Barking at Seagulls - It's a Dog's Life

Greetings,
How humdrum life would be if there were no seagulls to bark at - Rudi and Sterling's favourite boating activity.


And then home because it's dark. (Note how beautifully visible the swim float is in the dark!)


Cheers

Conesus Lake

Greetings,

Oh how pretty, how hot and humid today, how can I possibly afford it? I can't.... but it's a good sacrifice.

Benazir Bhutto - Former PM of Pakistan - in talks with Pervez Musharraf

Listening to BBC World Service on my new XM satellite radio tonight (in my first new car since 1978) I was somewhat delighted to hear that Bhutto is hoping to return to Pakistan.

Why am I delighted? Well, for one thing Pakistan has to be encouraged and maintained as an ally in the fight against terrorism. Her strategic importance to the region, both geographically and politically, make her about as important a nation as any. A wish for a return to democracy has to be foremost in the mind of all clear thinking commentators.

I look forward to reading some editorials and watching some news later tonight to see if the talks have totally stalled or whether, as the BBC suggested, there are few obstacles in the path towards the end of Benazir Bhutto's exile.

Watch this space.

Read the news item...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6974083.stm

Quadruple On Scene Motor Vehicle Accident

A major head-on accident occurred today. Four helicopters were used to transport patients to two major hospitals, Eire County Medical Center in Buffalo, and Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.
Notice the way in which the engines on both cars are low down, as designed in today's modern cars, having absorbed the impact forces.
Here are firefighters and EMS workers from several districts extracting the last patient. We took that patient to Strong in Rochester, as ECMC was dealing with three flown before ours. If I heard correctly, two further patients were taken by road.

Ironic, isn't it? Strykersville fire department know the field they used as the landing zone! They'll be there this weekend for their fund raiser.

Just after they extracted the driver I had a look to see how they had removed the dashboard from the driver's lap. Both hydraulic power and good old fashioned cable pull. The firefighter was just releasing the tension on that orange chain which had been used to lift the steering wheel.

All round, this was a job well done with co-ordinated efforts from various first responder organisations, including North Java, Strykersville, Mercy Flight Western, State Police, Wyoming County EMS Co-ordinator, and last but not least, us - Mercy Flight Central.

Just some views from yesterday and today

This is Watkins Glen raceway with Seneca Lake behind. Photo taken Tuesday 14th August.

Towed the EC 135 (on the right) out so that we could get the Bolkow BO105 out for washing.

Yesterday on scene. Howard, NY, near Hornell.




Cheers, John (aka Captkirkj and Misterspock on PuzzlePirates.com)

Bobby died.

Bobby died.

A good friend to all, Bobby died and was buried yesterday. She was so loved by all who knew her the church was filled to capacity. The words used to describe her repeated one word over and over… love.

Bobby had more love for everyone she met than ten other people. She loved God’s creatures and adopted many animals, including the infamous blind donkey. As a volunteer at Buffalo Zoo, and in spite of her own trials and tribulations through arthritis, she devoted so much time to animal welfare that we wondered how she did it. As such an example to us all we gained in strength ourselves just by watching her.

She is at rest now, free of all pain, full of the joy that she had on earth.

God Rest her Soul

A full moon

Sometimes views we get are simply breathtaking. It's a shame a photograph never fully captures the moment, but this is pretty good..