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One night when I was an Engineer, we woke up to a call that there was a big house fire. The Captain had come down with the flu, so he really didn’t feel good. He had the runs and everything, but he went on the call anyway. When we got there this house was really ripping. We had three pumps and an aerial ladder there, so there were a lot of people in the area. 

Me and the other Engineers were assigned to stay with the rigs to keep an eye on them, and so that we could monitor the pump pressures and pull more hose and things like that. Well, the Captain had to go to the toilet. He had to go to the toilet so bad that he tried to go in the bushes next to the house that had burned. Just as he would get ready to go to the toilet, we would turn all of the spotlights to face him. So he would stand up and wander around looking around for somewhere else. When he found another spot, we would turn the spotlights in his direction again. He was so mad, but it was really funny.

Angelo Outlaw, © 2025

Potty Break

One night when I was an Engineer, we woke up to a call that there was a big house fire. The Captain had come down with the flu, so he really didn’t feel good. He had the runs and everything, but he went on the call anyway. When we got there this house was really ripping. We had three pumps and an aerial ladder there, so there were a lot of people in the area. 

Me and the other Engineers were assigned to stay with the rigs to keep an eye on them, and so that we could monitor the pump pressures and pull more hose and things like that. Well, the Captain had to go to the toilet. He had to go to the toilet so bad that he tried to go in the bushes next to the house that had burned. Just as he would get ready to go to the toilet, we would turn all of the spotlights to face him. So he would stand up and wander around looking around for somewhere else. When he found another spot, we would turn the spotlights in his direction again. He was so mad, but it was really funny.

Angelo Outlaw, © 2025

Potty Break

One night when I was an Engineer, we woke up to a call that there was a big house fire. The Captain had come down with the flu, so he really didn’t feel good. He had the runs and everything, but he went on the call anyway. When we got there this house was really ripping. We had three pumps and an aerial ladder there, so there were a lot of people in the area. 

Me and the other Engineers were assigned to stay with the rigs to keep an eye on them, and so that we could monitor the pump pressures and pull more hose and things like that. Well, the Captain had to go to the toilet. He had to go to the toilet so bad that he tried to go in the bushes next to the house that had burned. Just as he would get ready to go to the toilet, we would turn all of the spotlights to face him. So he would stand up and wander around looking around for somewhere else. When he found another spot, we would turn the spotlights in his direction again. He was so mad, but it was really funny.

Angelo Outlaw, © 2025