OBJ
Supreme Mariner
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- Dec 27, 2002
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Wheather: 4-6" new WET snow..still coming down.<br />Temp: 23*....wind chill below 0*.<br />Time: 0531.<br /><br />Bedside beeper: Station 56 respond to a down power line county road 17.<br /><br />Kick the boy outta bed...wifes already getting dressed....stumble around find shoes....maybe put on pants first...yeah...good....heavy shirt....good to go out the door.<br /><br />In the station...door up start truck..Jerry got there first....good...Jerry running around like a nut hollaring let's go let's go!...get on the truck Jerry. The boy drives...wife left at the station to run radio....good to go...out the door...time: 0537.<br /><br />Boy asks...lights and siren? No...just lights. Roads are bad...no need to scare everyone just for a power line. Jerry hollaring again...put the siren on! Put the siren on!....no Jerry. Put the siren on! You have lights on!.....Shut up Jerry or I'll rip your lungs out....thank you, that's better.<br /><br />Up the hollar we go...roads a little slick...boy is doing fine. Find the line....just a house service pulled away from the house...still intact....time: 0541.<br />Jerry again...running toward the line...JERRY! STOP! Do you know what that is Jerry? You don't? Then why are you running at it if coming from a power pole? You don't know? Great.....set up traffic control....lay down some flares until it gets light. Jerry???? Jerry???? Pay attention Jerry.<br /><br />OK...put the call in to J-Com..need Ohio Power. Directing traffic around line...danger minim.....Jerry! What the freak you doing????? I said direct traffic around the line not stop it!!!<br /><br />OK...wait for the power guys....<br /><br />Jerry!! watch the traffic! <br /><br />Some people think when you see flares you speed up....why is that?? And when the road is snow and ice covered to boot!<br /><br />Cold...snowing....wind....trade off for warmth. Getting light...traffic slowed down....waiting...waiting....waiting....<br /><br />0845 or so....power guys get here. Pack up and go home....feet are cold. Where's Jerry? In the house???!!! Why???? Calling home? Make note to kill Jerry when return to station....No Jerry you can't drive....get in the jump seat......Hot coffee at station!! Good wife....good wife. Let's go home now. Got to open the shop in 30 minutes. Boy can shovel the walks....<br /><br />Least I got to see the sunrise.....sorta.... 
