dadbo46

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  1. http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=poughkeepsiejournal&sParam=36645745.story
  2. I believe that he"s talking about Ossining and Briarcliff.
  3. Doesn't the Secret Service have a AAA card ?
  4. Hurricane season starts June 1. Be prepared. NOAA hurricane outlook indicates an above-normal Atlantic season The Atlantic basin is expected to see an above-normal hurricane season this year, according to the seasonal outlook issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center – a division of the National Weather Service. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2011/20110519_atlantichurricaneoutlook.html
  5. Bee-Line bus service to Ridge Hill starts on May 31st.
  6. Will they EVER be finished in Scarsdale. It's been 2 years i think.
  7. This is typical Paul Feiner being,......well......Paul Feiner. Put this on your "things to do" list right after the consolidation of the fire departments serving the non-incorporated areas of Greenburgh.
  8. Zep. http://www.superkleendirect.com/zep031102erasegraffitiremover.aspx
  9. With all due respect to the good intentions of the Regional EMS Council, a 3 three minute response time for volunteer agencies is just not reasonable.
  10. Bentonville, Ark......home of Wal-Mart corporate headquarters. Hhhhhmmmmm !
  11. 9 p.m. in NY. Missed the pilot so will DVR this. Have been watching the recent episodes and find it a pretty good series.
  12. WOW !! Old CD-3. George Kusterer, John Hill, Brother Magnotta and I put the inside of that together.
  13. From the 2/26/11 NY Times: The New Police Siren: You’ll Feel It Coming By ARIEL KAMINER Joe Bader tried setting the two tones of his invention four notes apart on the musical scale, but the result sounded like music, not a siren. Same thing when he played around with a five-note interval. But when he set the two tones apart by two octaves and gave the siren a test run outside the Florida Highway Patrol headquarters in Tallahassee, the effect was so attention-grabbing that people came streaming out of the building to see what the strange sound, with its unfamiliar vibrations, could possibly be. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/nyregion/27critic.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha29
  14. Two cadets from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point who had gotten lost and disoriented on a training mission were rescued from Storm King Mountain in Orange County by a New York City police helicopter unit that braved darkness, high winds and sub-zero temperatures to bring them down. http://www.lohud.com/article/20110220/NEWS01/102200383/NYPD-rescues-two-West-Point-cadets
  15. Ouch. Front and rear bumpers on transit buses are designed to take significant hits.
  16. This appears to be an excellent, well thought out and designed rig, I especially like the front mounted pump. It is so easy to use. And, the layout for equipment appears to take advantage of every inch of space. Well done to the truck committee.
  17. While I'm not sure if he was our best (Washington and Lincoln come to mind), "The Great Communicator" was, without doubt, one of our best.
  18. I agree. "Ex" sounds like you died.
  19. Too many shooting incidents involving officers lately. The world has gone mad !
  20. From yesterday's NY Times: Fire Dept. Revamps Approach to Emergencies on the City’s Waterways, or Nearby By AL BAKER http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/15/nyregion/15fire.html?ref=nyregion&pagewant
  21. .....and I was sleeping in a hose bed at 4 & 2 !