Last Move

This is it! About to head North to Udari... I will be working with John in a few hours! It's been a long trip. Funny how much I learned in the matter of a month. I had no clue about the 'company way', but after being left on my own to fend for 35 others, with no support and no direction, I found a way. there were people I didn't really care for, didn't know well enough to recommend them for jobs, but I did it. I went out on a limb and it's paying dividends already. While in the Air Force, it was easy for me to call in a favor to get someone an assignment, or out of a jam... I knew so many people, but here... well, lets say that it's hard to call in favors when you don't know people, or they don't owe you anything.
On Thanksgiving day, 3 people still didn't have jobs... and they were going to be called in by HR to tell them they were going home (Open ended contract). Well, lots of phone calls and using other peoples names did the trick, cause we all have jobs!
I learned that no matter where you go, Fire Fighters are Fire Fighters, and will help a brother out when they need it! So... lesson here... keep taking care of those you can... cause you don't know when you are going to have to reach out to someone for a hand one day! PEACE! miss you guys! D