new $750,000 Meredith fire truck

Yosemite Sam · 11-27-2009, 11:38 AM

OK FLL, you have got to give the governmental officials in Laconia credit for figuring out how to use their brand new Fire Truck.
Below is what the Laconia Daily Sun said about their ingenuity:

"In recent years, it has been impossible to string the lights much more than two-thirds of the way up the tree. That problem was solved by the Laconia Fire Department’s new ladder truck. With its 100-foot vertical and 93-foot horizontal reaches, it was possible to string the festive white lights from the very top of the 85-foot ever-green. Quite incidentally, the exact height of the tree was determined using the GPS device in the bucket of Ladder 1."

BroadHopper · 11-27-2009, 01:24 PM

This is a pretty expensive 'cherry picker' to be hanging lights! I had to pay PSNH to hang the Christmas lights on the neighborhood tree!

Kamper · 11-27-2009, 04:29 PM

Awsome! Value added.

NoBozo · 11-27-2009, 07:32 PM

On the job training. Every time they use the truck they will become more proficient. AND...in this case..they get something done which is constructive. Better to learn when not under pressure.

NB

Seeker · 11-27-2009, 07:56 PM

Don't tell FLL they plugged the extension cord into his house.

Yosemite Sam · 11-27-2009, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoBozo

On the job training. Every time they use the truck they will become more proficient. AND...in this case..they get something done which is constructive. Better to learn when not under pressure.

NB

Exactly, then when a bulb goes out at the top of the tree the new $750,000 fire truck will be ready go to the rescue. Not every town in NH can say they are able to change Christmas tree bulbs 100 ft high from the ground.
You really gotta love Yankee ingenuity.

11-27-2009, 11:38 AM	#1
Yosemite Sam Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 395 Thanks: 81 Thanked 95 Times in 56 Posts	OK FLL, you have got to give the governmental officials in Laconia credit for figuring out how to use their brand new Fire Truck. Below is what the Laconia Daily Sun said about their ingenuity: "In recent years, it has been impossible to string the lights much more than two-thirds of the way up the tree. That problem was solved by the Laconia Fire Department’s new ladder truck. With its 100-foot vertical and 93-foot horizontal reaches, it was possible to string the festive white lights from the very top of the 85-foot ever-green. Quite incidentally, the exact height of the tree was determined using the GPS device in the bucket of Ladder 1." Attached Images

11-27-2009, 01:24 PM	#2
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,576 Thanks: 3,215 Thanked 1,103 Times in 794 Posts	If you ask me. This is a pretty expensive 'cherry picker' to be hanging lights! I had to pay PSNH to hang the Christmas lights on the neighborhood tree! __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

11-27-2009, 04:29 PM	#3
Kamper Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Thornton's Ferry Posts: 1,306 Thanks: 67 Thanked 171 Times in 127 Posts	Awsome! Value added.

11-27-2009, 07:32 PM	#4
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	On the job training. Every time they use the truck they will become more proficient. AND...in this case..they get something done which is constructive. Better to learn when not under pressure. NB

11-27-2009, 07:56 PM	#5
Seeker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Effingham Posts: 408 Thanks: 37 Thanked 19 Times in 15 Posts	Don't tell FLL they plugged the extension cord into his house.