Time to clean up!

I'm getting paid overtime to jam to Pyscho by Puddle of Mudd while I follow/escort a large trash truck with a claw. The city contracted to have all the debris and fences removed. Some citizens seem to be upset about this so we are having to escort the trash trucks so they can do their job. Then there are the other residents who must be relaxing today because they are videotaping the trucks. That's retirement for you.

My A/C is still out. The a/c company that came out I have been very happy with. It's for the warranty company that my realtor got for me when we bought the house. However he said the warranty company is calling it storm damage and does not want to cover it. I called a friend who gave me some inside A/C information and I called the warrant company back. They are sending out a second opinion guy. I'm sure he will see differently.

WOW. I'm watching this trash truck. The skills this guy has are amazing. He's swinging this claw around like it was his own hand and grabbing piles the size of a Chevy Tahoe. Which by the way is the next car I would like. It will be a while, but still.


That's all for now. I'm happy for Dane, he's only 2 months from finishing the academy. Lynne is being awesome, she is the best wife ever and a great trooper with the A/C being out.

James


Oh and Melissa is cool too.... lol :P She kept my wife company all through their trip "around" houston.

Last day of Operation Ike

Today is the last day. After this shift all days off are back and we resume normal schedule. Few signs of Ike are still lingering. There is a large amount of trees that must be cleaned up from the storm. Most of everyone I know has power back. I have power back but the A/C is out. Isn't that wonderful.

LYNNE IS HOME! Alright... I just rolled up on a stalled vehicle. Have a good day.

Tuesday

It's my day off. I'm at work and very happy about that. I started getting a headache today. I think I need more water. The power is coming back on to parts of the city. Hopefully we will have power soon.

Last night I slept at Dane's Apartment. It was great. I had electricity and warm water.

So now, being fully destressed, I am enjoying a work day. As of right now I am parked at the Super K at 290 and Village Dr. We are providing unofficial crowd control. My parents came and cleaned up the house for me. I really appreciated that. Tonight I have to clean out the fridge and lysol it. I need some charcol too. I think the Moore's have some I can use.

James

ps... power came on at my house

Breakfast

Easting breakfast at 8. THen going home to sleep till 2pm. Long night, but little actual break-ins.

night shift

rollin two deep with virgil. lots of thefts.

US 290 Mainlanes

Fwd: Fw: Safe

Not sure why.... the blog is not updating by my phone. I may not be able to update as often as I would like. US 290 is a parking lot right now. I don't understand but millions of people are leaving town.

 

James

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From: <jamessingleton@tmo.blackberry.net>
Date: Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 2:35 PM
Subject: Fw: Safe
To: James Singleton <singleton.james@gmail.com>



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From: jamessingleton@tmo.blackberry.net

Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:24:43
To: James Singleton<cyfairfirefighter.jame@blogpost.com>
Subject: Safe


House is still safe. No water. Lots of flooding last night.
Car is low on fuel. (Not a problem) I have a secret source to get 5000 gallons of gasoline if needed.
No looting on my street. Starting to be a problem in the city. Several large disturbances last night.

James
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Fwd: Fw: At home

-----Original Message-----
From: jamessingleton@tmo.blackberry.net

Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:55:07
To: James Singleton<cyfairfirefighter.jame@blogpost.com>
Subject: At home


I'm at home. All the power is out in harris county. Only EOC's and sewage plants have water. No generator at my house. Attempting sleep in 80+ house. All guns are loaded. Too many people walking the streets. No curfew here. There should be.
Gasoline is at least 5.00/gal. If you can find it.

I am just fine. A chance to wash clothes would be good. I'm about to take a cold shower. Water pressure is still high so I'm going to assume the water is okay to shower in. I mean I got soap, that should kill everything right? :)

Really glad Lynne went to San Antonio. I have only been home for a few minutes. Speaking of, I love you. Tomorrow I will take pictures of the house for you. One fence fell, but we all knew that would happen.

Ok, time for bed. Bye all.


Where is dane?????
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Current Assignment

I have been here since 2pm, and expect to leave around midnight.

Again, my house is fine. Power will hopefully come on soon. I've been told that if it doesn't come on in 24 hours then it will take 2 weeks.

