Chief Scrooge
Over at Putting Out Fires, there is a post that describes a chief who is really Mr. Scrooge in disguise.
That's why it was a shock today when Ryan got a call from another firefighter who volunteered to trade him shifts so Ryan could spend the holiday with his family. Wha? This guy looked down the list of guys working and saw that Ryan was the only non single, non divorced guy who was working on Christmas, so he called Ryan to offer to let him be with us on the actual day. Can you believe that? Ryan and I discussed it and we both felt bad letting that guy work on Christmas just for us. But we thought maybe this guy needed the sense of family at the fire station that he wasn't going to get at home alone on Christmas, so it was perfect for both of the guys. So Ryan called him back to accept. And I made plans to make treats to take to that guy's station as a thank-you.And then Scrooge came and ruined the holiday for all the Who's in Whoville.
Read the rest of the post to find out what happened next.
To highlight this chief's lack of Christmas Spirit, here is a link to the lyrics of You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch. The verse I would apply to this situation is this:
You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch.
You're a nasty, wasty skunk.
Your heart is full of unwashed socks
Your soul is full of gunk.
Mr. Grinch.
The three words that best describe you,
are, and I quote: "Stink. Stank. Stunk."
Comments
HEY! Thanks for the post. :-) I wish you and yours a very Merry and safe Christmas!
Posted by: atpanda at December 25, 2005 11:54 AM
