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by Dusty
Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:11 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Think we should convert?
Replies: 20
Views: 2359

yeah gas there is cheep. but afganstan, iraq, iran, that whole dirtbowl, no one makes a car! the import any hunk of junk they can now the good ol USA has amont the many hundreds of custom car makers, we have Ford, Chevy and Dogde/chrysler/plymouth, we grew up reading car rags, driving dad's truck, a...
by Dusty
Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:33 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Fun with a radar gun.
Replies: 29
Views: 3167

incorrect Blue-Firefighters, non cheif staus Green-EMT (ambulance company members) non cheif status Red Emergencey vheicles, Fire apparatus, Ambulances, Police, Cheifs' POV. white-secondary warning for abouve colors. Amber-genral warning/caution lights. the police have started using blue in the rear...
by Dusty
Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:10 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: new toy
Replies: 17
Views: 2539

you anint kiddin! we had a 2 car MVA unknow personal Injury, we treat unknows same as life threating, in my F-150 i respond to the station with ights and siren, n prob, everyone moves. itake the Rescue, with the lights and siren plus the FRDREAL Q and the jack off's in town wont move an inch! i have...
by Dusty
Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:32 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: new toy
Replies: 17
Views: 2539

right now its not required, as of a new law in 2008, we will be required to run them, a new bill also adddress the issue of red and blue lights. forever we have been running blue for FF, red for PD, ambluances, and fire trucks. the police want blue, and have us run red which is fine by me, but eithe...
by Dusty
Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:02 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: new toy
Replies: 17
Views: 2539

new toy

got a new toy for my truck, a Code 3 siren and 2 100W speakers! nice for $100 from the former cheif! works realy good too.
by Dusty
Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:55 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Teens equal to adults?
Replies: 48
Views: 4121

i dont think teen drivers would be bad if they got their collective heads out of their ASS! i grew up driving, and im good at it, but i was driving a Firetruck at 17 running Code 3 to calls, with the cheif's blessing! give a 17 y/o a 1981 Mack pumper with a 10 speed and see how good he can do
by Dusty
Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:44 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Smokers Unite
Replies: 35
Views: 4344

i used to smoke a pack and a half of camels a day when i worked for the highway, when i went back to the farm i started chewing redman and skoal again, i use a can every other day. i can chew at my reguler factory job, and i dont get flack from anyone about it becuase they dont see it they dont smel...
by Dusty
Thu May 24, 2007 10:09 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Another Day, Another Idiot Driver (Misc Thread for Stories)
Replies: 3506
Views: 321048

she was transported ALS to the hosipital and as far as i know is doing fine.
by Dusty
Thu May 24, 2007 6:48 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Another Day, Another Idiot Driver (Misc Thread for Stories)
Replies: 3506
Views: 321048

it made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside...
by Dusty
Wed May 23, 2007 10:54 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Another Day, Another Idiot Driver (Misc Thread for Stories)
Replies: 3506
Views: 321048

try this one: 3:30 in the afternoon last week, tones drop for full arrest on a 15 year old girl with history of seziurs...i hit the Streethawk, the dash strobe and the hide a way strobe lights, truck is well lit up, im about 5 min. from the station heading throuh the last few miles of the next town ...
by Dusty
Wed May 23, 2007 10:04 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Any people want to be in Law Enforcement?
Replies: 46
Views: 4932

well, ive been in the fire service for going on six years now, im a fully cirtified EMT-B and interior SCBA firefighter. i also am a voulenteer, i do all this for FREE!!!! i would like to get in to the the forest fire service, not DEC, i dont give a crap if some guy didnt tag his deer properly or so...
by Dusty
Wed May 23, 2007 7:04 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: First Ticket
Replies: 24
Views: 2552

no tickets yet for speeding....for running "excessive lighting" i've gotten for running the grill guard mounted halagon off road and the takedown lights on my lightbar...a bag of turnout gear and a blue light have kept me out of almost all except that one and it was like 20 bucks so i didn...
by Dusty
Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:02 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Speeding = Automatically reckless driving?
Replies: 26
Views: 3462

as a Firefighter, i do speed, however i keep it to the conditions, in my personal truck, i will go 75-80 on rt. 23 (flat and straight) if its a bad fire or MVA, i will have ALL waring lights and siren if its bad eought im going that fast. when driving the Engine, i keep it around 50-55 or slower. fi...
by Dusty
Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:44 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Brand Loyalty.
Replies: 47
Views: 4962

Sorry, havin a kinda bad day here, FORD and JOHN DEERE, two of the best, i can say that becuase i have owned and beat the hell out of Ford, Dodges and Chevy's, they aer all good, but i loke the fords best, they just seem to hold up longer. i kida got carried away earlier. i had a 95 dodge 2500 4x4, ...
by Dusty
Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:16 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Brand Loyalty.
Replies: 47
Views: 4962

ok this statement is not going to win me friends, this is how i feel; Im a Country boy, im a farmer, i work in a garage as a part time mechanic and Highway worker, im a Voulenteer Fireman and a REDNECK i chew Skoal, drink beer, whiskey and swear. i drive a old ford truck while working, and a "n...