9 June 2006
A heavenly day?
I had a lovely, long overdue, lay in today, getting up at 9am . The weather was glorious, clear blue skies, lots of sunshine and temps of mid to high 20’s.
What better way to spend it than sitting watching hunky firemen? I had been invited to go along to a local fire station to see the ‘passing out’ parade of some kids who had spent a week taking part in a ‘Life’ course run by the London Fire Brigade. These kids get to learn how to roll out the hoses, put out ‘fires’ (not real ones), rescue people from burning buildings and car accidents, climb ladders safely, how to put casualties into the recovery position and to check they’re breathing ok. They also get to wear the full fireman’s kit all week, and learn how to use the breathing apparatus and even get to ride in a fire engine. It’s not all fun & games for these kids though, they have to follow strict rules & regulations otherwise they’re off the course. Out of the 17 kids that started this week, only 12 made it to the end of the week, and those 12 looked so proud of their achievement when they were presented with a portfolio containing all their achievements of the week and a lovely framed photo of the whole group dressed in full fireman kit, and the firemen who trained them, posing in front of a fire engine. After that we were given a lovely lunch, provided by the Fire Brigade.
The beauty of this is… I have another day like it to look forward to, as my youngest son is being referred to take part in the course, so I’ll get to see him at his passing out parade 