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It's the Adapter Cone as seen here:
http://www.astronautix.com/craft/orionlas.htm
I am spending long hours on the Thermal Protection System.
More later. 
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| One of those calls.Last Friday, the 13th, I had just gotten home. It was maybe 8pm. I fed the cats and I fired up the lawnmower to hit the yard some. I made two passes. Just then the tones went off. "Golf cart into a creek." My keys were in the car as they usually are overnight. I left the house wide open and my camera behind. As fast as I drove I missed the Rescue Engine leaving the station. So I followed in my car. When we got there the patients - a mother and young son - were out of the water and in another golf cart. I was assigned to help the son along with an EMT. Both patients seemed fine but we are better safe than sorry. The father/husband was there too. The kid was howling which I understand. Even his father could not make a dent. Hell if I was 4 years old I would find all that scary too.
I don't know but I'm sure they are fine. Mother, on the cot, Son, on a backboard, and father all rode in the ambulance together. What a tender moment.
Before you ask: no, I don't know how she drove off a bridge into the creek.
A couple of pics:
Maybe it didn't land in that position. Not sure.
The President of the Fire Dept is not happy. Maybe that is not the best term. He is lost. In general terms, he is new. And he has no mentor. The previous Prez left him holding the bag. And I've not been there to help him like I should. He seemed to be doing fine but now the wheels are coming off. We talked for 3 hours last Saturday night. He basically said he will ride out his term but all but begged for me to replace him. For readers who don't know, I was President before. My plan was to distance myself from the fire dept. Focus on Search & Rescue and not general fireman stuff. That is where I am most comfortable.
I've not been there to help him but I am now. At the meeting on the 18th I intentionally sat at his right hand side. I made my presence clear not as just (lol) Treasurer but as a leader.
Yet, I'm faced with this choice. It's several months off. A lot can change in that time. Really, who of us grows when we are comfortable? Is that an excuse? Maybe. But I trust my own judgement. For me, I grow when I'm pushed in ways that I'm not always prepared for. Am I alone?
Or am I rolling over and being a leader when someone else won't? We are a small, small group. People just don't want to volunteer. I am not big on mentioning God here. Yet I believe in letting go of control of my own life at times. I accept I don't know it all and thus I make poor decisions at times. But ever forward. The past is done.
Work is good but very intense. We work on things now that depend on lots of factors out of our control. Notice a theme in my life? I am not going out on a limb saying you and I are a lot alike. Only if we had control! lol
I'm guessing this is a dynamic that parents face everyday. Maybe the hardest part of being a parent?
But yeah, work is going good. Not like before. It was a long battle to get back. Back to what I love. Patience goes a long ways. 2 years is a long time. More God work?
btw, hey God? I need a lover that won't drive me crazy. So help if you agree. Otherwise I'll keep hunting. I trust ya.
*dances a jig*
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| Power.My power came back on Friday evening. Just as the sun was setting.
I can't say I was unhappy. It's good to have electric. Getting hot here. AC is nice.
Yet, I do try and find value in all things. It's nice to be tested.
With no tv, internet, or such that I usually have when I get home, I turned to reading books in the light of the lamps. Of course I paid bills too. For myself and the fire dept.
Ke'Hleyr joined me on the table as I read.
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Lifetime
Yes, once again we are using a fire hose and not a rope. I'm 3rd from the end.
With the exception of the fire truck rides (my highest priority), I was tending bar for about 6 hours. I loved it. Pic of me. I'm a dork and did not work my hair after a fire truck ride. Thus the wind blown look.
