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August 01 2013 10:32PM
It's still the summertime doldrums here at the Nation. With little news expected in the next few weeks before things heat up prior to the season starting articles involve projections, speculation, rumours and British people bombing down hills after a wheel of cheese.
And today we present an article on the new trash button and what it means to society. If you want an article about EV/60 or something else substantiative keep on truckin soldier. If you want to know why we created a trash button that will probably lead to fist fights in the comments section for all eternity read on.
This is an article about the business of the Nation and nothing more. You have been warned.
Back in 2011 the Nation Network signed a landmark advertising partnership with Post Media and OilersNation.com. Under the terms of this agreement the Edmonton Journal sold OilersNation advertising inventory along with it's own EJ inventory to companies all over Northern Alberta and beyond. They are far and away the industry leaders of monetizing news sites so it made perfect sense to try and make something work.
It was a negotiation that dwarfed the Treaty of Versailles in it's complexity, term of negotiation and number of soldiers in attendance. But we got a deal done and it worked pretty darn well.
Until the lockout.
The 2013 lockout was an absolute bitch for any business involved with Professional Hockey to any degree. Bars and restaurants lost money. People who sold hockey apparel lost their shirts* both literally and figuritively. Media folks tasked with covering the NHL sat about twiddling their thumbs and cursing their luck.
And here at the Nation we took it right in the beans. Not so much in terms of traffic - somehow that remained miraculously steady. But more in terms of trying to build our revenues which in turn allows us to continue to lead the league in bloggers under payroll.
We can't count the number of times we heard potential advertisers say "I really like what you guys have to offer here but I want nothing to do with the NHL at all during the lockout. Frankly they can go (words deleted to protect the children.)"
And so we struggled along. We did a wage rollback across the board but didn't let any writers go. We scrambled and sold off organs to fund the burn until the season came back and then we waited for our advertising partnership to start ramping up again.
In our subsequent chats with the EJ they made the very rational observation. "The local market for hockey related advertising is still in the doldrums. We will continue to do our best to move units for you guys but it is going to take some time for things to recover."
"Time for things to recover?" That's all very well and good for a publicly traded media congolomerate with private planes, private executive washrooms and DVDs of Howard Stern's "Private Parts" on every table in the building. But for the Nation Network - a double dog dare turned into a blog turned into a beer - we have no such luxuries.
And so we took the massive gamble of ending our advertising partnership with Post Media back on June 1. That is kind of like quitting your job in Green energy investments to do hockey blogging and other internet jiggery and throwing your entire future down the toilet.**
We rolled the dice and undertook the very risky play to sell our own advertising in house and set about looking for a sales executive. In the meantime your ol' pal Wanye and Co set about selling advertising ourselves and hitting the mean streets of Edmonton advertising proposals in hand.
What makes us think we can do a better job than a building full of sales professionals at Post Media? Passion we suppose. Passion and determination and a lack of brains. While we combed the internets, retained head hunters and offered everyone wearing a suit within 100 miles an interview we were able to land 5 new advertisers and kickstart growth again.
We are very grateful to these advertisers for their support.
You may have noticed that we now have a "negative props" or a trash button on the site now allowing everyone to give the big ol thumbs down to any comment they see fit. This was something we long held off on doing for fear that it will turn into a 24/7 flame war with everyone trashing everyone and calling for permanent bans on the biggest offenders.
Yet "branding a trash button" remained on our list of things we could do to run cool advertising campaigns for advertisers. So one day we sat down and made a list of commercial waste disposal companies we could approach with the idea and got to steppin.
And amazingly the first company we approached thought it was a great idea. The guys over at Construction Waste Disposal saw the value of the concept straight away. "As a company that operates commercial trash bins there are few opportunities to brand ourselves in a memorable way to Albertans. The idea of a trash button - people trashing something and seeing the CWD logo afterwards - is a hilarious idea and reinforces the connection between our company and trash. It's our business and we take it very seriously. Will this campaign result in more awareness for our company and more revenue down the road? Only time will tell. We are thrilled to give it a shot."
The 2013-14 NHL season approaches and it is a make it or break it time for the Nation Network. Coming off a lost season that saw more money lost than Blockbuster Video in its final years we are fully in control of our own destiny. We have finally found the Sales Executive to take us to the next level and he starts on Tuesday. NationHQ is ramping up on the back end with Kent Wilson, Thom Drance and Jon Willis leading the way and getting our content ready to be the top of the pops in the coming season.
