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Third time's the charm!
Posted by: nursecindy | September 23, 2011 at 01:10 PM
Hey! I brought the water last time! It's your turn!
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | September 23, 2011 at 01:20 PM
Remind me to cancel my vacay reservations to Kenya.
Posted by: MIkeyVA | September 23, 2011 at 01:44 PM
"The reporter noted that in Kenya it's fashionable for fire engines to lose water when they really shouldn't and Obama is so unpopular that Kenyans have begun claiming he was born in the United States."
Posted by: manual tomato | September 23, 2011 at 01:46 PM
Why would it be "fashionable" for a fire engine to lose water? Does Paris Hilton own one?
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | September 23, 2011 at 02:51 PM
Then they went back to the station and drank the special vodka to celebrate a job well-done
Posted by: Mazar Larry | September 23, 2011 at 03:10 PM
Aaakkkk. Spammers go away.
Posted by: Coconuts | September 23, 2011 at 03:10 PM
This probably has something to do with producing long distance runners.
Posted by: pogo | September 23, 2011 at 03:10 PM
Speaking of runners... I have a huge favor to ask the blog guys. Sorry this is o/t but I need your help. I am knitting a pair of slippers for my sweetie for Christmas. Since it's a surprise I can't measure his foot. Do any blog guys wear a size 10 shoe? If you do could you measure around your foot at the instep and let me know what the measurement is? Please? btw, that's the only measurement I need to know. If you answer I promise not to smack you for at least a week. Really. Back o/t.
Posted by: B.Clinton | September 23, 2011 at 04:29 PM
btw, that's not really B. Clinton asking this. It's me. (Shoot! I blew my cover.)
Posted by: nursecindy | September 23, 2011 at 04:31 PM
Ncindy - first it's not wise to to ask guys for measurements. You know we always exaggerate.
Now that's out of the way, my foot is a 9-1/2 wide. I measured 10-1/2 inches. That should be close.
Posted by: pogo | September 23, 2011 at 05:18 PM
Sorry cindy, but my feet are size 13.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | September 23, 2011 at 05:37 PM
Which foot, nc?
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | September 23, 2011 at 05:57 PM
Either foot Meanie. Thank you (((pogo))).
Posted by: nursecindy | September 23, 2011 at 06:17 PM
Kenya beat that... ?
Posted by: Clankazoid | September 23, 2011 at 07:36 PM
From the look of the first fire truck, it couldn't have carried more than a few hundred gallons of water, which doesn't last long; most fire trucks need a good water supply, which can be hard to find in the U.S., much less Kenya. When my house burned, the initial 2000 gallons of water on the trucks did nothing; by the time they got a tanker shuttle and hose lines established 20 minutes later, it was too late. I wonder if Kenyan fire trucks have fire insurance?
Posted by: Ralph | September 23, 2011 at 07:53 PM
I am a proud citizen of rural America and the stories we could tell about our volunteer fire departments would be enough to fill our own blog. Or an episode of Hee-Haw.
Posted by: Wingnut | September 23, 2011 at 09:10 PM
When I was working as a paramedic we used to have contests to see how quickly we could get a volunteer firefighter to throw up. I think our best time was 30 seconds. I'm not particularly proud of that. However, my son is a volunteer fireman now and I'm very proud of him.
Posted by: nursecindy | September 23, 2011 at 09:18 PM
These guys obviously spent too much time playing with their hoses.
Posted by: Pirateboy | September 24, 2011 at 03:52 PM
NC: I've worked for more than 20 years with firefighters. As a captain once told me, if you lock a firefighter in a closet with three bowling balls, they will break one, steal one, and lose the last one.
Posted by: Pirateboy | September 24, 2011 at 03:54 PM
Hey, I was thirrr-sty!!!
Posted by: Edgar | September 24, 2011 at 04:26 PM
So true PB. We would have tried to make the highway patrol guys sick but you can't pry them out of their cars. I would like to add, however, that I truly admire any highway patrol person. Really! Don't give me a ticket.
Posted by: nursecindy | September 24, 2011 at 04:35 PM
100% off topic, but very funny if you follow science news:
-We don't allow faster than light neutrinos in h- ere, said the bartender. A neutrino walks into a bar.
-Neutrino. Knock knock.
-Hipsters liked neutrinos before they arrived.
-I wrote a speed of light joke...but a neutrino beat me to it.
-A. To prove particles can travel faster than light Q. Why did the neutrino cross the road?
-I'm going to tweet my neutrino joke yesterday.
Posted by: Pirateboy | September 24, 2011 at 06:01 PM