Getting Ready for the Parade

Went to bed last night around 03:30 hours and got up this morning around 11:50 hours when Sue called my cell phone. She asked me if I was still on duty and I told her no that I had gone off at 09:00 hours this morning. She told me that Scott was coming out to her house with his father's tractor to pull 12 bushes out of her yard and she was going to help him. She asked me if I would cover for her for a little bit until they were done and I said that was not a problem. I then got out of bed and changed into street clothes. I then ate lunch and read the paper. I then headed up to the fire house to wash the Utility. The Engine was still gone as they had gone to a funeral over in Duncannon. I pulled the Utility out and then gave Jason a call and he told me he would be over in 30 minutes. He never did show up and I figured that he had fallen back to sleep, which I was fine with as I know he works night shift. I then washed the Utility and then Katina stopped in and helped me finish washing the Utility as it started to look like it was going to rain out. I then put the pressure washer away and it started to rain. I quickly back the Utility into the station and then put tire shine on the tires. Me and Katina then talked about different fund raisers that we would like to try. She then left because she had to go to work. About 10 minutes later, the Engine got back and Bubba parked the Engine out front. Bubba, Robin, Helen and Kenny got off and they all went home to change clothes. I got the pressure washer back out and got it all set up and then started to sweep out the cab when Helen came down. Robby then got his mustang back up and running with the help of Troy and we heard him do a burn out in front of his mother's house. He then came down the alley and we all looked at the car and then they went out riding around. Bubba, Helen and Kenny then started washing the Engine. Robby then called my cell pone and asked if Bubba was there and I said yes and that he was washing the Engine. Robby then told me to tell Bubba that he needed some one to come out to Badorf Road with jumper cables as the battery in the Mustang had died. I told Bubba and I told him that I had a pair of jumper cables in my car and I would run out. So I ran out and we tried to jump it, but it was to far gone. So Troy asked me if I would run him out to his house so he could get the battery out of his Dodge. I told him that was not a problem. So I ran Troy out to his house and he got the battery and then we headed on back to Badorf Road. Troy had me go in the back way and when we hit Badorf Road which is a straight stretch, I floored it and had my car up to 85 MPH before I had to slow down as we were coming up on Robby. They switched the battery's around and the car started back up. I then headed back to the fire house. I then touched up the tires on the Utility and then pulled it out and touched up the paint under the wheel wells. Gary then came home and went up to the fire house to talk. Lonny and Troy pulled in and then Lyle showed up also. We all sat around talking and then I backed the Utility in and headed on home. I just finished eating and am getting ready to head back up to the fire house to head over to Shade Mountain tonight.