Linda

By Roger Wilson

The book is about two college students who fall in love at first sight and are then torn apart by a horrible accident.

• Language: English
• Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
• Release date: Jun 25, 2018
• ISBN: 9781489717757

Roger Wilson

The author spent 25 years, between 1967 and 1992, as a political activist in the Liberal Party holding many positions including ward, constituency and county chairmanships. In addition, he served on the Home Counties forum and was a member of the National Council for a number of years. From this, he was invited onto the National Agenda committee; a post he never took up. The introduction of four socialist MPs into the party without membership approval, tilted the political direction of the Liberal Party. This started the author to consider the role of our democracy and the limitations it imposes on our representation, governance and society in general. Married to the light of his life with two children and two grandchildren.

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ISBN: 978-1-4897-1776-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4897-1775-7 (e)

LifeRich Publishing rev. date:  07/24/2019

CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1     The Accident, Fire and Rescue One

Chapter 2     First Meeting

Chapter 3     First Day Together

Chapter 4     The Warehouse Fire

Chapter 5     Meeting and Storms

Chapter 6     Church, Dinner and San Diego

Chapter 7     Christmas

Chapter 8     Airliner Crash at O’Hare Field

Chapter 9     Meeting and Surprises

Chapter 10   Armed and Dangerous

Chapter 11   They Find out their Grandparents are A lot Alike

Chapter 12   Elsa and Lesha

Chapter 13   Wedding Bell

Chapter 14   Acceidental Meeting

Chapter 15   Shopping Center Fire

Chapter 16   Horrendous Accident

About The Author

INTRODUCTION

I pulled into the reserved parking place that the fire department had provided for me. It was a typical cold windy September day in Chicago. The car next to me was a bright yellow Ferrari. Rich $250,000+ car, I thought to myself better not put a ding in that with a door. One of the guys from another fire department walked up as I was getting out of my brand new 1965 Dodge Dart GT. He said, You are parked in a swanky neighborhood! We laughed and went on to class. The people in the class were volunteer fire fighters and paid volunteers from departments that are part of the Box Nine Dispatch District. Box Nine was made up of nine departments that are very progressive. That is how we are able to be here working on our Fire Science Degrees. Later on in the year I am going to be training as part of a new program called Medic Aides as one of the volunteers. We made our way to the class. The professor walked in and threw his text on the desk, and said You are all getting this class for free courtesy of your departments, but that does not get you a free ride in this class. In this class you will study and study and study some more. You will take precise notes in the class, read the entire book cover to cover and the questions on the exams will be answered word for word from the book or from the class lecture, no exceptions. Any questions?

What happens if one or all of us get called out during class? Ah, you are planning ahead. said the professor. Simply have one of the other guys take notes for you. Excuse me Donna, it is not an all-male class. You are responsible for notes if you are not in class. I don’t think you will all get called out at once, but if that happens, we will continue in the next class."

Fire Chemistry 101 is an extensive, in depth chemistry class. If you took a high school chemistry class you should not have a problem in this class. If you did not, you are in trouble. I am sure we are all familiar with the old fire triangle, Fuel, Oxygen and the dreaded ignition source or sources. Well, now the experts have decided that there is one more factor, chemical reaction. Any of you ever hear that before?

Robert said, They talked about that at the Ansul Fire Training School. The new types of extinguishing agents they are working on are going to work on that principle. Did they say what these agents are?" asked the professor.

Robert replied, The new ABC dry chemical works by breaking the chemical reaction between oxygen and fuel and then coats the fuel or in the case liquid fuel, it breaks the reaction and forms surfactant over the fuel to lessen the chance of re-ignition. The new class B extinguishing agent forms a layer of surfactant. What is surfactant? the professor asked. It is a foam that the chemical forms on top of the fuel.

Very good, replied the professor, we will look at this more in depth later in the class. The first side of fire chemistry we want to study is the removal of heat from the fire. What have we fought fire with for years? Water, water absorbs the heat from the fire, is that correct? Anybody? Steve. No it is not correct, it absorbs the heat from the fuel. Steve replied. Correct, you should all know that, the professor stated.

The bell rang for the end of class and the instructor quickly told us that we should read the first three chapters and there will be quiz next class. You are dismissed, he said.

Steve and I walked out to the car, just in time to see that beautiful blonde haired girl get in the Ferrari and pull out. That is an unbelievably gorgeous girl! She is way beyond our league, I said. That instructor has got to go. He has no idea what it takes to be a fire fighter. He has a superiority complex.

CHAPTER ONE

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The Accident, Fire and Rescue One

See you next week, take care and be safe. I got in the car and my radio went off BEEBBPOOP BEEB BEEB. Station 27, 26, 36 and 24. Respond to a 1050, 1070 at 83 and North Avenue reported as five cars and two 18 wheelers involved.

Myself and six other cars, lights flashing and sirens blaring, were en route to the accident scene. When we arrived one of the 18 wheelers and one of the cars were in the median strip; engine 27 and 26 personnel were fighting the fire in them.` Engine 36 and brush truck 36 were fighting the fire in the median. I took over rescue 27 and we removed three adults and two children from the one car using jacks and pry bars. Once we had freed them from what could have been their temporary coffins, we treated them for their injuries. In some cases all we could do was bandage their wounds. We then carefully loaded them into the three level rack and the two children into auxiliary seats that were for the firemen. The victims, three seriously injured adults and two children, were transported to the hospital.

When we finished at the hospital we went back to the scene so I could pick up my car, go home and study for the next class. I could not get that beautiful girl from school out of my mind.

I know that I don’t have a chance with her, but it does not stop me from thinking about her. Oh well, back to studying. Then I have to get to work. On the way to work I will stop at WC and get some burgers for lunch and supper.

Ah, the joy of eight hours of adjusting TVs at my regular job at Motorola. My mind drifted off to the girl from school, AAHH, the next thing I know there are three or four people standing and kneeling over me. What happened? I asked. You forgot to remove the power cord before you unplugged the picture tube and it knocked you on your butt.

One of the girls that worked with me came up and said, You were thinking about getting in my pants weren’t you? No, not hardly! I said. Well be that way, you have it right in your hand and you are not even interested, she said. You got that right, girl. He was thinking about the girl he saw at college, Doug said. I finished my shift and went