Today (D-Day) we brought our ladder truck out to repair an 80 foot tall flag pole for the Masons. The wire that runs inside the pole and to which the flag is attached had gotten caught and they were unable to put their flag up. They had no way of getting up to the top of the pole without renting a crane. So, in the interest of good will and PR, we went out with our reserve ladder truck which has a 105' aerial ladder to see if we could fix it.
It was a steep angle but we were able to reach the top easily and the firefighter went up to free the wire. He had quite a view from up there.
He was able to unhook the wire and send it back down without a hitch. We stuck around to help raise the flag which was huge (20' x 30') and get a tour of the place before returning to quarters.
Not exactly a cat in a tree but...
ReplyDeleteIt was actually cool because we got a tour of the Masonic home and chambers while we were there. They have a lot of interesting historical things, architecture, and artwork there. The place is eerily spotless. I mean everywhere. I had only been in the convalescent part before.
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