FIREFIGHTER
posted about 1 year ago, updated 44 minutes later | 3 comments
I was hired as a Firefighter Dec 3, 1959, a 72 hour workweek for $ 66.00 per week. That number seemed to haunt me, when I joined the Marines it was for $ 66.00 per month, so I guess this was an improvement.
There are special things or special fir...
There are special things or special fir...
And Time Goes On
posted about 1 year ago | 4 comments
When I retired from the Daytona Beach Fire Dept I already had a job lined up at the Kennedy Space Center. I had applied for a Firefighter’s job but the Chief would not hire me as a Firefighter, he said he would hire me as a Captain. I thought, “ w...
On To Japan
posted about 1 year ago | 2 comments
It was a 21 day trip from San Diego to Yokohoma Japan, We had a stop in Pearl Harbor and was there for a day. We found an island tour and got to quickly see some of the sights.
I could not believe that a small beer on Waikiki Beach was .85 cents...
I could not believe that a small beer on Waikiki Beach was .85 cents...
Just Living
posted about 1 year ago | 8 comments
I joined the National Guard in 1954 Battery D, 265 Anti Aircraft Battalion. I was a junior in High School. I don’t remember the dates we went to Camp Blanding, near Starke Fla for a training weekend, but I do remember qualifying with the M-1 carbi...
Senegal Chap 1
posted over 2 years ago, updated 2 minutes later | 5 comments
Senegal
The 747 thumped into the runway hard, Dakar Senegal September 1984. The last leg of the trip was from Zurich Switzerland. It was my first time to Africa and as a matter of fact my first time in Europe. So a trip that began in Orlando Flor...
The 747 thumped into the runway hard, Dakar Senegal September 1984. The last leg of the trip was from Zurich Switzerland. It was my first time to Africa and as a matter of fact my first time in Europe. So a trip that began in Orlando Flor...
Senegal Chap 2
posted over 2 years ago, updated 2 days later | 1 comment
From there we headed for the Louve. This was going to be of necessity a run through, I hated that, but time was so limited. One of the guys on the team wanted to stop and get a beer, I had worked with him for over 20 years and we were great friend...
The Gambia
posted over 2 years ago | 1 comment
The Gambia
The dust was like a thick red fog and just hung in the air, and heat waves shimmered and bounced off the hood of the Suburban. I saw activity on my left, and stopped the truck and got out to see what was going on. There was a large pit...
The dust was like a thick red fog and just hung in the air, and heat waves shimmered and bounced off the hood of the Suburban. I saw activity on my left, and stopped the truck and got out to see what was going on. There was a large pit...
Morocco
posted over 2 years ago | 2 comments
Morocco Chapter 1
The truck lurched and jolted over the rocks and ruts of this barren landscape where dust devils danced amongst the wildflowers. It was early March and the wildflowers turned expectant faces to fickle spring rains that managed to...
The truck lurched and jolted over the rocks and ruts of this barren landscape where dust devils danced amongst the wildflowers. It was early March and the wildflowers turned expectant faces to fickle spring rains that managed to...
Fire at the Seaside Inn
posted over 2 years ago | 2 comments
FIRE AT THE SEASIDE INN
2A.M., the alarm bell clanged, rattled and bore its way into my head. I grabbed the hot line and the dispatcher yelled the address at me. The call came in as a fire at the Seaside Inn. This was an old 3-story wooden hotel ...
2A.M., the alarm bell clanged, rattled and bore its way into my head. I grabbed the hot line and the dispatcher yelled the address at me. The call came in as a fire at the Seaside Inn. This was an old 3-story wooden hotel ...
Yougurt
posted over 2 years ago | 0 comments
Anybody understand Yoplait's commercial? Send it yougurt tops and they will send 10 cents for each one to the fight against breast cancer. I don't know how many you can send for the price of a postage stamp, but it seems to me to make mor...e sens...
