Firefly for Firefighters
POSTED BY: Raycheetah
UPDATED: Tuesday, April 8, 2008 22:47
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Originally posted by Jubel:
smoke-eater i am. my partner was pissed when i told him there was no second season. there's still hope for the other shifts. i leave my copies by the tv at the firehouse when i'm off, and it looks like one of the other shifts has started watching them! you can't stop the signal!!
Well, then, Jubel, a lotta thanks go out to you and your fellow firefighers, too!
You guys do what a lotta the rest of us are gorram glad we dun have to; my dad was with a VFD in NJ, when I was a kid, so, I knew a little bit of the "cool" part of it, but, it's also hard, dangerous, and, sometimes, thankless work.
So, thanks, again, to you BDHs!
Be safe!
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Last Saturday, the 27th, a contingent of the Greenville Browncoats, consisting of Green-Eyed Laura, Evil Mandy (it dun mean what you might think!), Rhiotre, and, yours, truly, met up at The Command Post, a local gaming store (owned by another member of the Greenville Browncoats), to prepare for a day out among the local firefighters. We chatted and watched Firefly on the big-screen TV, there, while waiting for any stragglers. When none appeared, we set out.
We had among us five sets each of the Firefly Series and Serenity Collector's Edition DVDs, as well as goodies for munching. Each bag included Fruity Oaty bars (or, the moral equivalent), popcorn, snack crackers, and, either Pumpkin Treats or Fall Brownies.
Our first stop was the Eastside Fire Station.
The crew there invited us inside, and, we chatted for most of 20 minutes, before proceeding on our way.
We then stopped at the Stone Avenue Station.
A lone firefighter greeted us and accepted our package.
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Our next stop, after slight navigational difficulties, was Parker District Station 2.
The crew there gave us directions to the next station...
Which was Parker District Station 4.
Another, lone firefighter met us and accepted our package.
Finally, we made our way (sans Evil Mandy, whom we dropped off back at the Command Post) to our last stop of the day, the Fountain Inn Fire Department.
The firefighters there also invited us in for a brief chat.
The Greenville Browncoats plan another jaunt in November. Plenty enough local fire stations unvisited, as yet!
I hope this inspires other Browncoats to go out and share the shiny with our first-responders! If you do, please, report it, here, and, post any pics, so we can all see where you went, and, who you met.
Make it a shiny day!
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Last Saturday, the 8th, a contingent of the Greenville Browncoats, consisting of Linda (the creator of my FfF sig), Evil Mandy (it dun mean what you might think!), Rhiotre, john, and, yours, truly, met up at The Command Post, a local gaming store (owned by another member of the Greenville Browncoats), to prepare for yet another day out among the local firefighters.
We bore five sets of the usual swag: One set each of the Firefly and BDCE DVDs, Fruity Oaty bars (local brand), fancy holiday cakes (like Kaylee's "Shindig" dress), popcorn, miniature Snicker's bars, and, some more exotic goodies Linda brought, which, as I can't remember how to spell, I won't embarrass myself in the tryin'.
We stopped first at Wade Hampton FD, Station 3:
Where we marshalled our forces in the parking lot:
We approached the festively-decorated door for our first drop:
And, were greeted by the station crew:
Our next stop was the Boiling Springs FD Station 2:
The crew wouldn't let us leave without a station tour; we got to see all the very shiny fire trucks, including a new rescue unit that would make a heckuva RV:
We moved along to the Boiling Springs FD Station 1:
Not to be outdone, the crew, there, showed us their vehicles, along with all the awesome rescue equipment, including the fabled "Jaws of Life!"
Our fourth stop was the Boiling Springs FD Station 3:
Where the crew received us warmly, as well:
Our last stop was Greenville FD Station 3:
Where, once again, the friendly crew received a bag of Browncoat holiday cheer:
According to Linda, there are other Browncoat groups going unsung, in Tennessee and North Carolina, while I am aware of efforts in Utah and Texas, as well, to brighten the firefighters day with similar visits.
If anybody cares to participate, it looks like this is going to be a near-perennial effort, at least, until most or all stations are covered, so, don't feel you have to stop on January 1, 2008! And, if you do make drops to your local BDHs, please, post a short report here, even if you don't leave pictures.
