So todays result of going with the flow is that I find myself sitting in on a training meeting here at the newton fire station. The room has four fire fighters sitting around trying to figure out how best to map out the local school walls and corridors or something...much frustration about computer knowledge in the group. How cool is this...I wonder hoe many regular tourists get to see real America like this. These guys are on a working fire shift...ready to drop everything if the bell goes...and they let me in on a meeting...let me shower and hang out in the mess room...let me store my bike and all for nothing!

Just listening to the conversation going on now I'm getting an insight into the work that goes on in the background and life in an American frontline fire station. Very cool .

I'm being extra carefull which tap I turn on around here and not to push any red buttons!

For those female readers out there let me just say that yes these guys will let you play with their pole if you ask them nicely lol!

I'm going to ask them how best to turn off city park sprinkler systems quickly in an emergency tent situation lol!