I watched the newest video this morning with my sister; she was crying by the end. Of course that made me cry as well. It's pretty profound stuff that these guys are doing out there. Like she said, "those guys are just really good people". Ditto.
On a lighter note, she also wanted to know why Jim had a goatee. No joke, as tears are streaming down her cheeks, that's the question she asks. A valid inquiry, as I'm not so sure myself. He mentioned something about a mustache growing contest, but since half the guys already have mustaches, I think Jim may be the only one participating in the contest. I'll keep you updated.
Mike did a great job of recapping the day yesterday, Jim said that they were escorted into the city by Clovis FD and then welcomed into FS 1 for dinner. And the fact that Karen would open up her house to these guys without knowing them is a real testament to the the bonds of brother and sisterhood in the fire service. Sounds like they got a good nights rest and are already into the GREAT state of TEXAS this morning, and if I'm able to read Scott's GPS tracking correctly, they're at mile 50 right....now.
I think we owe the video guys (Matt, driver/director/GPS impaired, and Derek, tailgate-hanger/camera wielder/generally sunburned) a substantial shout out, but I'm going to save that for its own post. Don't touch that dial...
Driving "THE RIDE" for 911 - Written solely by the drivers and passengers of the motorhome. 3300 miles at 12 mph over six weeks in a 34 foot motorhome.
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