Currently sitting out on the balcony of my suite at the 55 on Broadway, the deluxe annex of The Inn at Jim Thorpe. If you're ever down at KME, this is where you want to stay. Enjoying a nice Caol Ila scotch and a Partagas #1 cigar with some long-time friends. Talking fire trucks and just soaking up a delightful evening after a good meal, looking forward to the next 2 days at the KME factory on our final inspection of the first of two new Syracuse engines. A preliminary lock- see was very promising. Pictures to follow tomorrow.
Life is good, my friends. This is my 94th and final factory inspection trip for Syracuse fire apparatus. All of them have been interesting, most have been educational, a very few have been traumatic. I wouldn't want to have missed any of them. I have been richly blessed in my life, and I'm just smart enough to know it. I've been able to travel all over the country to just about any manufacturer you can name over the last 40+ years, many of whom are unfortunately no longer with us. Retirement is only a few days away,and I'm ready. The realty is, "my" fire department started to disappear about ten years ago. That's the department I'll miss.
It's been a great ride.
Life is good, my friends. This is my 94th and final factory inspection trip for Syracuse fire apparatus. All of them have been interesting, most have been educational, a very few have been traumatic. I wouldn't want to have missed any of them. I have been richly blessed in my life, and I'm just smart enough to know it. I've been able to travel all over the country to just about any manufacturer you can name over the last 40+ years, many of whom are unfortunately no longer with us. Retirement is only a few days away,and I'm ready. The realty is, "my" fire department started to disappear about ten years ago. That's the department I'll miss.
It's been a great ride.
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