I don?t know, I have run into many a burning buildings, but fiddling around with bombs is ... well it?s just not right <img src="/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />. I have had two incidents with suspicious packages calls that make me think that all is not quite right up there <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />.

The first was a Medic unit standby, while the Bomb Squad using a robot, examined a suspicious package with wires sticking out of it. We were standing behind the corner of a building when all of sudden we heard this loud bang, <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> I think I jumped 3 feet up while one of the other members of the crew must have jumped 6 feet straight up, a couple of others took off running <img src="/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />. The Bomb Squad decided to blow the package up with a shotgun blast from the robot without letting any of us know the plan. We all had a good laugh <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> at our reaction over that call.

The second was again on the Medic unit to standby and provide pre and post vitals for the guy getting all decked out to inspect the suspicious box. We were making small talk with him and asked how much protection the suit offered, he just laughed and said the suit only kept the body parts together, making it easier for the corner <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />. He said the concussion of the blast would kill and then basically jellify the internal organs, but at least they could find all of his body parts with relative ease <img src="/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />. He was one pumped up dude <img src="/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />, saying he could not wait to get out there. His BP was a little high (no wonder), so we made him wait a few minutes to calm down. He finally went out, the package turned out to be nothing, but his reaction gave us pause for thought about his sanity <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />.

Pete