Tag: fire engine

Old Number 2 in Winter

Old Uxbridge No. 2 - Olympus PEN PL-1 THROWBACK Thursday Blog: The above was originally posted on March 2, 2013, by Marilyn Armstrong.

Old Number 2 in Summertime

The old number 2 Uxbridge fire truck has been standing in a field across from the post office for as long as we have lived here -- thirteen years. I have no idea how long she was standing there before we came to town. She was the hook and ladder truck for the Uxbridge fire … Continue reading Old Number 2 in Summertime

THE OLD FIRE TRUCK

CBWC: Fire Prevention Uxbridge's Number 2 pumping fire engine was put out to pasture before we moved here. I'm guessing that would be about 25 years ago. For 15 of those years, it sat in an empty field across from the post office. I used to go there to take pictures of it, nesting amidst … Continue reading THE OLD FIRE TRUCK

OLD NUMBER TWO – AWAITING RESTORATION

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Fire Trucks, Fire Houses, Fire Hydrant It's old Number Two fire engine in her new home, awaiting restoration.

YOU CAN PUT IT IN A VERY BIG GARAGE

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Things with Motors for House or Garage I'm going to start this off by pointing out that you need to "define garage." If we are talking "average homeowner's garage, that's pretty limited. But if we are talking airplane-hangar garage, well, then. We could fit anything in there, including our entire house. … Continue reading YOU CAN PUT IT IN A VERY BIG GARAGE

OLD NUMBER TWO – THE FIRE ENGINE WHO COULD AND DID!

PHOTOS OF OLD NUMBER TWO - THE FIRE ENGINE THAT COULD AND DID!  Photos by Marilyn and Garry Armstrong Number Two started life in Milton and has moved around some. It finally, when it no long was able to do its job as a fire truck, came to rest in a field in Uxbridge, across … Continue reading OLD NUMBER TWO – THE FIRE ENGINE WHO COULD AND DID!

HEROES

WHO DO YOU ADMIRE?   There are real heroes among us. They don't wear capes and masks. Instead, they wear heavy gear and carry hoses, axes, and breathing masks. They drive big red trucks with loud sirens and in a small community like this one, they are all volunteers. When the rest of us are running … Continue reading HEROES

OLD NUMBER 2 – CEE’S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE

CEE’S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE: TWO VERY DIFFERENT ITEMS OR THE NUMBER TWO This is our second week of the number series . This week’s topic is Two Very Different Items or the Number Two. Feel free to dig around in your archives for photos if you don’t have anything knew you can photograph. Most of … Continue reading OLD NUMBER 2 – CEE’S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE

BUSTED GLASS

Broken - The Daily Post

HONORABLE RETIREMENT – OLD NO. TWO

It's hard to believe, but it's been two years since I visited my favorite old fire engine. He's right where I last saw him. In the vacant area across from the post office. Harder to spot him from the road, now because the bushes and brush have grown around him. Enclosing him tightly in overhanging … Continue reading HONORABLE RETIREMENT – OLD NO. TWO