Unbelievalbe

It was unbelievable today. We went on an auto accident on I-15 this afternoon in Kaysville. There were reports of several cars involved and at least one person was unconscious. We were the second ambulance on scene.
When we pulled up the life flight helicopter was just landing to take away the unconcious guy. When we asked one of the state troopers what had happened he told us that this little car had hit this truck. Now the little car definatley took the brunt of things. Then he tells us that the passenger in the truck got out and went over to the car and started punching the unconscious guy.
I couldn't belive it, what a coward to go over and pummel some one who can't even defend themselves. He ended up going to the hospital to just to get checked out, but UHP assured us he was going to jail as soon as he could.

Craig Neil Bredthauer

My cousin Craig passed away last week. Craig and I had been really close growing up since we were only 8 months apart. I had to speak at his funeral yesterday. It was a bitter sweet/talk. It was good to remember some of the good times we had, alot of people laughed as I told about some of the stuff we've done. But it is also hard to say good-bye to someone who has been a friend my whole life.
Below is his obituary.
Craig Niel Bredthauer 1978 ~ 2008 Craig passed away unexpectedly on June 11, 2008. He was born November 28, 1978 to Niel B. and Janet Bredthauer. He served an honorable LDS mission in Macon, Georgia. He married his sweetheart Christiana Adams June 12, 2002 in the Bountiful LDS Temple. He is survived by his wife; parents; sister, Sheila (Paul) Whitney; brother, Mark (Jillian) Bredthauer; grandmother, Arlene Harris; many loving aunts, uncles and cousins. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Spencer Harris, Henry W. and Marian Bredthauer. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 21, 2008 at the Orchard 10th Ward Chapel, 3317 South 800 West, Bountiful, Utah. Friends and family may call Friday evening from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main and Saturday morning 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. at the church prior to services. Interment- Lakeview Cemetery. Online guest book at www.russonmortuary.com

Daddies

Here's a picture of myself and Lucy with my friends, Dave Barton and Marc Lunt, and their sons, Eddie and Calvin. Dave blessed his son this last Sunday and had this picture taken. I've been friends with these guys since high school, and it's amazing to see how far we've come since then. We went from wild, out-of-control teenagers to daddies, and it feels like it happened overnight.

It's Over.

Well my time at Salt Lake Fires recruit camp came to an end today. Five weeks into the course I was let go for accumulating to many points (see post below for explanation about points). What can I say I kept making mistakes, I think if I had more time I would have been able to overcome this, but that wasn't an option.
So I guess it's back to the ambulance for now, until I find something better. I always have good old Kaysville Fire to fall back on. It may be just a part-time department but it least I am a Firefighter there.

Recruit Camp

For those of you who have been wondering why I haven't put any thing new on my blog for the last month it's because I just haven't had time.
I'm currently in recruit camp for Salt Lake City Fire. I am there Monday through Thursday it goes from 7am to 6pm. I usually get there at 6:30 so I can have everything ready by 7am. This is more like a military boot camp. There's a lot of "Yes sir" and "Drop and give me 20 push ups,".
A typical day will go some thing like this. 7am we are lined up outside the training tower for physical training (PT). PT usually starts with a run, and then after that some kind of strength training. Our staff is very creative with this, one day they had us do 10 kinds of push ups, I didn't know there was that many kinds. After an hour of PT we have to get cleaned up. No we don't get to shower and stuff, we clean up the training building. Empty trashes, vacuum and clean bathrooms. We also have to get our Fire Engines check out. We usually get about 40 minutes for this.
After which we run and change into our uniforms and line up for uniform inspection. They have to be clean pressed, free of lint and tiny strings and boots shined.
The rest of the morning is class time. Followed by an hour lunch which usually ends up being extra study time and time to practice some skills.
The afternoons are spent out on the drill grounds practicing skills. If you mess up some thing you are given points between 1 and 5. If you accumulate 90 points you could be let got, if you get 120 points you will be let go.
Every week we have a test. If you don't get at least an 80% on the test you have to re-take it and pass with a 90%. If you fail that you are out. If you fail two tests your out. The tests consist of 100 multiple choice questions and 100 fill in the blank questions. Fill in the blank is the worst by far.
So my evenings and weekends are mostly spent studying. I don't have a lot of time for much else.
I just finished week three so only seven more to go.
Well I better get off this computer and go study some more.

