Firehouse Cookin'

A couple of the guys went to the store yesterday to buy stuff for dinner and they were having trouble deciding what to get.  They ran through a whole bunch of dinner combos and finally came up with this.  They just came up with the recipe while they were there in the store and to my knowledge this has never been made at the firehouse before.  I'm not 100% sure of all the ingredients, but I'll hit most of 'em.

Here goes;  Homemade mac & cheese with Velveeta queso blanco cheese on the bottom, a sloppy joe mix made with ground chicken for the middle layer, then a can of Pillsbury grands biscuits on top and then just for good measure, some shredded cheese on top of that.  Mama!!!

West Virginia Prairie

This is part of a reclaimed mountaintop removal coal mine near the Mount Olive Correctional Complex.  The photo is a 4 shot panorama.  Click on it for a better view.

Do You Feel Lucky?

Well do ya, punk?!  Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum.

A Rose...

...between two thorns.  ;-)

Painted Over

Wednesday Morning...

...on my way home from work.

Winston Salem Art

R J Reynolds Tobacco Company

When we were driving into Winston-Salem last week I noticed a building on the skyline that I thought looked like the Empire State Building.  Once we got to our hotel I went exploring around downtown and found out that the building was the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Building.  I did a little research online that evening and found out some cool stuff about it.  When the building was completed in 1929 it was the tallest building in the U.S. south of Baltimore, MD.  It was also the prototype for the Empire State Building that was built in 1931 in New York City.  Every year the staff of the Empire State Building sends a Father's Day card to the staff at the Reynolds Building to honor its role as predecessor to the Empire State Building.

Creepy Shadow

Icy Trees

Another photo from the ice storm in Winston Salem this weekend.  I like going to new places because I always come home with a fresh supply of photos for my blog.

Winston Salem Ice Storm

Ice coats the trees that line the streets of downtown Winston Salem.

Winston Salem

This is the first time we've been to Winston Salem, NC.  I didn't realize it was as close to us as it is.  It only took us 3 hours to get here.  I had a nice long walk around downtown after we got here.

Shawnee Park Sunset

Saint Albans Fire Department

We had a couple of extra guys on shift yesterday because of the big snow we got Sunday night and Monday.   From left to right is Luke, Matt, me, Mike, John, Eric and Rex. Mike was getting off shift from the day before and hung around to help is shovel the pad off.  Also, this is my first post from an iPhone.


Photo by Jeff Davidson

Turbulence and Peace