Washing the Engine

I went to bed Tuesday night and got up Wednesday morning and after getting dressed and grabbing my stuff I left the house and headed up to Lykens to go to work. I stopped and picked up a paper and then went to the station. Once there I parked and then took everything inside and put it where it needed to go and clocked in. I then did a quick rig check and filled out the proper forms while I ate breakfast. Jim Hoffman then came in as they were once again working on Truck 22 still. Jim (FH) then needed to go get breakfast and take care of a personal matter. We went to Burger King and he got something to eat and then he took care of his personal matter and then we went to the Eville station. Once there I checked supplies and restocked and/or put away supplies that had come in. The Eville crew then took a call and then we finally headed back up to Lykens. We took 6-3 with us to make it the second due truck. Jim had to stop and put fuel in 6-5 and then we got back to the station. They had moved the Engine over into our bay's so they guys from Sutphen could back the one service truck into the Engine bay. We then backed in front of his truck with 6-5 and I left 6-3 parked in the parking lot and let it run for a little bit before turning it off. Also before I put 6-5 away, I ran Jim over to Don's so he could get something to eat for lunch. I then ate lunch while I started to compare some prices with a new company we are looking to create an account with. The tones then went off for chest pains in Williams Township. I ran Jim up there and then headed back to the station and then finished up my supplies list and emailed it to the guy. 24 then dropped Jim off and then the Sutphen guys were done around 18:00 hours and then we played musical trucks and moved everything around. Kuntz then came in and then around 20:30 hours the tones went off for a CVA in Rush Township, and we were ALS and Tower City was the BLS. Kuntz ended up getting canceled and on the way back I called Ciao's and placed an order and then picked it up and went back to the station and ate while I watched TV. I had just sat down when the tones went off for chest pains at the Tower Mini Mart and Loyalton. Tim called because he thought that Kuntz went with Tower City, and I said that we were back and he asked who was going to take it and they finally ended up taking it. I then went to bed around 01:00 hours after having fallen asleep on the couch. The tones then went off around 01:54 hours for abdominal pains in Lykens Borough. I got up and got everything back on my belt and got my boots on and then we got in 6-5 and off we went. We got there and got the guy loaded and took him down to Harrisburg Hospital. After we got what we needed, we headed on back. Once back at the station I did my chart and then laid back down in bed around 05:00 hours I believe it was. I then got up at 07:58 hours when Jim came in. I got up and got the stuff back on my belt and got my boots on and then got my stuff together and then clocked out and left and headed to Swab's. I stopped there for a little bit and when I left Bubba pulled in with the Utility. He had run 10 cylinders over to Phiffer's to have them hyrdo tested. I talked to him for a little bit and then headed on home. Once at home I changed into pj's and went back to bed to get some more sleep. I woke ip this morning at 11:30 hours. I ate lunch and read the paper and then changed into old street clothes and headed up to the fire house. Once there I saw that we had water and I washed the Engine. I then got the last 6 cylinders ready to go and then Bubba came back from Swab's with the Utility. We were getting ready to wash the Utility when Phiffer's called and said the 10 cylinders were done. So we loaded the 6 cylinders up in the Utility and took them over and dropped them off and picked up the 10 and then ran into Station 29 and got them filled and then headed back to the station. Once back at the station I backed the Utility in and Bubba backed the Engine in and then we put the cylinders away. I then headed on home. Once at home I ate dinner and then changed shirts and headed into Halifax and got my hair cut. I then stopped at Giant and picked up two bags of chips and then took my car through the car wash at Shell and then headed on home. Once at home I took a shower and am soon going to bed as I am tired.