I grew up on a farm so I thought driving a fire truck would be like handling a grain truck. read more

I grew up on a farm so I thought driving a fire truck would be like handling a grain truck. But the first time I was behind the wheel of a fire truck, I was awestruck by the responsibility. Sure you can run a stoplight, but you have to make sure the intersection is clear before you do. That's when I realized each level you reach in the fire department brings on new responsibility. And there are more people under your wing.

(Practice) wasn't very pretty at times today.

(Practice) wasn't very pretty at times today.

We had a couple glitches in the beginning with the machines. But there were no major problems. I think the read more

We had a couple glitches in the beginning with the machines. But there were no major problems. I think the only major issue was intimidation with the machines. Some people tried to make it harder than it was.

Now I wish I would have changed the decision in the second. But, I did beat a lot of quality read more

Now I wish I would have changed the decision in the second. But, I did beat a lot of quality kids that were ranked ahead of me all year.

We've got an agreement with Delphi that is satisfactory. We've been trying to find a soft landing for these individuals.

We've got an agreement with Delphi that is satisfactory. We've been trying to find a soft landing for these individuals.

If your folks were Democrat or Republican you tend to vote that way. If your folks were green and red read more

If your folks were Democrat or Republican you tend to vote that way. If your folks were green and red you tend to follow that tradition. My theory is that has a tendency to follow through with what equipment you run.

Two or three things I know for sure, and one of them is that if we are not beautiful to read more

Two or three things I know for sure, and one of them is that if we are not beautiful to each other, we cannot know beauty in any form.

To be honest with you, I have no idea about the other teams in the district. And I can't worry read more

To be honest with you, I have no idea about the other teams in the district. And I can't worry about them because we are trying to improve here every day. We have the athletes to compete with anyone at this level. I really believe that. This team is not going to give up.

My guys didn't come on time to get taped, so the five guys that were here started. It's a discipline read more

My guys didn't come on time to get taped, so the five guys that were here started. It's a discipline thing.