RJ’s Blog

RescueHumor Version 4.0 has Launched!

Rescue humor

Today for the fourth time I have re-launched the web site www.rescuehumor.com. Some of you have been with me from the early days. Many of you likely only found this page sometime recently. No matter how long you have been around thanks for the support. RescueHumor 4.0 has me joining the First Arriving Network. What does that mean? It just ...

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I got called a cracker!

Cracker

This afternoon I was walking out of the gym when I saw two young men over by a car talking in a very animated way. Both were dressed like some of our local wannabe gang-members. To get to my car I had to walk right past them. As such I could not help but to catch the conversation.

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Accountability for the unpredictable

Last week I lived through something that I never figured I would see. A server storm that produced six (6), tornados. Yes you saw that right SIX TORNADOS. Now here is the funny things, we never set off any of the tornados sires. Why… well it was not till after the storm we found out a tornado, let alone six, ...

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I hate the Police

Hate the police

How often do you hear “I hate the police?” Open any newspaper and you are bound to find something negative about the police. Heck even some articles that are positive about the police, will have some negative dig on the cops. Granted no one comes into this profession looking for fame and admiration from the adoring public. But I did not become a police ...

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Police Interview Tips (part 1)

Police interview

Today I spent the day on an interview panel talking to police recruit after police recruit about why they want to be a police officer. I did police interviews a few weeks ago also. Next week I will have a day of doing police interviews also. All I have to say is my head hurts, just thinking about next week ...

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Pierce turns 100

This past weekend Pierce Manufacturing, the makers of some of the best Fire Engines and other Fire apparatus on Earth celebrated their 100th birthday.  Pierce shares their home with me in the Fox Valley area of Wisconsin.

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Facebook hates Cops

Facebook Ban

Recently my friends over on LEWTFM posted a news story to their FB Page. This news story got reported by someone and earned the page admin a banning. Oh wait, no it earned multiple of the page admins a banning. So for 30 days most of the staff of this FB page is blocked from being on Facebook.

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