This past week, Tom and I flew to South Carolina for 3 days to visit with his mom and stepdad. Back in January they moved from Maryland to an assisted living facility in So. Carolina (close to Tom's sister) so we were overdue for a visit. During the visit we enjoyed time together and one evening we got a firehouse tour by 2 handsome firemen. Story/Pics in today's blog!
VISITING THE PARENTS! - Since we only took care of the packing and moving aspect of Tom's folks in Maryland and his sister managed the arrival and settling in So. Carolina, we had not seen the place they moved into down south. We flew American Airlines (we had a credit to use), and had to change planes since there's no direct flight to Greenville. So, instead of a 90 minute direct flight it was 6 hours in airports and 2 flights (we realized it takes 7 hours to drive there).
We enjoyed a couple of meals together, sat and joined them watching Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune (neither of which we've seen in years) and enjoyed the family time. They decided to move to another facility- (a much better, newer one), so we toured that with them. - Although the place they are in is okay, it's not kept up (they didn't sweep out the elevator, and when I used the stairs, one of the door handles actually FELL OFF in my hand!). Glad they are moving! Yes, we found the Dunkin' Donuts, and I also found a comic book store, so the visit was complete. :) FIREHOUSE FUN - One evening Tom and I decided to walk around the area of the assisted living facility and found a relatively new firehouse (and you know how I like firemen). So, we walked into the station and got a tour from two handsome, muscular firemen, Jake and Troy. They explained about the firetruck and rescue vehicle, and told us that the station is only manned by 3 firefighters at a time (due to budget constraints).
About 10 minutes into the tour, the alarm sounded, so tall Jake and the shorter, musclebound Troy (baseball cap) were joined by another fireman and we quickly left the building!
(Photo: L to R; Jake, Troy, Tom, Rob)
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