Random Stuff

My last day in Arizona, I took the PFD (Phoenix Fire Department) written Exam. Phoenix is the 3rd-largest fire department in the United States, and the #1 most advanced department in all of North America. Some departments do personality exams, some test basic math and English, some test on general firefighting knowledge. The PFD tests your knowledge about... the PFD. What percentage of the PFD's calls are fire related? 20%. What is the PFD motto? "Prevent Harm, Survive, and Be Nice". See? The exam was held in the Phoenix Convention Center, just across the street from the U.S. Airways Arena where the Phoenix Suns play all their home NBA games.About 4000 people showed up in all to take the test. I find out in 6 weeks or so how I did. That's a whole heck of a lot of competition.

Now for something completely different! Have you ever thrown up so hard that you puked out of your nose? I have. Just last week actually. You see, I was never sick before my daughter was born. But I'm not immune to her in the slightest, and she's not immune to anything. So now I'm sick all the time. She was sick while I was out of the state, and so I thought I missed it. But change a couple of diapers and breathe in maybe a little too deeply and WHAMO! I felt it coming on while I was at work, so I called out sick and headed home with a garbage bag seated next to me in the car, just in case. I made it to my driveway. As soon as I parked and got out, KABLAM! It was one of those times where you throw up so hard that you can't catch a breath in between retches. Lightheadedness was among the least of my worries though. My poop smelled like seafood that night, and I don't eat seafood. Dirty, salty beaches and dead seagulls, that was the odor perfuming from me for the next 12 hours. No es bueno. Moving on, quickly.

GOOD NEWS! I heard back from the Gilbert, Arizona Fire Department today. And they invited me to come back to INTERVIEW with them! I already passed their physical requirements by having a current passing time on my CPAT from within the last 12 months (I took that test on my birthday). My passing score on Gilbert's exam was an 85.5%, among the top 11% of the approximately 400 test-takers. The interview date isn't schedules yet, and probably won't be until July or so.


3 Good Things:
Passing a Test
Little Caesars Pizza
Predator

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