We have some deals on the table to add some amazing writers to the other sites and some opportunties in radio and podcasting are back on the table. We are finalizing a deal to buy a website and nearly double our traffic overall. And who knows you may even hear your ol' pal Wanye chitty chatting away in our squeaky pre-pubescent voice in the near future.
Anything and everything will get a good look in our quest to make the Nation into a powerhouse business. This means 100 writers under contract, 100 million pageviews a year and $200k to Edmonton charities annually. Rather than allowing things to recover naturally we are going all in and publicly stating our goals on a website that now gives people the ability to trash what we are saying and will remember our words for all eternity.
We can't overstate how much appreciate everyone reading our sites, buying our gear and paying 1% attention to our ads.
We here at the Nation Network are ready to go.
**See Gretz, Wanye circa 2009.
It looks like trash/prop were also opened to all readers, not just registered users. Last week, getting 10 props would be lots, but now it's pretty common.
August 02 2013, 09:22AM
@Joy S. Lee
Not sure if you caught it, but that was mostly all sarcasm. I've never taken a business class in my life and I'm the furthest thing from a marketing genius. That's why I said "aka struggling science student", ya big idiot. Also I don't work for ON so I can insult you suckers all I want., They arent MY "clients". It was an attempt at a sarcastic joke following probably my only half decent marketing idea I've ever had. But it's cool, you can insult my intelligence for insulting another person's intelligence all you want. TRASH EVERYTHING!!!
August 02 2013, 11:14AM
I wish the props and trash buttons were a little bigger. They don't quite jump off the page and straight into my retinas enough as it is.
Solid addition though. Props.
First of all, thanks for having one of the best blogs in Edmonton, and all the work that you do. But honestly, I can't say I'm a fan of the negative props button. Before it was implemented, I thought it would be a good idea, but after seeing the results, with about 95% of comments receiving more 'trash' than 'props', I personally think it could do more harm than good to the website.
I completely respect and understand the choice, and doing it for revenue and advertising opportunities is a good reason, but from another perspective, it could really affect how readers view the website.
While the idea of negative props is a good one, people who automatically trash a comment seems to already be becoming a problem. I'm not sure if it's because they do it for their own amusement, because their own comment got trashed, or simply because they think any opinion except their own is garbage, but the fact of the matter is, it is consistently happening. I don't know if it will change in the days and weeks to come, but early signs show the odds are against it.
For me, the main problem is that people comment to get their opinion out there, and naturally want to get a positive reaction. However, seeing people trash everything may make people hesitant about putting their opinion out there, or saying something controversial. It discourages intelligent debate and discussion, which for me is one of the main reasons I visit the site on a regular basis.
Now, I know I'm just one reader, with one opinion, and if I'm in the vast minority, I know this single opinion won't change anything. I completely understand wanting to do what you think is best for the website. But I just wanted to share my opinion, that the 'trash' option makes me less likely to visit the site and comment.
I agree with you. Previously, I would have just prop'd you but now it seems rather pointless. I thought I'd reply instead. It always took a good comment to get someone to prop you and that was a good thing. Now, people are just clicking prop/trash because Oiler Fan. Maybe the novelty will wear off soon and the props and trashes will become more reflective of the actual comment. I hope so.
@Kent Wilson
Cool thanks for the info. I wasn't really trying to come across as complaining about the site. I respect and am grateful to those of you who run it. The Nation sites are definitely an antidote to some of the other Hockey sites out there that usually descend into name calling (and hair pulling).
Maybe you could find a stage props company to sponsor the props button?
Or a propellor-making company?
Real estate company? (i.e. PROPertieS?)
First job of new Sales Guru I hope is replacing stinky Lexus background with a more suitable Canadian brand.In a seriousness though, Glad this is growing for everyone involved!
Oh. I thought it was to show DSF that, contrary to his beliefs, no one agrees with a word he has to say...
Up-votes and Down-votes?! Why not make them Orange and Blue, then this will be even more like reddit.
August 02 2013, 10:29AM
I had to trash every comment here to get it out of my system!
I love Steve Tambellini, Sheldon Souray, Chris Pronger AND DSF!!!!!!
The most interesting article I have read in these dog days of summer absent of real hockey news. You go, guys.
August 02 2013, 11:59AM
Im thinking Dennis Garbagekoff should be the next Captain of the great and storied Edmonton Oilers. Thank you, and try the fish
August 04 2013, 08:42PM
I have no issue sharing all the his stuff on my Facebook page.
Happy to help spread the good word!
