Canada Eh?

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For me buffing has always had a measure of good fortune or luck, the sun shines at the right time, someone's around who can position the rig for you, the guy at the gas station across the street knows someone that's a volunteer on the dept. who has the time to spend to come down to the station,or showing up at a department the day a new truck just arrives. That was the case with this photo, taken many years ago. In 198, the City of Burnaby was expecting delivery of two new aerial apparatus and as luck would have it, I happened to pass by the fire station shortly after they were delivered. My drive by happened as two of the other in service ladder companies were there inspecting the new aerials and kicking the tires. The chief mechanic at the time, Barry Howard, knew of my interest in apparatus, so he invited me over, showed me his new trucks, posed them for me then invited me up for a ride! The result of all of this is one of my favorite photos, as shown in the second image. First, in 1987, Burnaby B.C. took delivery of two Thibault Amertek CM-1 1500/125/105 ft. Skypods.