Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for December 15, 2014

Somebody was burning leaves without a permit.The sheriff better get on this.

What the fire is doing is quite obvious.The question is: Why?

StelExcept for the disgraced member who started the fire in the first place…..

Yes… Ballard County maintains a great fire department…We kind of NEED to, you know…what with all the gas-powered model clubs, amateur aeronautics, engine builders, and such among our citizens…

I think it’s a great example, like our Sheriff’s department, of cooperation between species….

Including our soon-to-be-outgoing Fire Chief, Ed O’Brien

Ed says it’s very gratifying that when he retires in 2016, his successor could be of almost any species….

Gone are the days of contentious confirmation hearings like he went through in the 20th Century….which even our popular Sheriff MonkeyBlues credited with helping pave the way for his election in 2012…Though Ed says even the smallest members of the department pull their weight (however small that is!)

he does admit to being a bit wary of recent animal rights activists clamor for the appointment of Horace Hamley…

“NOT because of his species,” Ed is quick to point out….

“But can he really maintain discipline…. or, if need be, drive a 52 foot fire truck?”

Martin must have told a real whopper.

Good morning everyone.Ow, a sore spot here. I wanted to be on our volunteer fire dept. sigh. Memorys. :) Peace.

Now he just needs to watch out for those rock slides coming next.

……………………………oops……………………………

Whatever it wants to, I should think…

BevWhat a way to start the day! HALLELULAH!We’re still laughing!

HappyWTH? Dumb and Dumber with a match!

Oh dear. And those were Martin’s new Savile Row trousers too. Now what will he wear to his birthday party? His birthday suit?

jus toilet ta let chanoe… awl teh fars is owt…tahnks agin to teh BSCVFD an Anible Husbindry an Sundries Club… (Furst ones IN an lass ones OUT as they sez)…passed members of the minastree of silly woks…an benevolint sosiatees without members hip cards…jus sayin….hay…izzat teh cowbell at teh TIKI ah heres… singaling happy hore hour?

Uh huh, I just knew Princess was mixed up in the whole thing. Pom the Skull had a fight with the Chief over her and was drummed out of the Brigade. Bat Pug witnessed the whole thing, including who started the fire. The Hussy!

Martin always wondered what smoking grass was like. Now he knows.

I never tire of the Silent Monks singing the “Hallelujah Chorus”, Bev!I don’t know how they hit those high notes! Especially the little one.

Cracks you up:

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Good morning Balladeers and Tigressy!

Martin’s dancing hasn’t shown that much fire in, well … … … … … … ever.

And who would (dare to) blame her?

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