This is one of those days where I definitely am not starting off with “a spring in my step.” Far from it…..I’m content to just sit back and chill out for a while. Sometimes that just plain feels good, doesn’t it? Ok, it always feels good. I’ll still get things done, but it’ll be at a more casual pace than usual. We don’t want to enter the weekend at full-frenzy, do we?
I haven’t been studying it, but the weather is certainly the big item for emergency responders all around the northern hemisphere this week. The upper half of the U. S. is being assaulted by a wave of winter storms that keep passing by. While an 18-inch snowfall is just another day for them, these weather systems are bringing unusually frigid temperatures with them. And these record cold air systems are reaching all the way down to Texas and Florida. Some truly record cold temps. in Texas. Over in Europe, snow is making the news. Some places in England are literally buried today (and canceling some of the horse racing!) and most of western Europe is facing the same cold/snow combo. that we are here. And I’m sure you saw our “fun” story the other day of the beer in China freezing as it’s being poured out of the bottle (HERE).
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An update came in overnight from contest headquarters for the Best Fire/EMS Blog of the Year contest. They refined the vote-counting program to operate more efficiently and the new mechanism (or whatever it is that runs these things) now permits you to vote as frequently as every six hours. So if any of you want to engage in some ballot-box-stuffing, you can pick up the pace a little bit.
Even if you only plan on voting once, go ahead and get it done now instead of putting it off. CLICK HERE to get the online ballot and take the few seconds required to make your selection and send it in. Then later, be sure to take some time to view any of the blogs that you’re not familiar with. You will probably find some new joy in there.
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If you haven’t had enough Tiger Woods news yet, here’s a fresh snippet for you. The police-side dispatch tapes of his most famous drive were released yesterday. The condensed recording only runs for 4 minutes and is police only, no EMS. But you might want to take a listen anyway. It’s at the 15-second mark where the “vehicle vs. pole” call gets dispatched. CLICK HERE to listen to the tape. There’s a lot of demand on that server, so be patient while it downloads. This is the first and the last Tiger Woods news that you’re getting from me.
Tiger poses with his most recent trophy
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We’ll have a separate posting for the updates from the Consumer Electronics Show later on. For now, we have to get this equipment checked out. I’ll drag myself back to the kitchen and make sure there’s plenty of coffee started. See you in the day room.
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