fires, bagpipes, and kilts

**Kiltedfirepiper** · 31st July 07, 07:34 PM

ok I'm sorry for the quality of the pics, my wife took the camera with her to Illinois so all I had was my phone.....

ok first up!!!

this was on the strip in Vegas.... dont remember which hotel/casino it was though..

here is the 15K gallon tender... and again it is the SMALL one.

crew shot.....I'm in the middle

on the fire line at request of the Division Supervisor

and thats not fire....its a dust devil...they grow em BIG up there!!

well thats all the good ones ...hope you liked em!!

Scott

**McMurdo** · 31st July 07, 07:37 PM

Cool shots so does this mean you are back safe and sound? How was it? Thanks for posting the photos.

**Archangel** · 31st July 07, 07:44 PM

Heck of a Bodhran drum in the second last picture.

**Kiltedfirepiper** · 1st August 07, 02:00 AM

Originally Posted by Archangel

Heck of a Bodhran drum in the second last picture.

lol yeah I thought of that too!! those are microwave towers we were staging under......I thought about standing in front of one of the TX/RX towers so I wouldnt have to get snipped!!

back safe and sound .....hoping to get back out again REAL soon.....everything went good, and I got my taskbook signed off so now I can work on getting my Engine boss( read Captain) task book started....then I'll be taking the engine out myself, with my own crew! ( crossing fingers)

**Richland** · 1st August 07, 05:42 AM

Those are some great shots scott,. It sounds as though it has been a bussy summer for folks in your line of work "Thanks for what you do."

The 15 K tender, is it designed for cross country travel to resupply other engines or does it fight independantly?

**Cawdorian** · 1st August 07, 05:51 AM

KFP,

That 15K tender is one awesome water truck, we have several around the company, but none like that one.

Great photos!

**Macman** · 1st August 07, 10:41 AM

Thanks for the pics, kfp. It's great to see you with a set of pipes again. How long have you had the new ones?

**pdcorlis** · 1st August 07, 10:51 AM

Great photos and its good to know you're safe and sound. I would sooooooooo love to drive that 15k tender around town!

**GMan** · 1st August 07, 01:40 PM

Awesome shots!

Thanks

**Kiltedfirepiper** · 1st August 07, 03:40 PM

actually the tender was on loan from a gold mine near by...they were doing a favor for one of the ranchers they buy water rights from for the mine. they also brought 3 24' blade graders to make "dozer lines".... they laid down a 72' wide dozer line around the ranchers property!

they kinda need to keep the rancher happy LOL if they want water for gold mining...

the pipes you see are the same ones...I had some "spare parts" that I was able to use to make them playable...still working on getting the replacement parts....but I can still play em!

KFP