This & That from Here & There

[GA_Dave]

On August 4th, I attended the SPAAMFAA convention in New Jersey.  It was overcast when I arrived and there was a line of apparatus parked on the street near the convention hotel.  I walked from one end of the line to the other, getting specs and snapping pics as I went.  As I approached the end of the line, the sun peaked out a bit, so I reversed course, snapping better lit pics as I went.  Shortly after completing this, several NJ Forestry rigs arrived and I added them.  I also had the pleasure of meeting up with a guy I had not seen in about 30 years, fellow apparatus photographer and author John Rieth, a longtime employee of NJ Forestry.  After a lengthy conversation with him, I continued moving to the small outdoor vendor area, but the sun had gone away and no more apparatus were showing up.  Suddenly, the bottom dropped out and I ran for the car, deciding that it was time to head for Jon's house in Durham.  I later found out that it did clear up that afternoon, but most of the additional apparatus that arrived were ones I have previously photographed.  I didn't regret my decision to leave early, because traffic was miserable from there all the way to Richmond, VA and it took way longer than normal to get to Durham.

Engine 9, Camden, NJ (retired, collector owned)
1967 American LaFrance 900 Series
1000/300
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