Gentlemen,
The luncheon for Mike on October 16, was real good. The food was good (a little cold , a little burnt) as usual. The talk was about the jobs and housing market being bad here and down in Florida. Then we talked about some fires down in Florida that Jimmy and Mike had seen down there. There was a comment about how some of them didn't miss the job. I feel different, I missed helping people, the comaradie, the never really knowing what would happen next.
Then I remembered and asked myself, if they didn't miss the job, why when Jimmy was talking about his Florida fire story, no one ate or drank, just listened. " It was a two story house that had a rocking attic fire. It was a Gothic roof, with peaks all over. After a while two fire girls pulled up with a brush truck, no Engine in sight. They are told everyone is out, the fire is just in the attic only. With this information, she goes in and pulls open the staircase trap door." With that comment, the whole table ducks down and waits for the flash over.
Mike tells of a neighbors house fire that the Florida FD had trouble coming up with the cause and orgin. though maybe the furnace, like the other ones. Mike points out that a plastic whiskey bottle neck is pointing to the west away from the furnace. With this information the whole table all turns, points and looks west. I don't think I am alone.
We had 8 guys there, not bad for two days notice. Mike is doing good and said HI too everyone.
TOM Gnadt
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