August 05 2013, 04:42AM
Sorry, but I had to trash everyone's post as an inauguration for such a feature.
I wonder if I could trash my own post...
one of the best sites in hockey. Here's hoping your new sales leader makes it happen;
This place should be a magnate for advertisers. Its all about selling and marketing.
Suggestion... selling strip advertising along/with some of your funny /sexy pix you attach to your write ups.
August 03 2013, 08:41PM
Need to get to work on the steaming pile of crap option- complete with porta-potty service logo!
August 04 2013, 02:22AM
Speaking as a reader of only FN, I can honestly say the blog is carried by one or maybe two guys. Didn't fire anyone during the lockout? That's the equivalent of not using a compliance buyout because "its not the way to do business" or some other such fiddle-faddle.
I like what I read, even and especially because I think it's wrong most of the time. The blinkered "advanced stats" stuff is fun to read and the aforementioned writers can hold a tune worth listening to in a "live music tonight" sense.
Kudos for going it alone. This is AB, after all: land of the milk and honey of career opportunity. Go drill that Oil! heheheh
August 14 2013, 07:50PM
I was telling a friend, my father used to put a belt, a stick, a wrench, and a video of the last Bomber game on the kitchen table and say, "Choose". My friend replied his dad hit him with a wrench, and my friend forced a smile. I did an about take and glared at him for a few seconds, then continued: "I used to go with the Bomber game, cuz **** him, that's why!!". My friend started to whimper and cried. He was lost in his own world. That piece of trash ruined my joke.


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This is the original design for the composition of Lambert's large canvas The charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba (cat.79), which was commissioned by the Australian government as part of the official war art scheme. He began devising this composition in London in 1918 after he first returned from Palestine, and continued to work on it in 1920, when he began the canvas.
It is about half the size of the finished painting and is squared-up to facilitate its enlargement and transfer onto the canvas. Lambert made changes in the completed painting: he altered the direction of a rearing horse in the lower right, he enlarged the scale of the soldier in the centre of the composition, and replaced a horse held by a horseman on the left with a group of Turks in trenches.
His approach was the slow, studied process of the studio tradition. Lambert made the drawing entirely in pencil, rubbed in places with the finger to create a sense of tone. He was only required to submit the final painting to the Australian War Memorial, and so he retained the drawing until his death.
Although Lambert believed in 'drawing for its own sake' he did make a number of drawings such as this one which were composition studies for paintings, as well as studies for the individual figures that he included in his large-scale paintings.

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Trion Worlds announced on Wednesday that development for the upcoming MMORTS, End of Nations, would be continued in-house and that Petroglyph's work on the game had concluded. Today, Petroglyph released its official statement about the change.
Here is the statement in its entirety:
"Petroglyph Games Inc., an innovative studio that has created and launched multiple successful games over the years, has concluded its work as developer on End of Nations™ for publisher Trion Worlds. As a result, Petroglyph has reduced its workforce by 19 employees.The team at Petroglyph is very excited about End of Nations, a title which earned more than 50 nominations and awards while in development, and looks forward to its upcoming release.
Additionally, Petroglyph recently moved into a larger facility in Las Vegas to house its current headcount of over 90 employees. Development work continues on multiple projects across different genres and platforms, both internally and externally funded, with releases planned through 2014."
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I think they have figured out that there's not much real interest in this genre... finally o_0
fyi to dev teams, if you cannot keep testers testing for free, do you really think your project has a shot at even mediocre success?
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Originally posted by thecapitaine
Seems likely that Trion wasn't happy with where End of Nations was so close to launch and decided to salvage what they could. I'm not sure what that means for the game, though. Is Trion going to dedicate the staff to finish the game or does it go into a cupboard never to be seen again?
Its quite clear that Trion is planning to go through with it and launch the game eventually. Its more than likely that it was stuck in development hell in Petroglyph.
Originally posted by VendettaDFA
Sounds like Trion wanted to recoup investment on the game. Petroglyph was still tweeking, and in the end the beancounters prevailed. Expect patches... hope for the best ... but expect patches.
IMO the game needs an overhaul not tweaking, if there is any studio that can save EoN it is Trion. I hope they fix it until the fans love the game, as that has been their motto in all these videos their devs always talk about how all their games must meet a very high standard, they don't want to be associated with sub-par products.
I hope that Trion delivers again, as I think the potential is there, but the current state of end of nations leaves a lot to be desired.
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Playing Path of Exile and deeply in love with it.
