[quote name='Howie' post='92185' date='Mar 29 2007, 17:11 ']I re-do my 12' and 24' wooden ladders about every other year whether they need it or not. They just look so nice when you are done. It's funny, the things I do to keep my truck in good shape like cleaning the wood ladders, unpacking and repacking the cotton hose every spring and repainting the hand tools are things I do for "therapy" and enjoy doing. Yet, most active firefighters my age (20-30 years old) have to be told to do things around the station and still complain about it. I'm just wierd I guess.[/quote]
Birds of a feather, Howie!!! I'm 33.....Married with Children........When I need to "decompress" I walk out to the garage, turn on the stereo, and tinker.......whether I am polishing something, adjusting, repairing, checking, or rotating the air in the tires, it's theraputic for me as well. I go out there to get away from the wife and kids and life in general! I allow the boys out there occasionally (SOMEONE has to learn how to wax the piece!) but the garage is off limits to the female gender! You have to know the secret knock to get in! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Birds of a feather, Howie!!! I'm 33.....Married with Children........When I need to "decompress" I walk out to the garage, turn on the stereo, and tinker.......whether I am polishing something, adjusting, repairing, checking, or rotating the air in the tires, it's theraputic for me as well. I go out there to get away from the wife and kids and life in general! I allow the boys out there occasionally (SOMEONE has to learn how to wax the piece!) but the garage is off limits to the female gender! You have to know the secret knock to get in! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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