-1127318014893590942005-09-21T11:53:00.000-04:002005-09-21T11:53:00.000-04:00I congratulate you for trying anyway, which is mor...I congratulate you for trying anyway, which is more than most could have done. It seems in life that there never is the 'somebody' that has been promised.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158409505328990008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post-1127313527376381122005-09-21T10:38:00.000-04:002005-09-21T10:38:00.000-04:00Upstate NY is just filled with volunteer firefight...Upstate NY is just filled with volunteer firefighters. Every firehouse I've been around seemed more like a brotherhood.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335415338155220244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post-1127268544954929192005-09-20T22:09:00.000-04:002005-09-20T22:09:00.000-04:00Firehawk - Yeah, that was a 'life lesson' for sure...Firehawk - Yeah, that was a 'life lesson' for sure!! I remember being in a stark panic as I frantically looked for someone to get the pump on line... It all ended well as everyone went home safe.<BR/><BR/>Trevor - You're right, I did. It saddens me sometimes, knowing we're all so far apart, and that here, they have no VFD's either...<BR/><BR/>To both of you, I look back on that time with great fondness. I don't know where I found the strength, the energy or the time for it all... but somehow, I did.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad the 'good times' come through! Thanks!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338910000372628114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post-1127259895424473232005-09-20T19:44:00.000-04:002005-09-20T19:44:00.000-04:00Yeah, there's always some one who doesn't show up....Yeah, there's always some one who doesn't show up.<BR/><BR/>It sounds like you've made so many friends from fire fighting, it sort of makes me feel like I'm missing out!<BR/><BR/>Of course, tehy don't have a volunteer department around my parts, as far as I know.Trevor Recordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740266736453002266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9922132.post-1127257502379086402005-09-20T19:05:00.000-04:002005-09-20T19:05:00.000-04:00Bill,"Somebody" never shows up...That's pretty cla...Bill,<BR/><BR/>"Somebody" never shows up...<BR/><BR/>That's pretty classic. I think that's pretty much true for every job. When you can't name a particular person who's going to be there...no one's going to be.<BR/><BR/>Another one that makes me want to be a fireman!Patrick M. Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366666601869757080noreply@blogger.com