I found the game to be extrmely boring. Not sure what they can do to fix what they have, but I think it needs to be redone from scratch. I'm not sure what or where they were trying to go with the game but what I experienced was less than fun and was really bland.
Originally posted by DMKano
Yeah Petroglyph is a smal studio and they have other games in the works. So I think that Trion was unhappy at the pace of development progress so they took it in house where it can get some dedicated attention from a larger dev group.
Petroglyph might only house 90 employees but i am not so sure i would use the term small.Epic games only has 160 yet is a very big player in the gaming industry.
They are actually Westwood studios former employees,the creators of Command nConquer.Who better to design a RTS for Trion than the forefathers,makes sense to me.
Some guy on Gamasutra claims he offered to help them on this game,which he says is a spin off of the 2001 Nexon game Shattered galaxy.Funny thing is that game also received awards but failed [appartently] due to poor graphics.
There is so much specualtion as to why the 19 layoffs and making a statement to moving into a LARGER facility.it sounds too fishy,why go bigger while laying off?It sounds similar to CPP's move when they downsized,moving everyone closer was a better overall move.
All i know judging from what little Trion is telling us about the game,it sounds on the surface like a VERY simple design based on only two factions and only 3 choices per faction.SO why the problems?That part tells me this is just big business working as usual,trying to get maximum value for their buck.All Trion needed is a window to recoup money from the contract,any sign of contract failure and they jumped at it.Petro responds by laying off those that were working directly on that game.Speculation ,i know but laying off workers so close to Beta seems odd,what if Beta reveals tons of problems,then you have 19 new people trying to figure it out?
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
PG has failed to notice potential in good games.
Their MOBA attempt "Rise of Immortals" now called "Battle for Graxia" is probably the worst MOBA on the market and now they get rid of End of Nations which actually has potential and strikes in a format there's not many games of.
I'm glad Trion took over, maybe we'll see more RPG elements in the game now.


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It's one of my favorite 2 hobbies; I'm just not sure why I'm blogging about it. Last week I made a promise to discuss video games this week. So I guess I will. But first, here's a scenario for why an average non-video game player might want to continue reading. This is going to be a list of some of my favorite games out there, but it is not going to be in a "top ten" fashion. I'm going to give it in a sort of "places to start" manner, for someone who might be bored and looking to pick up another hobby. I'm just going to suggest a favorite hobby of mine. Here's how to break into the video game world.
Step 1. Do not go out and get a top-of-the-line current generation game console and the latest best-selling games. First, that's way expensive and a hobby you may or may not ultimately get into shouldn't cost you an arm and a leg. Second, just like in the movies, 90% of the top selling games out there are part of long standing game franchises. No one would suggest getting into Harry Potter by watching the 4th movie first, likewise to get into videogames it helps to understand the history. I'm not advocating eBay-ing yourself an 8-bit Nintendo system and starting off with the original "Mario Brothers" game. That's not a bad idea, but that's so far back that we can still cover "history" and still not have to go that far back. Plus the average smartphone can emulate the original NES and its contemporaries. I'm not (repeat) NOT advocating downloading a NES emulator and finding a site where you can download NES ROMS. Because that would be illegal. Even though it's free, easy, and something no one gets busted for because millions of people are doing it every day… I'm not advocating it. Even though it would be as easy as going to your phone's app store and searching for "NES Emulator" and "NES ROMs…" I'm not advocating it. Even though doing the same searches on a laptop or desktop computer will get you the emulator programs and the ability to play those games on your computer… I'm not advocating it.
That would be wrong.
But if you do start with NES (however you do it, I'm not askin') I'll say that the "Metal Gear," "Final Fantasy," "Legend of Zelda," and "Metroid" franchises all got their start on the NES. And while it's not necessary to start that far back, it is kind of good to know how all those franchises begin. And they are some of my favorites.
"Metal Gear," probably my favorite game franchise. Described as "tactical, strategy, action" the games in the MG series requires a fast thinking and resourceful player. The game provides action movie style action; and while it gives the player the option to use deadly weapons and lethal violence, it rewards players for finding a more peaceful solution via avoiding fights or using non-lethal methods. The story can get a little transparent and preachy sometimes, but I'll tolerate a strong anti-nuclear weapons message considering the game was made in Japan. It's understandable. Otherwise the story is as engaging as TV's 24, and twice as deep. I recommend starting with "Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes" on Nintendo's Gamecube. It's a better remake of the first in the "Metal Gear Solid" franchise and contains a synopsis of the story up to that point. Otherwise "Metal Gear Solid" is available on the Playstation and PC.