There isn't any real major damage in Jersey Village except Motel 6. The next biggest thing is this:

This is my patrol vehicle parked blocking a 3 lane feeder road to the freeway. You can see the 5 power poles down in the two right lanes.


This is another pole along the same line that is damaged. See how it snapped in the middle but it is still standing?

Back to sitting. Maybe I'll take pictures of other minor things later.
James

time for food

We're at the fire station eating lunch. The past post were attempted last night and it seems they never made it through. I'll have more later hopefully.

James

Fwd: Fw: IMG00050.jpg

-----Original Message-----
From: jamessingleton@tmo.blackberry.net

Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:18:11
To: James Singleton<cyfairfirefighter.jame@blogpost.com>
Subject: IMG00050.jpg


This is a HCSO unit
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Fwd: Fw: IMG00049.jpg

-----Original Message-----
From: jamessingleton@tmo.blackberry.net

Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:40:47
To: James Singleton<cyfairfirefighter.jame@blogpost.com>
Subject: IMG00049.jpg


Motel 6 lost its roof in the middle of the night. 55 evacuated. Bad picture but the walkway to the rooms also failed.
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Fwd: Fw: Motel 6

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From: jamessingleton@tmo.blackberry.net

Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:27:30
To: James Singleton<cyfairfirefighter.jame@blogpost.com>
Subject: Motel 6


Roof torn off, partial collapse.  55 evacuees.

Heavy wind.
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Fwd: Fw: VID 00009

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From: jamessingleton@tmo.blackberry.net

Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:11:25
To: James Singleton<cyfairfirefighter.jame@blogpost.com>; Lynne Singleton<lynne.singleton@gmail.com>
Subject: VID 00009


Hmmm..... I don't think you can see or hear much but its worth a shot
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Fwd: Fw: Rain

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Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:45:35
To: James Singleton<cyfairfirefighter.jame@blogpost.com>
Subject: Rain


It has started raining hard. I had a suspicious vehicle drive down the street a minute ago. That problem was handled.

The rain is getting really hard and severe wind. HCSO is still working.  My dad is on a fire truck and he is still working. They sent us all home at 9pm and let night shift handle any calls. We are supposed to go to work as soon as the wind dies down.
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Fwd: Fw: Wind

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From: jamessingleton@tmo.blackberry.net

Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:16:15
To: James Singleton<cyfairfirefighter.jame@blogpost.com>
Subject: Wind


The wind is picking up, Ike has made landfall
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Fwd: Fw: '21"

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From: jamessingleton@tmo.blackberry.net

Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:30:27
To: James Singleton<cyfairfirefighter.jame@blogpost.com>
Subject: '21"


The subject is "alt" key for KEWL. Should have held SHIFT.



Dude, the whole sky is teal and the transformers are all hmm'ing.
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Fwd: Fw: IMG00047.jpg

From: jamessingleton@tmo.blackberry.net

Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:24:20
To: James Singleton<cyfairfirefighter.jame@blogpost.com>
Subject: IMG00047.jpg


This is the SGT Horton holding on for dear life as hurricane force winds dared to take his life.
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It's 1am

The wind is pretty bad at the moment but I think it's nothing compared to what a "real" hurricane would be like. Did it turn a little? Seems like we aren't getting much. The sky keeps turning green with transformers blowing up. There hasn't been much rain so the bayous are just fine. The news media makes so much hype.

That's all I'm gonna type from my blackberry at the moment. We are watching CSI:Miami at the Moore's house. There are 3 officers on duty. We have all been told to report at the PD tomorrow as soon as the wind allows.
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The chaos has started

Started.... 290 has power lines on it. Getting windy. No rain. Apartment robbery 5 mins ago. I'm working hard, and safely.
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Fw: Windy

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Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:38:44
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Subject: Windy

It's starting to get windy, no rain

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oh yeah....

expect to pay high dollars for gas. it's already $5.50/gal in houston.

Ike

So Ike is coming... Evacuation was easy, so I expect the after-storm effect to be bad. Millions of people stayed. The wife is safe. It's time to go to bed. I have a feeling tomorrow will be a long day.

James