Lebanon County Convention Parade

Went to bed last night at 02:30 hours and got up this morning at 06:30 hours when my alarm went off. I got out of bed and got changed into my dress uniform. I then grabbed a few snacks and then headed up to the fire house. Jason was already there when I got there. LeeAnn then came next followed by Bubba. Once everyone was there, I threw my gear in the back of the Utility and off we went. We drove straight down to Richland Borough in Lebanon County. We went to registration and pre-judging. After we wipped the trucks down we proceeded to judging. I thought the judging was pretty good, thought they did do some white glove judging of the trucks. After we got judged we ate at a place called the Railroad Diner. Breakfast was very good at the place. After we were done there we went and got lined up. We then sat there for about 2-1/2 hours before the parade started. The parade started closer to 13:30 hours instead of the 13:00 hours that it was supposed to. We did not start moving until 14:05 hours and as we were coming out, the beginning of the parade was already coming back to the start of the parade, and there was still two rows of apparatus behind us. After the parade was over, we got a ride down to the fire house. I then got chicken tenders and fries to eat and a Pepsi to drink. I then had some soft serve ice cream. We then waited around for the awards to be announced. The Tanker took home the 1st Place trophy for Most Functional and Equipped Pumper/Tanker with a minimum of 2,000 gallons, along with a $100.00 check. After we got the check, we all pilled into Bubba an Robins car and Robin drove us back up to the trucks. Once there we did the run through town and then headed on home. It was about a 1-1/2 hour drive down and it seemed a little longer on the way home for some reason. We stopped at Shell and got fuel and then headed back to the fire house. Once we got there Bill came out and took pictures of the trophies. I then headed on home. Once at home I took a shower and am soon going to bed as I am tired.