Could Bob Be Setting A Trend?

The fittest troupe in the district?

Bob, the latest recruit of the local fire brigade, has just had a weekend of fun and camaraderie. Team building of a sort. Gosh, as you know he thoroughly enjoyed it. In fact you could say that he thrived in it and bonded with all his fellow firemen.

The local fire brigade are volunteers. They all have time intensive daytime jobs. They have families and want to spend time with them. They have homes to maintain and as one would say, wood to chop. They don't have a lot of spare time and often that spare time is used for relaxing.

Bob has started his exercise regime in earnest again after falling off the ' path ' lately. A warning word from his doctor has done the trick and Bob goes for a long & vigourous walk most days. Murphy's Law, he has met up with his boss ( local fire chief ) twice this week while out on his walk.

Bob has been noticed.

" Bob, do you do this every day? "

" I try for at least 5 times a week!"

When Bob told me this yesterday, he was extremely chuffed. I, on the other hand envisaged a whole new reality.

A reality, where the whole volunteer fire department goes on daily power walks or runs. A sort of elite unit of our village. With cunning, the longer training runs would be organized on weekends at the crack of dawn. A starting time that would make sure the lads are in bed early!

Imagine having a volunteer fire brigade that is the envy of all the other villages. What might their wives say to this? Husbands, that suddenly are fit, healthy and with perhaps a six-pack might not be such a bad idea...a sort of bonus to having a man in uniform already!

Biggi