Daniel Meyer
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Author. Adventurer. Electrician.
The State of confusion.
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Working on the Old Vic Monday...got a call. A good friend of mine was in trouble and I had the tools to help out. Seems some high winds the night before blew my friend around a bit...and while not injured, my friend was hung up and nobody could get close enough to help. Bonus...got to drive my bucket truck on the sidewalk too! It's not every day I get to wrangle a 18,000 pound truck on the sidewalks through the center of the city square. Weeeeee! Left-handed Fargle-snorkers DO occasionally come in handy. The right tools make the job ever SO much easier... Note the official VRCC Inzane shirt...(expecting my residual checks from VRCC staff any day now  ) Some wiring for holiday lights had come loose, and the Flag had wrapped pretty good in the ends of it, and then somehow managed to flip the entire set up and snag on a guy wire. Must have been some serious winds. It was VERY stuck. The city couldn't lower the flag and nobody (not even the fire department) had a tall enough ladder to safely reach it.  Another bonus...all you electrician types know...treat all electrical wiring as live. Fortunately my card says, "Author, Adventurer, Electrician". You can see here just how wrapped it was... Annnd...we're Free!  Took longer to untangle it than it did to set up the truck, but in the end, no harm done. Nobody died, and "...the Flag was still there." The snag on the guy was a single puncture in a folded edge seam so there is no damage...the weave closed right back up. I tied the errant electrical wiring back up out of the way. |
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laserpat
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Let the wind carry your troubles away!
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« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2010, 08:04:56 PM » |
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A new superhero FLAGMAN!!!
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« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2010, 09:18:04 PM » |
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THANKS!
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Charlie McCready
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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2010, 09:57:39 PM » |
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You're a good man, Daniel Meyer.........thanks !!!!
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rmrc51
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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2010, 04:27:53 AM » |
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Now this was a great post!!! Fantastic job and Thank You!  |
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NCGhostrider
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A bad map and a long ride in Northern New Mexico!
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« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2010, 04:52:04 AM » |
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Good job!!! Aren't small towns great!! Left handed fargle snorkers are handy things at times!!
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SlowRoad
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Heart of a Legend with a whole lot of Soul
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« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2010, 06:36:29 AM » |
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Good job!! |
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Disco
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« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2010, 07:00:58 AM » |
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Good for you, Daniel! |
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ChromeDome
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60 miles West of Chicago!
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« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2010, 07:19:43 AM » |
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Way to go Daniel! |
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Dragonryder2
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« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2010, 07:21:31 AM » |
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Hey Daniel;
So glad to see you could help out a friend in need as you did me at one time.
You are my hero, thank you.
Take care and see you down the road someday.
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« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2010, 07:29:42 AM » |
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Everyone needs a lift truck........ Zots
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Just ride it!
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2010, 07:33:58 AM » |
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Hey great job. BTW, I got this pesky squirrel up an oak tree here in NoVA.... I don't suppose you drive up here and snag him for me would you?  Never mind... I'll shoot him like all the others. |
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Rams
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So many colors to choose from yet so few stand out
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« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2010, 07:43:32 AM » |
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Thanks for rescuing our flag. The timing is ironic. It seems a large majority of Americans voted to rescue that same flag on Tuesday. Thanks again. blackrams
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Learning the majority of life's lessons the hard way.
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2010, 07:47:11 AM » |
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Good job... Nice Confederate Soldier monument, too -Mike |
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RainMaker
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« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2010, 07:50:37 AM » |
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Well done, Daniel.
You know, of course, the next time a fire breaks out in a tall structure that you and the fargle-snorkle will be handed a garden hose and sent up to do battle.....
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« Reply #15 on: November 03, 2010, 08:26:46 AM » |
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Good deal Daniel. As mentioned before, small towns are great. The people don't wring their hands, they just get the job done.
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R J
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« Reply #16 on: November 03, 2010, 08:46:03 AM » |
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Good deal Daniel. As mentioned before, small towns are great. The people don't wring their hands, they just get the job done.
Never were truer words spoken. Also, thanks Daniel. |
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Daniel Meyer
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Author. Adventurer. Electrician.
The State of confusion.
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« Reply #17 on: November 03, 2010, 11:27:37 AM » |
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Everyone needs a lift truck........ Zots THAT'S my thinking! I might have messed up when I mentioned that the pole could use a good sanding and coat of paint...forgetting I'm probably the only guy in town that can reach it....  |
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« Reply #18 on: November 03, 2010, 01:43:25 PM » |
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One of the best posts I've read here in a while. Thanks for the rescue and the post |
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« Reply #19 on: November 03, 2010, 03:04:04 PM » |
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GreenLantern57
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Hail to the king baby!
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« Reply #20 on: November 03, 2010, 06:34:34 PM » |
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Ain't life grand when you can use a cool toy and serve as a friend-indeed. Thanks for helping an old friend.
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Daniel Meyer
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The State of confusion.
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« Reply #21 on: November 04, 2010, 08:09:23 AM » |
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I have spoken with the senior staff and have been give the go ahead to waive your dues for 2011...[/i]
WooHoooo! Free VRCC dues! One life's pleasures! Ain't life grand when you can use a cool toy and serve as a friend-indeed...
Friends, family, and cool toys pretty much describe my entire philosophy. |
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