Dan Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 1334535355[/url]' post='2437600']How did you end up doing this? I began working for the NYC Dept. of Health just a few months prior. On the12th, I had volunteered to help man the City's missing persons hotline. By that night, I was asked to be the Health Department's representative at the on site Incident Command Center. As things happen, one thing leads to another and for the next several months, I was on site helping coordinate all of the City's Health and Safety operations for the rescue and recovery workers. I did many things there that I'm proud of and worked with some of the best people I've known. It was a hell of a deal all the way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Great job Dan, SD thanks for serving, all of y'all, quite proud of everyone here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Great job Dan, SD thanks for serving, all of y'all, quite proud of everyone here! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Bills fan Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) All good stories, guys. Well done. I'm personally most proud of moving the family to the other side of the world to begin a new life in paradise. It was by far the hardest thing I've ever done. Quit a good solid job... Sold the house... Sold the cars... Sold everything we owned... Said goodbye to all of our loved ones and everything we knew. Packed up our 5 and 2 year olds and set off into the unknown with just a suitcase each. Now, seven years later, I couldn't imagine having not done it. Go Bills! Edited April 16, 2012 by Kiwi Bills fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Eating Taco Bell and making it all the way home before I crapped my pants......hey at least I didnt do it in the car... Now THAT is impressive. I take you actually did crap your pants once you got home, just to prove you could? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) I built two FM radio stations from scratch, from finding the channel, filing the app and acting as general contractor in the actual construction. I petitioned the FCC to create two FM channels, in Binghamton, NY and Sutter Creek, CA, just to see if I could do it. PTR Edited April 16, 2012 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 Killing time reading this, some good stuff thought worth bumping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I founded a Fraternity at UB. When i left we had 30 full time members after only 1 semester. Since then they have doubled in size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I had sex with a woman once. She was big, but I loved her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 I founded a Fraternity at UB. When i left we had 30 full time members after only 1 semester. Since then they have doubled in size. Somehow that calls for a fat joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 1. Vietnam...getting the distinguished flying cross 2. Ukraine on a Fulbright during a revolution and a Russian winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 In the 30+ years my alma mater high school has had a varsity water polo program, only one guy scored more goals than me (and he and I graduated together). During that time, we won the state championship--the first team state championship in my high school's then 48 year history. In the eleven years since, there have been several team championships, but we were and will always be the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I began working for the NYC Dept. of Health just a few months prior. On the12th, I had volunteered to help man the City's missing persons hotline. By that night, I was asked to be the Health Department's representative at the on site Incident Command Center. As things happen, one thing leads to another and for the next several months, I was on site helping coordinate all of the City's Health and Safety operations for the rescue and recovery workers. I did many things there that I'm proud of and worked with some of the best people I've known. It was a hell of a deal all the way around. Wow ! Good job. Have you had any respiratory issues from being so close to ground zero? I built two FM radio stations from scratch, from finding the channel, filing the app and acting as general contractor in the actual construction. I petitioned the FCC to create two FM channels, in Binghamton, NY and Sutter Creek, CA, just to see if I could do it. PTR What content did you broadcast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smears Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) Wow sounds like I need to get a life. I learned how to play guitar and bass really well. One of my full time hobbies. ummmmmm I watched the whole North and South saga? Start to finish. It sucked. Great job Dan, SD thanks for serving, all of y'all, quite proud of everyone here! +1 +2 screwed up the quote sorry Edited July 5, 2012 by Smears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 1341518419[/url]' post='2498392']Wow ! Good job. Have you had any respiratory issues from being so close to ground zero? Thanks. No, I haven't had any health issues related to my time at ground zero (as far as I know). I have rather strong opinions about this topic. And, for the most part, I keep quiet because it was a difficult time and place for many of the firefighters and other rescue workers to be. However, my first duty was to get 500 respirators on site before morning. Don't ask how I did that... because I still don't know how I pulled that miracle off. But, respiratory concerns were stressed and addressed from day one both on and around the pile. Certain individuals made personal decisions, for a variety of factors, and today have health problems. Others made different choices and do not. I'll pretty well leave it at that, so as to not disparage anyone that was involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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