RETRACT RETRACT

FIRST OF ALL - I, in no way, wished to make people angry at the Columbus Carriage Classic. You know me - I'm like Tofu, I just take on the flavor of whatever is around me at the moment my fingers hit the keyboard.  I have a very small finger filter.

Driving past the CCC this weekend I saw a lot of cars in fantastic weather and I was happy. Next year no one will even remember that the CCC was a free and all will be good.
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I also want to congratulate Josh who received or will receive his official Black Helmet for the Columbus Fire Department which I believe makes him a full blown Firefighter although there are a lot of different classifications. It's really interesting to learn about all the little nuances of being not only a firefighter but a rescue artist.

Congrats Josh.

There is a LOT that goes on that people sort of take for granted in the Fire Department.Hell, some of the stories just in training make me shrink.

Just for information the Columbus Fire Department was organized on October 26th 1877 and now has 40 members when at full strength.
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HAPPY LONG DAY!! As you all know today is the longest day of the year. But don't worry, tomorrow is only 3 seconds shorter. So at some point tomorrow, take a 3 seconds break and REALLY enjoy it.

Oddly because of the wobble of the earth sunrise and sunset are not in unison. In fact last Thursday was the earliest sunrise and we have already lost one minute, but, the sun will set at 8:41 for the next 13 days. During this time we will lose 5 minutes of morning sun.

SO - it's all good! It's the sunset we hate to see going away right?
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The pop corn girl in Madison - part of my The Square Carts Series.

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WEATHER DUDE - STEP AWAY FROM THE COFFEE.

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Friday my regular coffee group was coming back from getting coffee and we were talking about the thunderstorms from the previous night (orange sky, rainbows and so forth).

There was a woman/girl ahead of us (with my advanced age I'm having a problems on what to call 30 year old's now . . young adult?, old kid?  tweener?)   ANYWAY she is a ways ahead of us and we're talking.

I'm explaining how Blake is going deaf and does not hear thunder that much anymore and we enter our building.  We walk down the stairs and I comment he just will not come out of the closet.

Then my redneckish friend comments that Lenny (his dog) jumped into bed with him last night. At that point the woman sort of turns around  a little and looks at us in a funny way.

I'm the only one that noticed and as she goes through the door I say STOP STOP.  The two friends stop and look at me and I say "did you see what just happened?"  I can see the wheels turning and I repeat what Tim said "Lenny jumped into bed with me last night".  They both immediately see the connection and Tim, my redneck friend, turns beet red and we're all laughing.  My friend (dog) won't come out of the closet and his friend (dog) jumped into bed with him.  

sigh!

I felt I was on a Seinfeld episode and Tim was George  .Elweed will be Kramer,  DJ is Elaine. Oddly all my firneds are on shows.  WHO'S is Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation.  Here is WHO'S in action - if you have not seen this show and live in Columbus - it's an absolute must for people that live in small towns. SO SO true! 



Another friend that is in a TV show is my buddy Todd from the Carriage Works.  He is David Wallace from The Office. As we all know David is the sane one when it comes to Dundar Mifflin and is always having to deal with the buffoonery (the town of Columbus) which is all happening around him.

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Lastly - has anyone else that watch's gas mileage noticed  a pronounced increase this year over last summer in mpg?   I'm getting about 50 miles per tank more then the same time last year.  I wonder if the ratio between gas and ethanol has changed this summer? 

Have a great Monday - watch out for storms later today around 6ish

PS - anyone that has this emailed to them having problems with photos going over the words? 

Rod