KAREN-ELAINE-TONYA & LEAH

Labor Day was a get-together for the girls! Karen, Elaine and Tonya all had Arizona license plates and are members of the National Pink Heals Tour. Leah is the Fayette County lady maintained by Wayne Township Fire Department Chief Ryan McMurray.


The Pink Heals Tour held a fund raising event at the Fayette County Fairgrounds with music, displays and food. The Jeffersonville Fire Department sold their fish fry meals.


Fire truck Karen pulls the trailer with the cancer ribbon symbol.




Pink Heals t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, visors, and decals were available for purchase to raise money for women's cancer issues. Fire trucks were on display from the other Fayette County departments, and the City of Washington Fire.

You can visit the PinkHeals.org website and see more of their nationwide work. Also see my previous blog item PINK HEALS for more information about the local Ohio Chapter, Guardians of the Ribbon.

A WORK OF ART

After several hours of work, the new electric panel is a work of art. The old panel of 8 breakers had been "fixed" by someone who thought he knew what he was doing. It was only made worse. (I didn't hire the "fixer.") I was then forced to "fix" the "fix" properly and make it pass code regulations. I now know one of the best in the business - electrician. His expertise is "above and beyond" what I could have asked for.

I am fortunate to know an experienced electrician who works at Home Depot. I purchased all the parts necessary, with his help and advice. Luckily for me, my friend's brother is an expert licensed electrician and was able to do the work for me.

It started Saturday afternoon, but we had to quit at dusk. My halogen flash light was not giving enough light to continue. I was picking up trash and learning as I watched a master in action. I never knew much about electrical things, but I got an education fast.

We returned Sunday morning to complete the job. I was a good "go-fer" and ran to Ace Hardware three times, and Home Depot once for small items that were needed. The bushings and lock nuts from the old panel could not be used in the new panel. (See, I even know these terms now!) The new panel has more breakers and no item is doubled up anymore (on one breaker).

I learned the difference between 220 wiring and 110 wiring, and the panel was then marked to show which breaker was for the stove, the a/c, and dryer outlets.

My new panel will now pass its final inspection and my "black cloud" will be turned to sunny days ahead. I am grateful for my friends and their help and support during my two "black cloud" weeks. I am also blessed to know a wonderful, smart, helpful electrician and volunteer fireman who gave of his time and patience with me through all my questions and learning process. I know his parents and his brother and they are all wonderful people.

On this Labor Day, I can truly say, I watched a "labor of love" for the profession and the job he did to tear out the old and create the new "work of art."