Top 10 resons you are going off the deep end and that you check your application too much.
8. You look out in your front yard and you think you see your congrassman coming to shake your hand, but what it really see is a squirrel running around with his nuts.
Everyone shave your head, face the northeast (the direction of the great Shrine of Emmitsburg) and begin chanting with me in a low tone,
Oh great giver of (needed more than you can imagine) grants, please see the need of our lowly rabble and bestow upon us the blessings of your 90-10 matching treasure.
"Hi, I can't answer the phone right now, I'm on the computer checking FH Forums and 1199A's, please leave your name and number, but do not wait for a return call until I recieve the award letter. Have a 1199A day."
You know you check this Forum too often when everytime you see the commercial for "My Name is Earl", you run to the computer in fear of being kicked out of the group.
Top 10 resons you are going off the deep end and that you check your application too much.
10. Your brush trucks **** can is sitting next to your computer, and is now used as one.
9. All you hear from your wife is "Honey, 1199a 10q's 1199a 1199a 10q's 10q's 10q's!!!" What she really say's is "Honey take the damn garbage out!!!"
8. You look out in your front yard and you think you see your congrassman coming to shake your hand, but what it really see is a squirrel running around with his nuts.
7. Instead of watching football this weekend, you keep logging into your application hoping that, hey; DHS just might come in on the weekend because they know I really want this grant!!!!
6. You were arrested last night at 3 a.m. in your class A's sitting out in front of the Mayors house waiting to tell him the good news.
5. You go out and buy a new blue sweat suit and white Nikes and say that you have joined a new cult led by someone named BC79er.
4. You begin to think that the acronym for SAFER stands for "Silly As#ho%e Forget Everything Rookie!!!"
3. You begin to have an actual conversation with your application.
2. Your carpet in your office is worn because you have been pacing trying to figure out if you should log into DHS or Firehouse forums first.
And the number one reason you are going off the deep end:
1. You take up firefighting because grant writing is just not for you!!!!!
The Offical.....You know you checked this Forum to often when"
In the Spirt of my last post I would like to hear from everyone their top 3 reasons they know they are in this forum to often....
Again folks this is offered STRICTLY for entertainment purposes only and to serve as a diversion for those of us who are still awaiting the 10Q's and 1199a's...
Okay...that my first one.....
Second I can quote 11-99's, 10qs, and the rest of the accronyms
Lastly....I spend so much time checkin I can type it w/my eyes closed?
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