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The United Kingdom

Day 1. SALT LAKE-DALLAS-LONDON
The entire day was spent on a plane. Not much else to say.

Day 2. ARRIVAL IN LONDON
We stopped at our hotel and then went to see the town. We started with a trip to the Tower of London where the crown jeweles are kept.


Tower bridge and the River Thames


Tower of London


Day 3. LONDON
We took a morning sightseeing trip around London and saw alot of the famous landmarks
Whitehall’s mounted horseguards and Buckingham Palace. That afternoon we took a visit to Windsor Castle where the queen lives.


Mounted Guards



Buckingham Palace


Picadley Circus, Londons Time Square


St. Pauls cathedral




Windsor Castle.

Day 4. LONDON-YORK-SCOTCH CORNER
We traveled northbound from London. We took a walking tour in the university city of Cambridge, one of the country’s oldest seats of learning. In York, Englands most complete medieval city, we saw the great structure of York Minster.


Cambridge




York

York Minster

Day 5. EDINBURGH SCOTLAND
We headed North to see a section of Hadrian’s Wall, the Roman coast-to-coast defense against marauding northern tribes, then went through wild Northumberland National Park to the Scottish border. Stoped for photos at Jedburgh and then Melrose with its 12th-century abbey ruins and connections with Robert the Bruce. We arrived in Edinburg and that night we went to a Scottish evening with highland dancers, bagpipers, and, of course, the ceremony of the haggis, which wasn't that bad, it was actually quite good.

Hadrian's wall



Jedburgh abey ruins

Melrose abey ruins


Bagpiper and Dancers


The haggis.

Day 6. EDINBURGH
We had a full day to enjoy this “Prince of Cities.” Morning sightseeing took us to the 200-year-old “New Town” and famous scientists, inventors, and novelists. In the “Old Town,” we went up to Edinburgh Castle to admire Scotland’s Crown Jewels. We then walked the "Royal Mile" From the castle down to Holyrood Castle.






Edinburgh Castle.



Holyrood Palace, where the Queen stays when she comes to Scotland.

Day 7. CHESTER-LIVERPOOL
We went South through the history-steeped Lowland Hills and drove through beautiful scenery in the Lake District, considered to be the finest of England’s national parks. Visit Wordsworth’s Grasmere. Then went to Chester, the historic county town on the River Dee, our walking tour included the Roman remains, black and white half-timbered buildings, and the two-tiered arcades called the “Rows.” Ended the day in Liverpool of Beatles fame, once the departure port of the great transatlantic liners, and European Capital of Culture in 2008.


Grasmere


Historic Chester.


Roman remains in Chester.


"Penny Lane" From the Beetles song


The Liverpool docks

Day 8. WHALES-STRATFORD-BRISTOL
We into Wales to picturesque Llangollen village, home of an international competition for poets and musicians. Back in England, we toured fascinating Stratford-upon-Avon, a living monument to William Shakespeare, before driving through the scenic Cotswold Hills with a stop for photos in picture-book Broadway. Overnight in Bristol where we saw the SS Great Britain, and the historic harbor from where John Cabot sailed in 1497 to discover America.


Here we are in Wales

The birth place of Shakespeare

Thatched roofs in Broadway.

SS Great Britain

Day 9. SALISBURY-BATH-LONDON
It was a day of memorable highlights with a visit first to the elegant Georgian city of Bath, famous for its Roman relics, before continuing via Stonehenge, still an intriguing mystery, to Salisbury, the “City of the Soaring Spire.” After returning to London we went and saw "Phantom of the Opera" and sat on the front row.
The Roman bath house



The spire is a little crooked, its 2ft out of true.

Phantom of the Opera

Day 10. LONDON-DALLAS-SALT LAKE
We were excited to get home and see our baby again. We had a great trip, I'm so glad we went.