I took an EVOC (Emergency Vehicle Operator Course ) the weekend of 20,21 and 22 of November. It was a tough 3 days. All day Saturday was driving thru and backing up thru the course which was setup to NFPA standards. I had to finish the course in 3 different emergency vehicles. I drove 2 fire engine pumper/tankers and a heavy rescue truck which was a 5 speed transmission. The chief officially made me legal to drive the departments trucks on this past Monday night. I had driving training hours with him also, so after demonstrating my pump operation skills he is satisfied and confident that I can do the job. It is an awsome responsibility and not to be taken lightly. I was on the Deltona Fire Department some years ago for several years and I guess it gets in your blood. I have to re-certify all my skills because NC has different standards and it has been a long time since Deltona. I do CPR for the Medical responder in December and then in in February onto medical courses which will run into the spring. It will keep me busy. OK, I forgot to say it is me, Cliff that is the EVOC driver.
Some days are full of doing tasks and chores that Cliff did for me. The floor wasn't that dirty but he enjoyed saying. "Guess I need to pull out the vacuum. I'm tripping over debris." I thanked him. Whenever I was in the kitchen trying out new recipes, making cookies or the double batch tapioca pudding for him, he was there beside (getting in my way sometimes) washing the utensils, pots/pans, cutting boards, drying them and putting everything back in their proper places only to have me take some things back out and reuse again. "I just washed that" he would state. He learned to ask if I were through with things before he cleaned up after me. I thanked him. He emptied the dishwasher when it was finished in such an orderly manner (getting in my way sometimes because I was also in the kitchen working but he wanted to be there with me). I thanked him. Every morning he made my bed reminding me of the order that the pillows needed to be placed. John&
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great job with the evoc training. tremendously rewarding, isn't it? i miss it terribly. maybe someday i'll go back, too. enjoy!!!
Cliff