On Sat, 02 Jun 2001 16:52:29 -0400, Glenn McCorkle wrote: > On Fri, 01 Jun 2001 19:48:53 +0000, Seek Hey - King of Padua wrote: >> 5 days of school left over here.. YAHOOOOO!!! >> :o))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) >> ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) <snip joyousness> >> ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))... etc. etc. > Ahh yes... "School's out for summer"!!! > Believe it or not. Some day you *will* speak these words. > "I wish I was back in school again". > Oh, to be 14 again instead of 41. ;-) Yes, school is out. Yesterday [Saturday] was "graduation party night" for much of the area. That meant that the FD contacted my son at work and asked him to be "on call" with his PowerWagon 4x4 and EMT training. He didn't want to, hoping to get to bed at a decent hour for once, but they reminded him that "graduation party night" was much worse than "prom night" when it came to stupidity on the part of teens which equates to accidents and potential highway deaths. The FD was serious enough about the potential for a mass cas that they set up a secondary site outside of town, in the "middle" of the coverage district. Before my son went to join them at the site, I was given directions on how to get there should they need me. He got home about 0300, and I remained awake and on-call until 0600 or so. We, or should I say the kids, got lucky this year. Only one accident, no one seriously injured, no one dead. But all of them are facing jail time, and they may have to work the next ten years to pay off their debts, since they decided to hijack the limo their parents had rented for them for the night ... and limos don't handle being rolled into gullies worth a damn -- being the original "chop jobs" of the automotive world. I'll wager the driver will also be doing some fast talking, because there should have been no way they managed to get him out of the vehicle while the keys were still in it. I keep wondering why kids who should just be "starting life" seem to want to end it before it begins. l.d. -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
