cptwright 1 Posted July 8, 2004 to those of you who know the story of what ive been waiting for for quite some time now, i received a call from norfolk fire yesterday, got a job, starts in less than two weeks. HOOORRRAAAA. i cant wait, my GOD i guess given some time and patience things can cometogether. i go down this weekend for a physical, and a psych eval on monday. probaably fail that after they find out im crazy. :blink: come back monday night or tuesday, and go back down for good on saturday again. well just had to get on a friends computer and share that with all of you. i am now a happy man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RikerChick 5 Posted July 8, 2004 *BIG HUGS* I'm so glad things are working out for you now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordOfTheBorg 1 Posted July 8, 2004 way to go Cptwright!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A l t e r E g o 9 Posted July 8, 2004 Congrats Cpt W! Best of luck to you on the tests! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace 0 Posted July 8, 2004 That's awesome, man! Let us know how the tests go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted July 8, 2004 Hey, Congrats - it's been a long time coming. Best wishes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fenriz275 0 Posted July 8, 2004 Excellent! Good luck! :blink: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrekkieMage 0 Posted July 8, 2004 :blink: Awesome!!! Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 5 Posted July 8, 2004 Way cool...Congrats Cap..And lots of luck with it..Things are finally looking up.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeanway 0 Posted July 8, 2004 See, Matt, everything you want will happen in the Wright time :blink: Best of Luck in everything you want. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cptwright 1 Posted July 12, 2004 thanks everybody. well im sitting here ready to go to bed and a little nervous about the physical. just because of a color blind test, according to those dot test books, im red green colorblind, but i can tell you any color you point out to me, including different shades of red and green, so alas i say im not color blind but the book does, so i hope that doesnt cause a problem, because color blindness, i dont know why, can be reason for not getting the position, so please god, and everyone wish me luck with that, as far as the psych eval, i know im crazy, but not that crazy so i should be fine. well thanks again for all the well wishes and ill let ya know how it goes. providing all good, i start july 19, so ill be going home tomorrow afterwards, and moving down on saturday. busy busy busy. but so worth it. thanks again. PEACE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mj 7 Posted July 12, 2004 Glad to hear this good news! Congratulations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
removed 0 Posted July 12, 2004 I ALWAYS KNEW IT WOULD HAPPEN! CONGRATULATIONS CPT! I'M UBER HAPPY NOW! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
master_q 0 Posted July 12, 2004 That's great news! Well done! Master Q StarTrek_Master_Q@yahoo.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cptwright 1 Posted July 13, 2004 well it appears all went well today, i got a paper from my physical to take with me that stated fit for duty pending results from blood tests and so on so thats good, i know i dont do drugs or anything so im good there, and the psych test was long, stupid, and boring but i know i did fine. i have to pick up my uniforms tomorrow, and move back on saturday. :P oh yeah im a happy camper now. so after i move and start in the academy ill probably be back on more often again. thanks again for all the well wishes it means much to me, your all great, and thanks for the support over the last many months going through all i have been. your all great. B) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cptwright 1 Posted July 18, 2004 well my journey has begun, it started friday about 2:00 pm and was a hell ride to get here but now im here late yesterday afternoon, and start work tomorrow. the ride here started out ok but my buddies jeep started overheating a bit, and we figured out the problem was great after that, then the water pump took a dump in gettysburg, after a 110.00 tow to a parking lot on the side of the road we took it apart and waited for a friend of his to come from monasas va to bring us the parts, and some tools, it took her about 2 1/2 hrs to get to us, the we finished fixing the jeep, onward ho again, we stopped at the friends in monasas, got there about 2 - 2:30 am and slept a couple of hours, got up about 7 am and started going about 8:30 the brakes on the uhaul trailer did not work and after a while it killed the brakes on the jeep, so we had a caliper hanging up on the jeep, and lots and lots of stop and go traffic on 95s, so guess what the brakes and overheating because of the extra drag caused by the brakes we pulled off to the side of the road, after a long time trying to get uhaul to help us exceptably, and three cops driving by us, then the last nice guy in fredricksburg, stafford areay stopped and helped us out, we hooked up the trailer to his truck and went off the next exit, then he decided to take the trailer the rest of the way to norfolk for a 150.00 bucks, i was like great after all it cost me 110.00 bucks for a three mile tow the day before so off we went again, the jeep was still warm, but much better without the trailer. it took forever and a day to get here because of traffic and traffic going back looked even worse so i gave the guy 200.00 after all he didnt have to stop and help no one else did. so the last thing the trailer was gonna be a round trip, because my buddy was gonna take it back and drop it off, its cheaper that way, and he was gonna grab a couch and chair from his friends in monasas so needless to say that didnt happen, i borrowed a friends truck down here to take it to a uhaul dealer and dropped it off, long story short it cost me 275.00 for a one way instead of a 160.00 roundtrip, he told me to call uhaul corprate office tell them about the brakes and how the killed the brakes on buddies truck, and hopefully they would reimburse me, im not holding my breath but at least im finally here. i start tomorrow, wish me luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeanway 0 Posted July 18, 2004 Hi Matt. Isn't moving FUN :o I'm so glad you got there safe. Geeze, your even typing better. You should start a new thread: "The Joys of Moving" NOT!!!! :huh: :huh: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cptwright 1 Posted July 18, 2004 Hi Matt. Isn't moving FUN :o I'm so glad you got there safe. Geeze, your even typing better. You should start a new thread: "The Joys of Moving" NOT!!!! :huh: :huh: gee thanks, lol i thougth aabout a movie the joys of moving, but richard pryor already did that in MOVING, was a hilarious movie, now i got an idea how he felt in it. lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeanway 0 Posted July 18, 2004 This is your fight with mechanical stuff------>> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cptwright 1 Posted July 18, 2004 This is your fight with mechanical stuff------>> :huh: oh yeah, i never knew i could change a water pump that fast with so few tools, on the side of the road, i guess you do whatcha gotta do when it comes down to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
