SaintV

Just scrolling through different things here and this one caught my eye. I have always been an avid reader. Almost have the Harry Potter books memorized because they came out when I was in the perfect age group. But my all time favorites that I can reread at any given time. Hatchet (and the sequels) by Gary Paulsen, My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George, and The Little House on the Prairie series, are hands down my favorite. I have always been an outside person and you can actually learn a lot from those books. Knowing how to live without electricity and internet. A skill that is very quickly going away. Hell, It's hard enough to find somebody under forty that can drive a manual transmission truck. Much less find one that can train a peregrine falcon to hunt to provide food to survive. Disclaimer: I'm not saying I can train an apex winged predator to hunt for me. But I have read about it. So in a pinch, I'm your best bet. Or we are going to learn to be vegetarians real quick.

If I'm not anything else. I'm an honest person.

I lurked around for a week or so. I have always been apart of forums. I even used to run my own forum years ago. I know some places are super strict with how they post and not searching before creating topics ect. I kind of started in the beginning of the forum ages and left for a long while. Hell, even before I made my introduction post I asked a mod if there was a specific thread I should do it on because I couldn't find one. I know all places are different, I just wanted to come in correctly.

You seem like somebody I would like to have a conversation with. I have been with the FD since I was 18. I have advanced emergency medical training, special training for industrial plant fires. Such as boilers and places with massive amounts of oil or chemicals. Search and rescue, and also work with the local PD for training. I'm not part of the PD but they asked me to volunteer to help train new officers on how to conduct field sobriety tests. By that I mean they paid for my drinks I got lit and let them practice on me. I volunteer every year now. With all that in mind, my favorite part of what I do is blowing the horn on the fire trucks. It never gets old.

Hi, I'm SaintV. Most people call me Saint. I am an industrial engineer, A first responder with the fire dept, and a closeted gay man. I am 34 years old and kind of new to this, so please cut me some slack. I have been looking for a place to talk openly about myself and maybe meet some like minded individuals. I have read through a bit and am trying to integrate myself into this forum. Don't know much else to say, but just wanted to introduce myself.