Posts Categorized: Tuesday Morning Job Security Check
God Sent Us
Pro Skateboarder and Devine Jereme Rogers
Every once in a while you run across one of those child-rearing specialist stories where the world-renowned expert warns us of the dangers associated with the fawning, "you're so special" school of baby raisin…
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HO, HO, HO: The Crucified, Death’s Head Santa
Christmas will never be the same again.
Loudoun County, Virginia, residents, some of them anyway, are up in arms over the appearance of a "Claustumed" skeleton with his arm casually draped over a wooden cross on the grounds of their County C…
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OLD WOUNDS REOPENED AMID 3 LINE OF DUTY DEATHS
I'm sure the Arlington Street fire was a sort of "mini- deja vu" for the people of Worcester Massachusetts because we had something very similar right here in "small town" Virginia today.
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Race and Religion: Churches, Clubs and Culture
Roman's 2:11:
For there is no respect of persons with God. (King James Version)
Because God does not show partiality. (International Standard Version)
Tiny Free Will Baptist Church in Pike County, Kentucky, is much in the news this week after …
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Getting the Gospel Out, One Hanging at a Time
I thought Halloween was SUPPOSED to be scary. Guess not.
The Northview Baptist Church in Westboro, Ohio is doing some damage control after handing out religious tracts to trick or treaters which depicted a hanging and featured another death by polic…
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RE-ADJUSTING
Rhett, Zach Green and I have just returned from a trip up to New York City. Much like most of the journeys Rhett and I embark on ( ie; 9/11 Memorial Stair Climbs, NFFF Memorial Weekends, etc), this trip was life altering. I find myself back home and even on duty today but so far from the person who left Roanoke a mere 5 days ago.
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LOL … Ahhhh the places I could go!
LMAO .... I have SO much content and "directions" I could go in for a great post. Of course, my regular readers know that the one thing that I don't tolerate is "fretting" so I guess I'll shoot it to ya straight.
It's been a busy summer for me but for s…
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Taking it all in ….
** Language WARNING for this post **
I guess I'm still absorbing all the information that is surfacing around the death of Osama bin Laden.
There's a lot to take in and the event has my emotions all over the scale once again.
I'm happy, sad, tha…
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Off my game, Firefighter Netcast and Firemen hitting cops!
I think I may be in a "slump". Now, I've never been the articulate type (yea.. I used a "big" word) but usually, I get my point across. I don't know why but a lot of the folks I've met through this site say they love it because of my style of writing. …
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3 story, 12 unit apartment building destroyed by high winds in Roanoke, Va
Storms ... high winds, rain and hail blew through Roanoke this evening andleft a trail of debris behind.
Around 2pm this evening we received a call that a roof had blown off a building ... yea right. We run this address all the time so I know it's a…
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Medics!!
Well, we are less than 24 hours away from the final results of the 2010/2011 Black Diamond Boot Fire/EMS Blog of the Year! We are holding a sizable lead in the Fire category and I'm keeping my fingers crossed. THANKS again to everyone for following…
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A helmet tip to our “Northern” brethern…
Those of you who know me well know that I am a big FDNY buff. I made several trips up to ride earlier in my career.
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No indictment from Rocky Mt. Va. Grand Jury in the double LODD of Chief Posie Dillon and FF Danny Altice
This past Wednesday, a Rocky Mt. Va Grand Jury decided not to indict driver Terry Valentine on charges of vehicular manslaughter, reckless driving and failure to yield. WDBJ 7 news has the story below.
The fatal accident happened this past July wh…
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More on Roanoke’s Days Inn fire, NFPA 1584 and Staffing
My point here is this ... multiple fires in a single tour in our department, more often than not; has the same members battling both fires. Multiple fires in DC or PG County may not even see the same companies much less the same members.
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Fires and football ….
Here in "The Noke", our brothers and sisters were also faced with battleing two fires ... one residential and, the second; a commercial multi-alarm fire.
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UPDATE: Roanoke, Va multi-alarm fire @ Days Inn
"Fire Boy" Rhett Fleitz..aka The Fire Critic is on scene of the multi-alarm fire in Roanoke. Rhett reports that the building remains heavily involved with fire and Roanoke's bravest are at work. The roof has been cut, ladders are up and master streams fl…
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BREAKING NEWS…Roanoke’s bravest on scene …multi-alarm fire
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Crews are on scene of a multi-alarm fire on Orange Ave. in Roanoke, Va. The fire is located in a vacant…
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Expolsion injuries 4 in Blacksburg, Va
Local coverage from the early morning blast is below. 2 remain in critical condition ... more to follow as available
When I tried to find a pic of "sucking hind tit", nothing came up that I could use here ... you can only imagine wha…
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Chicago LODD
You gotta be shitting me! As usual, I'm behind. Just getting in the house and learning of the loss of 2 brothers in Chicago an the injury of several more. Here's the video news conference....
I understand these brothers were lost while fight…
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Must see video
Another must see video concerning the U.S. Congress and the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. See my earlier post on this issue HERE.
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
9/11 First Responders React to the…
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Frigid temperatures take a toll
Now, "extreme" may not be the right word but, record lows have been broken and the bottom line is .... IT'S COLD! Not the best weather conditions for our line of work .....
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Tuesday Morning Job Security Check – The Merry-Go-Round
In an effort to get us all to scratch our heads this morning, these idiots decide to power a merry-go-round with a car. The good news is they were uninjured, the bad news is they were uninjured.
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Catching Up This Week
Monday Morning Shoutout - This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout (delivered on Tuesday) goes to Pedro the Paramedic. I have enjoyed this blog for some time now.
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Tuesday Morning Job Security Check – Stupid People
Ok, it isn't actually morning anymore is it. Who cares....I write the rules. This weeks Tuesday Morning Job Security Check offers two photos. Both of which show people who keep us in business! God love them!
Today's images come from Habeeb.com. The site…
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