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Thanks. Yeah, ain't we all nice and tolerant?

Can anyone go to a sweat lodge? I got invited to a sweat once by and Indian fellow I played music with, but only after he found out I was a quarter Eskimo. He moved away before I could go but I think he was serious about taking me.

I think it takes an awfully practical person to have a dream like that. I am always getting eaten by a bear in my dreams.

Nice! Next time i'll tell the guys "dont worry 'bout it, i gotta guy!"

I hit the ground and then float over my dead body. Anyone know what that means?

Sorry about that! I should have said wild land firefighting. Bush fire, brush fire or forest fire as some call it. We do a lot of saw work in fire line construction, cutting down trees, clearing brush, bucking logs and such. Sometimes we will either flag an area with a snag or a widow maker...

Tree people seem to be a very safety conscious group as a whole. Still, we kill an awful lot of people with trees in the wild land world. They make us re-certify every two years but it is hard to get enough trigger time to stay proficient. I think for me it comes down to knowing my...

That was back in my wild and rowdy days before i joined the fire department. I do miss the beard( even though it was REALLY crappy) when it gets cold.

Thats what sucks about my job, you cant have a chew and put on an SCBA facemask, precisely when i need one!

Get enough sleep. I have read studies that find being awake for twenty four hours impairs the body and mind like a .1 blood alcohol content. Along with a morning safety briefing and review of the action plan, an after action review helps tie together the events of the day, what went wrong...