Rain

Went to bed last night at 03:00 hours and got up this morning at 11:00 hours. I got out of bed and read the paper and then ate lunch while I got on the computer to do a few things. I then got changed into street clothes and then headed up to the fire house to wash the Utility. It was raining out and had been since 10 minutes after I got up this morning. I got there and the Tanker was sitting out front and Bubba was gone. I sat up there and waited for Bubba to get back. Kenny then came down and we waited for Bubba. Bubba came up around 14:30 hours and by that time the rain had nearly stopped. He decided to wait until 15:00 hours to wash the Tanker to see if it was going to rain any more. We did not get started washing the trucks until around 15:15 hours. We finished up around 16:45 hours and I headed on home to change into my uniform and grab the money box and my two bottles of Gatorade. I then headed back up to the fire house. Once there I parked and then put my gear in the back of the Utility and Jason did the same. I then put the money box, my towel and the wheel in the cab of the Utility and then I put the candy in the cooler and then put two bags of ice in the cooler and then we put it in the back of the Utility. Me and Jason left a little earlier then everyone else so we could drop the cooler off at the stand before we went through judging. We had just passed Harman's when it started to pour. We got down to the park and we dropped the cooler off at the stand and then headed back up to the front of the high school and parked to wait for them. We had just parked when they came up over the hill. We then went over to registration and got registered and then went over to judging. Judging pretty much consisted of me getting out and opening up all of the compartment doors, them looking at it and asking me a few general questions and then I closed everything up and headed on down and lined up. The rain stopped and help off for the parade and then started up towards the end, but we were already back at the park and in the stand. I had just put the wheel up in the stand when I had a few people at the board ready to play. We did very good tonight with the stand. It the came time for awards to be handed out. The Engine won First Place for Best Appearing and Equipped Engine/Pumper, 1996 and Before, First Place for Best Appearing Tanker, and Second Place for Best Appearing and Equipped Special Service Unit. They shut down early due to there not being a big crowd anymore since most of them left due to it starting to rain again. We loaded up and then went up to Shell and fueled up and then headed back to the station. I pulled the Engine out and backed the Utility in and then backed the Engine in and then we unloaded everything from the Utility and then went up to the hall to count the money. After we counted the money, we both left for home. Once at home I took a shower and then had a light snack and am soon going to bed as I am tired.