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Friday, September 28, 2012
Fire Smart Community Barbeque
Attended, with my wife, today's Fire Smart Community Barbeque up at the Pass Powder Keg where we had the chance to meet and greet our new Fire Chief Steve Munshaw, along with his beautiful wife and two lovely children. As well, we got a chance to inspect Steve's new fire engine red pick-up truck and was quite impressed with the new logo. Apparently they had 50 to choice from and the one they chose I think is pretty sharp.
While my wife and I were finishing up our burgers Albert Headrick our veteran (6 months... we have so many new employees that he now refers to himself as a veteran when compared to the others :-)) Director of Protective and Community Services who up to today I had never met joined us for what turned out to be a long and fruitful discussion on pretty much everything pertaining to our municipality. I was quite impressed with Albert's knowledge, experience and forthrightness. His friendliness, openness, and directness impressed me as well. Seems like we got us a straight-shooter with this guy. I like that in a man!
Darrel Ferguson, Don Harvey and Dr. Amundson from the Blairmore Lion's were serving up the burgers doing an 'outstanding' job! :-) Although, sometimes these boys can be pouters and sourpusses and as such are not the greatest of conversationalists (as they chose to be this day), which gave me an opportunity to talk for a while with Kim Lutz our weed control gal. Turns out she could use more money for her department and in my opinion she should get it. After all, our municipality is inundated with weeds, and its only getting worse. As well, considering we are the gateway to the flat-lands, it's the neighbourly thing to do.
After briefly speaking with some of the boys from SRD where we picked up some souvenirs, including a couple of maple tree saplings we were on our way to my wife's favourite past-time... shopping for groceries. :-) They say never go shopping for groceries with an empty stomach because you land up buying more. Thanks to the Fire Smart BBQ we didn't have to worry about that. :-)
Oh, one final note. Again, advertising for this event was dismal (done two weeks ago in the papers but not in this weeks?) as the sparse turn out while we were there attested to. More people could have and should have been able to 'enjoy' this event, as we were fortunate enough to do.
Stay Fire Smart! Don't Get Burned!
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10 comments:
Yes, and maybe you should quit complaining about the hard workers of the Lions Club at the barbeque. Maybe they were busy, or perhaps they just don't like you! I think that is just a really mean thing to say.
Anon @11:06
First of all, I wouldn't call flipping burgers hard work; otherwise guys doing it would be thin as a rake. :-0
Secondly, what's not to like? :-) Besides if these guys didn't like me they would be forthright, direct and honest about it, like as in the way I described Albert Headrick is. Wouldn't they? Otherwise, they would be hypocrites. You’re not suggesting this are you?
Thirdly, friends poke fun at one another all the time. That's what friends do.
Fourthly, maybe the pouting this day was more of a team effort (being Lioner’s and all) because of what I had written here recently by way of a comment (first one by me in the comments section in the link below) on my blog with reference to Dr. Amundson's letter of support to council for in essence the cancellation of this year's TITV.
http://blog.johnprince.ca/2012/08/comedy-is-simply-funny-way-of-being.html
Finally, one shouldn't jump to conclusions not knowing the facts, because as it has been said “Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get them, get them right, or they will get you wrong.”
JP
Just for the record, the comment by Anon @11:06 was in fact posted on Dean Ward's blog on a post having nothing to do with the subject matter in this person's comment. Dean posted it anyways?
In any event, I personally put this person's comment on my blog here where it really belonged, and dealt with it.
JP
Hi John,
I see you had to deal with another meat-head hiding behind anonymous, to raise hell and feel good about having no mind.
About the Lion's Club. Some of them come from heaven, lots of them come from hell, hiding behind the one's from heaven. We have them here too. Some have 3 faces.
Fred Poirier
And this comming from someone that gave the impression that having a job driving a B tain was beneath him. I trust it is hard work. Also with a lot of responsibilty. I appreciate a person with a smile on their face at the end of the shift.
It could have just been a bad day. I am sure their hearts were in it or they would not have shown up. So why where you not on the other end of the spatula?
(this comment was meant to be published) :)
John I removed the comment because it was not relevant, did not look at it as closely as I should have.
Besides that I now have an intellect on my site leaving similar mindless comments. Instead of taking a position on something.
Dean Ward
When I was there the Lions seemed happy to have someone to serve a burger to.
The SRD guys seemed a bit grumpy - I overheard they had to drive back to Cochrane(?) that night with most of their colouring books and maple trees.
There is a reminder posted on Friday at 12:39 in the Facebook thingy at the bottom of the webpage.
Some good info though - did you get them talking about how your shrubs can torch your house?
Anon @ 8:00
Don't know where you got this "... having a job driving a B tain was beneath him" business? I've driven truck for a living and loved it but at this stage in my life (getting older) I'd prefer to be doing something else, for which I am more suited.
The Blairmore Lion's are an exclusive club who have never seen fit to invite me to join, for reasons I know not why, but probably having a lot to do with the former mayor. That is why I was not at the "other end of the spatula".
(this comment was meant to be published) :) ??
JP
Well Dean, I'm glad you're not a "shit-disturber" after all. Although, in my opinion, we don't have enough of them here. We could always use one more. :-)
An intellect, wow! We sure don't need more of them around here, now do we? :-) Probably a councillor. lol!
Have a good day, buddy!
JP
Anon @8:26
The Lion's do a good job. If it wasn't for them a lot of good that get's done in the community, wouldn't.
I didn't know that. That the guys from SRD were from Cochrane. Hope they weren't to disappointed with the poor turnout. Municipality really has to do a better job advertising. I think they have to go back to the papers and to timing their ads better.
No, I didn't get them talking about the shrubs but I did pickup a couple of those maple trees (hope they don't burn down :-) )
Take care!
JP
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