December 20, 2011

Early Xmas!

Well, sort of...

Remember Lt. Dan from Forest Gump talking about taking care of your feet when he first met Gump and Bubba?  Well, I have taken that philosophy to the firehouse.  Last week I ordered my first set of leather boots.  Firefighting boots that is.  And yesterday, after getting home from Luke's, I got to see what all the noise about leather boots really was.  They actually fit like a shoe.  Firm and supportive.  Nothing like the rubber boots that I've been wearing for years.  I was quite surprised at how well they fit and thought "Why didn't I get these sooner?"  Back at 31's today with only one run in the books.  Just like any other new item that I purchase, I want to keep them looking good for a while.  Yet, I do know that they need to be broken in.

Along with the boots, I ordered the 87 Rescue Tool by Channellock.  There has just been too many times where I've needed a wrench for something where this tool would have come in handy.  Now, that's just one less thing I'll have to worry about.  Just a few early gifts to myself before the holidays.

Byrge

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