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We recently had a memorial service for my dad who passed away in December. One of his favorite things was this antique fire engine that he bought many years ago. I got this image of him taking my husband and granddaughter for a ride. Added lyrics from a song by The Thirteenth Floor Elevators.
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A lovely sunny day out with my group, with a iced over pond... well those that could make it...ending with having to leave the coffee shop...a fire alarm... all the drama. the girls took their drinks with them...I had to much 'stuff to grab' so in sunshine and cold, but hey! it was an experience.
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I can't think of a better caption that the opening line of the chorus from the Move's 1968 hit Fire Brigade for this fire engine. It's a 1955 Dennis F12 Pump Escape and was new to Cheshire County Fire Brigade, which became part of Cheshire Fire Brigade in 1974 and would have been based at Audlem. I don't know this vehicle's service history, but I'm assuming it would have been relegated to the training school in the 1960s. I had to wait ages to take this shot because of all the people milling around it. When you want to take a good clear shot of something, no one seems to give a toss!
You're probably wondering what the searchlight above the left hand side headlight is for. Well, that was so that the Fire Officer could see the houses at night when responding to a call. I reckon that, like all emergency services, a fireman had to detach himself from the job otherwise he'd go loopy. I think it was a case of forget about it first and have a good cry later...especially if it involved children. These days, if they were called out to a fire which involved a child who'd been left home alone (like what happened in the first episode of London's Burning) the crew of a fire engine would go absolutely fucking mental if the parents arrived back.
"Where the fuck have you been?" might be the first question.
Coming back to our hotel to find it was on fire! Luckily, minimal damage and a great opportunity to shoot some fire trucks.
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