Quick! Call 911!

Today the City of Portland Fire Chief came to our office. He blew in with an entourage of four fabulous looking firefighters.....wow! They look reeaallly good!

So, apparently The Department of Homeland Security has tons of bucks to disperse in the form of grants to the nation's Police and Fire Departments. Weather stations, especially vehicle mounted or portable (which we specialize in) are high on the "wish lists" for these grants. Only problem with a grant is that you are required to spend the money in an allotted amount of time or the gov'mint takes it back.....so today Portland Fire and Rescue is here to hurry and spend money. Never mind the fact that we've been trying to finalize this order for nearly a year, running into bureaucratic nightmares at every turn....now they want their weather stations immediately...like we have them sitting on the shelf, or somethin'. And they want us to install them. We don't install. And they keep changing their minds about the exact configurations they want for their HazMat vehicles, their Command Vehicles, their Fire Apparatus Vehicles, and the Chief's pretty red Expedition...vehicle. But frankly, I don't mind, cuz Man, them fireboys do look handsome in their uniforms...the longer it takes them to decide on the "logistics and specifications" (apparenly that's firefighter lingo) the longer they stay here, and the longer I can eyeball them through the conference room window.
The cutest one of all (did I really use the word "cute")even asked me for some sugar...........well, technically he asked if I would mind if he ate a piece of Kandy Korn from my festive litte jack o'lantern candy dish.........but I think we both know what he really meant...(eh?....eh????? wink, wink)!

All I can say is, Good thing we have our fire extinguishers displayed in prominent places.......