"Final Fantasy." Honestly, I don't really know if someone just getting into gaming will like RPG style games like any of the games in the "Final Fantasy" franchise. But there's no continuity between stories, so you can jump into the series anywhere. There's no need to start with the first one. My favorites are 8, 7, 3, then 10 in that order. If you can't get into any of those, then don't bother with the rest. They won't be your "thing" and there's nothing wrong with that. It's a matter of taste and there's no right or wrong. If you start with Sony's Playstation (PS1 or PS2) you can find most of these titles. Or go with a standalone game by the same company called "Chrono Cross." CC is one of my favorite games. A little easier than Final Fantasy to start, but every bit as rewarding.
"Legend of Zelda" and "Metroid." Nintendo exclusive franchises that don't really carry much continuity between episodes and are very generally well received games on any of the Nintendo platforms they are on. Some people consider "Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" one of the best and most important games ever made. It's hard to argue against that.
Of course if I were, I would argue for "Shadows of the Colossus." Released on the PS2 and recently getting a hi-def remake, SotC is one of the most heart-stoppingly beautiful games ever made. Amazing visuals and graphics, even on a console that is a more than a generation and a half behind cutting edge. And when you get and understand its story… just WOW. Deep and meaningful… and painfully sad. Before playing SotC I wouldn't have said it was possible to tell such an amazing story with as few words as they use. I was wrong. I'm going thru SotC again right now. And it will be a game I play every so often just to remind me why I love good video games.
And even if you don't want to buy a gaming console, well you are reading a blog. Chances are you have a computer and games on the PC have a rich history as well. It's easy to get some older really good or important games for the PC. Go to GOG.COM. That stands for Great Old Games, and you can buy and download classic PC games, tested and ready to go on today's higher speed machines. Check out the best sellers list on GOG. Some of my favorites on GOG… Fallout, Fallout 2, and Icewind Dale. Oh and a little game called Masters of Orion 2.
I mentioned some good ones, but have already thought of about a thousand more I could recommend. If you want a recommendation of a game or my opinion of a game (if you'll like it or if it is appropriate for kids) just leave a response for me here or send an email to email@example.com. And as always, have a nice day.


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Three days after a 752-foot oil tanker sideswiped a tower of the Bay Bridge under foggy conditions, the top Coast Guard official in the Bay Area on Thursday called for a reconsideration of rules that allow large ships to sail in fog near the Bay Bridge.
The request by Capt. Cynthia Stowe to the San Francisco Bay Harbor Safety Committee follows a report Wednesday in the Bay Area News Group that the Coast Guard and other officials in 2008 exempted the Bay Bridge from a list of nine risky areas where ship captains are told not to sail when visibility is less than half a mile.
The Coast Guard has said that there was a quarter-mile of visibility when the Overseas Reymar hit the bridge Monday.
"She expressed her concern in finding out what happened, but in the meantime, it is one of the things she wanted to start right away, because it's the prudent thing to do," said Dan Dewell, a Coast Guard spokesman.
The committee, a 23-member state body that helps write rules for shipping safety on the bay, told its navigation working group to take up the issue in two weeks and report back with preliminary recommendations at the full committee's next meeting Feb. 14 in San Francisco.
On Nov. 7, 2007, the 901-foot cargo ship Cosco Busan, headed from Oakland to South Korea, hit the Bay Bridge's "Delta Tower" -- adjacent to the tower hit Monday -- in dense morning fog.
That accident ripped a 211-foot-long gash in the ship's hull and dumped 53,000 gallons of bunker fuel into the bay. The spill tainted 69 miles of shoreline, and killed about 6,800 birds. The local bar pilot who was guiding the ship, John Cota, 64, of Petaluma, pleaded guilty in 2009 to federal water pollution charges and served 10 months in jail.
After the spill, in March 2008, the harbor safety committee drew up a list of nine "critical maneuvering areas," including the San Mateo Bridge, Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and Oakland Inner Harbor, where large ships could not sail in heavy fog. But they left out the Golden Gate and the Bay Bridge, over concerns that it would too severely limit commerce on the bay and might cause ships to back up outside the bay on foggy days.
"It's now been five years; we have had a second incident. I'm supportive of the idea of revisiting it and taking a fresh look at it," said Capt. Lynn Korwatch, chairwoman of the harbor safety committee.
