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'Your Inspirational Quote' for Tuesday

Your Inspirational Quote
Tuesday April 21, 2009


Did you know...

... that today is Firehouse Pole Day? In 1878, the city of New
York installed the first firehouse pole. Firefighters at
Engine Company 21 in Chicago, Illinois, were unloading hay for
the horses that pulled their fire engines. When the bell rang,
firefighter George Reid was up in the hayloft on the third
floor. Rather than run all the way down, Reid decided to slide
down the pole that was used to secure the hay to the wagon.

~~~

Today's Inspirational Quote:

"The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our
life, the clearer we should see through it."

-- Jean Paul

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