Monthly Archives: June 2008
Placerville Brew Fest Part 2
// –> // –> // –> I’m still waiting for the pictures of the beer fest to be emailed to me from my fellow beer fest attendees so they may not appear until later. I hope you will be patient. … Continue reading
Firefighter Part 8
// –> My only injury as a firefighter didn’t happen on the fire line. The scar on my arm which has woo’d countless babes (not really) didn’t come from from rescuing an invalid from a burning building or carrying a … Continue reading
Placerville Brew Fest Part 1
I attended my first beer festival Saturday. The event was titled the “Placerville Bell Tower Brew Fest”. It’s held annually on the main street that runs right through Gold Rush town of Placerville. The buildings in the historic town are … Continue reading
Firefighter Part 7
Most of my time as a firefighter was spent on wildfires. I worked for the Division of Forestry which in my second year became the Department of Forestry and which in more recent years has been branded as CalFire. They … Continue reading
Firefighter Part 6
After we ate we were given paper sleeping bags and assigned to an un-air conditioned fairground hall building to try to sleep in the middle of the day in the 100 degree plus weather. Everyone was laying around in their … Continue reading
Firefighter Part 5
The longest week of my firefighting career happened in my second fire season. It was July and it was hot. I had kitchen duty which means I had to cook the meal that Sunday. I did it up right, I … Continue reading