07-22-2009, 06:42 PM
I had many jobs before my career found me. First with me father packing and shipping schools supplies and let me add working with my father was the toughest of anything I ever had to do but I learned boy did I learn.Then came Gray Hound Bus Station in Chicago ,School while in school during the Holidays and summer from Raleigh NC going back to Chicago I worked for United Airlines (Loading and Unloading ,Load Planning,and Fueling ).After grad. from school there was nothing in my major (communacations Radio Television and Film ) and I was Married and one child on the ground and the airlines was going on strike on and off off and on.So there were openings in the Raleigh Firedepartment.
Never ever had I come close to doing anything like what they did nor did I dream that I could do what they did.Well the family had to eat so daddy had to work.Well to make a long story short I learned a lot of things .Along side my firefighting sisters and brothers we have saved quite a few lives and property along with my favority I am a Lt. that makes me a Driver Operater,yep you guessed it I drive a Fire Pumper .1500 GPM American Lafrance ,lights and sirens the works. I have been at it for 29 and a half years .It's getting ready to come to a close though . I've got about 1 more year and then I'm going to retire.I love that job but this old man can not keep up with the young bucks.
And my wife said she did not want the RFD to use me all up she wanted some for her.
And you no what .In my entire time I ahd been in the good ol RFD not one time did I ever rescue a cat out of a tree , A lady who had climbed on to here roof to do some gutter cleaning and was to scared to climb back down her ladder but no not one cat
Maybe one day I can tell you all some of the many many stories of things I faced during my career in the FIREDEPARTMENT and a lot of funny stuff to you may not beleave but they are true
Never ever had I come close to doing anything like what they did nor did I dream that I could do what they did.Well the family had to eat so daddy had to work.Well to make a long story short I learned a lot of things .Along side my firefighting sisters and brothers we have saved quite a few lives and property along with my favority I am a Lt. that makes me a Driver Operater,yep you guessed it I drive a Fire Pumper .1500 GPM American Lafrance ,lights and sirens the works. I have been at it for 29 and a half years .It's getting ready to come to a close though . I've got about 1 more year and then I'm going to retire.I love that job but this old man can not keep up with the young bucks.
And my wife said she did not want the RFD to use me all up she wanted some for her.
And you no what .In my entire time I ahd been in the good ol RFD not one time did I ever rescue a cat out of a tree , A lady who had climbed on to here roof to do some gutter cleaning and was to scared to climb back down her ladder but no not one cat
Maybe one day I can tell you all some of the many many stories of things I faced during my career in the FIREDEPARTMENT and a lot of funny stuff to you may not beleave but they are true