Poor Burl. Mean ol’ fire truck scared him. Honking at a truckload of guys running siren and air horn and wearing noise-cancelling headphones is about as effective as anything he does. Good thing he doesn’t know about today’s mission for the Crustwood F.D. .Today is Let the Grunts Drive the Truck Day, the day when Engineer Roy let’s the hose humpers take over the driving seat and run to pretend calls. (Whoops! Did someone say the Hungry Hungry Hippo Buffet was on fire?) Engineer Roy got his job by virtue of his expert pump operation, providing the guys with just the right water pressure. It’s very scientific and all. If the hose crew is dancing around screaming at him, he gives them more. If their feet come off the ground, he cranks the pressure down. (But mostly he has the job because the engineer stays clean and dry, and Roy has those photos of the Chief.) .The gallant firefighters of Crustwood F.D. are acutely aware of the vital role they play in the community. If not for their constant vigilance, a fire could get out of control and burn down half the town. The damage could run into the thousands. They devote every waking moment of their shift to training and planning. Granted, that’s not a great deal, since their regular jobs leave them pretty tired when they come to work. Engineer Roy’s regular job is relief chef at the Hungry Hippo where his fire department experiences which have made him immune to foul burning smells and hazardous materials serve him well. He has a special touch with meatloaf, and everyone there remembers the day when he managed to produce a meatloaf made entirely of bread crumbs and instant gravy flakes. Burl went back for four helpings.
The fire trucks here use their blinkers. It’s the ones that don’t bother that get me. Especially when you think they are going to go straight, I am guessing they are out of "which way " fluid and son’t know how to replenish it. Yes Burl and Joy it’s hard when you have to pull over and stop for an emergency vehicle isn’t it? Especially when you are hungry and have an urgency to get to the buffet first to get it all before more pigs come to the trough.
OMG reminds me of visiting my dad and sister and tenn. and two cars coming from different directions stopped in front of us to talk on the two lane highway dad said it happens all the time out there then a fire truck comesfrom the other direction and the two cars didn’t move for several minutes finally oneof the firemen got out and starting yelling at them. They did move then and but acted like the fireman was being rude.
MeGoNow Premium Member over 8 years ago
Poor Burl. Mean ol’ fire truck scared him. Honking at a truckload of guys running siren and air horn and wearing noise-cancelling headphones is about as effective as anything he does. Good thing he doesn’t know about today’s mission for the Crustwood F.D. .Today is Let the Grunts Drive the Truck Day, the day when Engineer Roy let’s the hose humpers take over the driving seat and run to pretend calls. (Whoops! Did someone say the Hungry Hungry Hippo Buffet was on fire?) Engineer Roy got his job by virtue of his expert pump operation, providing the guys with just the right water pressure. It’s very scientific and all. If the hose crew is dancing around screaming at him, he gives them more. If their feet come off the ground, he cranks the pressure down. (But mostly he has the job because the engineer stays clean and dry, and Roy has those photos of the Chief.) .The gallant firefighters of Crustwood F.D. are acutely aware of the vital role they play in the community. If not for their constant vigilance, a fire could get out of control and burn down half the town. The damage could run into the thousands. They devote every waking moment of their shift to training and planning. Granted, that’s not a great deal, since their regular jobs leave them pretty tired when they come to work. Engineer Roy’s regular job is relief chef at the Hungry Hippo where his fire department experiences which have made him immune to foul burning smells and hazardous materials serve him well. He has a special touch with meatloaf, and everyone there remembers the day when he managed to produce a meatloaf made entirely of bread crumbs and instant gravy flakes. Burl went back for four helpings.
mikie2 over 8 years ago
God forbid that they should have to inconvenience themselves at all. Imagine!
El-Kabong over 8 years ago
Everyone should use their blinkers every time. It’s easy to remember: first the blinker and then the brake.
Once again Burl speaks truth to power.
orbenjawell Premium Member over 8 years ago
Trusty ‘ol Burl……..bein’ what he always is for Halloween (and the OTHER 364 days…): an ass.
Loves life over 8 years ago
The fire trucks here use their blinkers. It’s the ones that don’t bother that get me. Especially when you think they are going to go straight, I am guessing they are out of "which way " fluid and son’t know how to replenish it. Yes Burl and Joy it’s hard when you have to pull over and stop for an emergency vehicle isn’t it? Especially when you are hungry and have an urgency to get to the buffet first to get it all before more pigs come to the trough.
shamest Premium Member over 8 years ago
OMG reminds me of visiting my dad and sister and tenn. and two cars coming from different directions stopped in front of us to talk on the two lane highway dad said it happens all the time out there then a fire truck comesfrom the other direction and the two cars didn’t move for several minutes finally oneof the firemen got out and starting yelling at them. They did move then and but acted like the fireman was being rude.