[stomachmonkey]

Sorry guys, I've got a real bad head cold and my limited post seems to have given the wrong impression.

I am absolutely NOT trying to slam or poke fun at the many volunteers that give their time and risk their lives for the benefit of the community and ask for nothing in return.

I admire and respect their selflessnes and sense of giving.

In addition to saving our butts they are a constant source of charity and stability for the towns that they serve and role models for the youth.

It hit home for me. The company that I worked for started out in Oyster Bay. We eventually outgrew the town. We were so tight on space that one of the 15 locations in town that we rented was above Knobmans. Our PD guys were up there and considering the hours that they worked it's possible their lives would have been in jeapordy.

Maybe it just reinforced for me that you are never as safe as you think you are and that anything is possible.

Scott