One compromise may be to continue to allow ships to sail into the bay in heavy fog and park at areas known as "anchorage 8" and "anchorage 9" just south of the Bay Bridge where they often refuel, take on food for crews and prepare for further movements. But under that option, they would not be able to sail in heavy fog near the Bay Bridge if they were outbound, as the empty tanker Overseas Reymar was on Monday morning when it hit the bridge.
"It's a great step," said Deb Self, executive director of Baykeeper, an environmental group. "I've talked with a lot of people, from pilots to commercial captains to the Coast Guard, and everybody is very open to the idea of additional visibility restrictions around the Bay Bridge."
Meanwhile Thursday, investigators continued to comb the ship, interview its crew and check its instruments as it sat anchored off Treasure Island.
Rex Clack, the attorney representing the ship's pilot, Guy Kleess, 61, of San Francisco, issued a statement earlier this week suggesting the pilot wasn't to blame.
"There are many potential causes for investigators to study,'' he said, "such as mechanical failure aboard the Overseas Reymar, faulty navigational devices, unpredictable fog conditions, the actions of the ship's bridge crew, water currents and tides, and other possible sources."
On Tuesday, the Coast Guard sent out a notice to mariners that one of the three radar beacons on the Bay Bridge, known as "Racon B" was not working. The beacon, which is operated by Caltrans, alerts sailors to the position of the bridge.
"The fact that one of them is out should not cause irreparable damage in my opinion," said Korwatch, a former ship's captain who was general manager of marine operations at Matson Navigation. "There is enough redundancy on the ship, as well as other objects visible on the radar, that should one go out, that shouldn't be the only navigation tool."
According to Coast Guard records, a fog horn on the bridge also had not been working for months.
The Coast Guard's Dewell said that having the radar beacon or foghorn malfunction wouldn't leave sailors without any tools, however.
"Every aid is important but there are many different kinds of aids and other navigation tools that you need to use -- your radar on the ship itself, your GPS, your electronic charting system, your lookouts, your radio," he said. "You need to use all of those."
Paul Rogers covers resources and environmental issues. Contact him at 408-920-5045. Follow him at Twitter.com/PaulRogersSJMN.


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Memories of Christmas Eve
by Steve McIntosh
posted Dec 24 2013 1:28AM
My first memories of Christmas Eve center on the bed I shared with my brother in our airplane bungalow on Spruce Street in Wichita. There were three of us in that bedroom … trying to stay awake and maybe see Santa Claus, chattering excitedly. My oldest brother finally hollered from his room across the hall, "You'd better shut up and go to sleep or Santa will never come". We finally nodded off … but we were awake by 4:30, and patiently waited for mom and dad to rouse.
Flash ahead nearly 20 years when I was helping Santa with the first big gift for my young son. It was a bright red fire truck, the kind with pedals that Scott could operate on our driveway. I pulled the truck from the big box and discovered a couple of small parts missing. I nearly panicked! But my wife calmed me down and we got the thing put together.
Hope you're having a wonderful Christmas Eve.
Our thought for today is from
Victor Borges:
"Santa Claus had the right idea. Visit everyone once a year."
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By Phil Hennin/Submitted
Today, four of Dodge's Chicken Store employees responded to a fire they saw start in a car parked in front of the store in Tupelo. Without a thought for their personal safety, as flames poured from the front engine compartment of a 1984 Cadillac, these employees grabbed fire extinquishers and ran to put out the flames.
"I knew it wasn't an oil fire. Black smoke is oil. This was white smoke," said one employee who declined to be identified. "It took about two minutes for the fire department to arrive," he said. But the fire appeared to be out when firefighters arrived. White smoke changed to brown, billowing from the smoldering engine.
Once on the scene firefighters quickly doused the hot engine to ensure that the fire was dead.
Paramedics arrived and checked on the driver and passenger for injuries. The driver, Jeffrey, said his wife were checked by paramedics and checked out okay after a brief rest. Both declined a trip to the ER.
"We were concerned about the structure," said Captain Montgommery of Fire Station One in downtown Tupelo. When asked about the potential additional hazards of car fires at gas stations he said,"All fires are dangerous. No danger to the fuel pumps unless the car is closer. We were mainly worried about the structure catching fire. We respond to car fires occasionally." The car caught fire about 40 feet from the pumps.
The owner of the 1984 Cadillac said he had just had work done on the car, replacing hoses and wiring and some parts, including a fuel pump. He didn't know if the fire was related to recent work he had done. He has owned the vehicle for about a year.
Dodges was back in business a short while after the incident, due to quick responses from Dodge's employees and the Tupelo fire department.
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