Merry Christmas Eve!

Today, I got my first firestation tour! Seppo and I had just finished grocery shopping for tonight’s dinner with Seppo’s parents and on the way back, we stopped off at the firestation to pick up some sandbags. (I’m sure Seppo has or will blog about the need for sandbags.) While we were there, they gave us a little tour. It was so cool! The station near Telegraph and MacArthur is fairly new and very cosy. The firefighter who was showing us around assured us that the big tv and leather recliners were not provided by the city and that the firefighters themselves had chipped in to buy them. He said that some people get annoyed if they think that the city bought nice things for them. My attitude is that I don’t jump into fires in order to save people’s lives, so even if the city DID pay for it, I wouldn’t be annoyed. It’s sad that they were in a situation where they felt like they had to explain it to people so that they could avoid potential misgivings.