Happy holidays, especially to our first-responders! Thanks for being our guardian angels, year-round, but, especially at this time of year!
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Well after a long process of trying to donate a set of these in Austin, TX I've been totally rejected. I really don't know who is such a hard ass in this area but they were far from friendly. I had to call a number of different places and every time they acted like I was some sort of spy or evil person trying to take advantage of them. Finally they told me that fire stations in Austin aren't allowed to have DVDs. I find that hard to believe but whatever.
So, I have a set of the DVD boxset and Serenity Collector's Edition that I want to donate to firefighters. If they won't take them here then I'll mail them to someone who will appreciate them. Anybody have a fire station that wants them? Just let me know here or send me a PM. Thanks.
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Well, gorramit, Zeek!
I'm really disappointed! I'd heard somebody up in DC say they couldn't manage the paperwork required to give a gift to the firefighters, but, that's DC. I am really surprised that you ran into suspicion.
I'm glad you still want to give it a go, though. Nertz. I'll give someone else a chance to speak up for their area firefighters, before I glom onto your offer, since, we have managed to get pretty good coverage, locally.
So, anybody want to help Zeek pass the torch to some smoke-eaters in their area?
Thanks for giving it your best shot, Zeek. You're a shiny Browncoat stalwart, in my book!
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*Update*
I figured out a good plan. I took the DVDs back to IL with me for the holidays. Now the Glenview, IL fire station has their own shiny copies of Firefly and Serenity. They seemed all happy and shocked that anyone would think of giving them something. Felt pretty darn good.
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Originally posted by Zeek:
*Update*
I figured out a good plan. I took the DVDs back to IL with me for the holidays. Now the Glenview, IL fire station has their own shiny copies of Firefly and Serenity. They seemed all happy and shocked that anyone would think of giving them something. Felt pretty darn good.
Didn't it just?
Shiny! I'm glad that worked. Aside from the smoke-eaters who are too in tune with the current atmosphere of fear and suspicion, most are very surprised to be remembered, at any time of the year, and, glad to receive a nice thank-you gift from a grateful community.
And, you can also almost assuredly notch your Browncoat gunbelt with a number of conversions, Zeek!
Way to go!
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hello there,
I've never seen the firefly series but did catch the serenity movie. I found this site in a very convoluted manner while googling KYFHO (it's an F. Paul Wilson thing) I feel compelled to comment on your firefighter plan. That's GREAT. I'm a volunteer ff way up in the great white north of Canada(about 40 minutes west of toronto). We have 20 fulltime ff's and roughly 100 volunteers. I know our station 3 has a dvd library. I think it's a wonderful thing you're doing. Good work. It baffles me that some have had trouble giving the gifts due to red tape. p.s. I've heard good things about the series and that the fans are very loyal.
everyone goes home
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Originally posted by ChromiumOxideGreen:
hello there,
I've never seen the firefly series but did catch the serenity movie. I found this site in a very convoluted manner while googling KYFHO (it's an F. Paul Wilson thing) I feel compelled to comment on your firefighter plan. That's GREAT. I'm a volunteer ff way up in the great white north of Canada(about 40 minutes west of toronto). We have 20 fulltime ff's and roughly 100 volunteers. I know our station 3 has a dvd library. I think it's a wonderful thing you're doing. Good work. It baffles me that some have had trouble giving the gifts due to red tape. p.s. I've heard good things about the series and that the fans are very loyal.
everyone goes home
Whoah! Shiny (cool)! Welcome to the forum, then, COG! It is the highest honor to be told by a firefighter that we're doing good. We Browncoats are already pretty compulsive about sharing what we enjoy (as you might could tell). When we can share with folks such as yourselves, who really DESERVE something back from all of us, whose lives and property you risk your own to protect, well, there's just no good reason not to do it.
If you've already seen Serenity, you really need to see the 14 episode series, in order to truly appreciate what all the fuss is about. Thanks, in general, for doing the job you do, and, in particular, for taking the time to return our salute. Please, feel free to drop in and lurk, or ask questions. We'll be glad to have you.
By the bye, COG... You folks have an address at the station, for the inevitable instance that Browncoats are gonna read this, and, want to send along Firefly and Serenity?
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