I'm not a fan of their burgers, but I luvs their fries and shakes....I hit the one on Philly pike before I hit my store and there was a few fire fighters in there taking donations...I popped 'em a $20 and ran out before I got sucked into black and white shake with fries...then I ate my stupid weight watchers (tasteless) mac and cheese...Flyers are on tonite and need to save those points for beer!

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Drinking alcohol in Kentucky is considered being "sober" until you cannot hold on to the ground.

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My give a damn is broken.

Just left the on on 13 by hooters PACKED fire trucks EMS all over ,im glad that they had such a great turnout i ordered for the family and dropped an extra 20..

We ordered from the one on 273 and it was packed....
God DAMN I love those burgers..... Definitely worth the wait, especially for the cause..

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"Garbage In, Garbage Out"
-G. Carlin

Man is that the best or what?

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To Do It and Fail, Is Better Then To Never Try! Russell Swan-Survivor Samoa

Well, we unfortunately couldn't get them last night. DH called from work and it was a 1/2 hour wait. By the time he got into the area to order, no one was picking up the phone there. He called 12 times....and passed the Claymont location and the parking lot was completely jammed. So, we are going to mail in a donation instead.

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"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier." ~ Mother Theresa
Mother of two....one that runs and one that ^soars^.

Thank you all so much! You have warmed my heart.

All due respect here, they didn't have much time for planning.

I'm glad they did so well. This was a wonderful thing they did. I wish the whole world could follow their example. Makes me wanna be a just little more aware of what I could possibly do to help another person.

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The only way to bring about change is to actively strive to achieve it. - (7-24-09, Witchofthedogs)

Some funeral photos:

http://www.tomshewbrooks.net/

RIP Michelle

This is not a response to anyone in particular, although I certainly appreciate Curly posting the images.

I stopped by the Jake's located on Philadelphia Pike around 12:30. The place was packed as was the parking lot. I didn't have the time to stay; so I just dropped my donation in the "boot" and left.

Words are always inadequate at times like these. People try so desperately to say things that comfort. But sometimes all we can do is bow our heads in silent contemplation.

This young woman paid the ultimate price in the highest tradition of public service. Some have said that she gave her life to help save others.

Given the abundance of love in her life and all that she had to live for, I don't like to think of her as "giving" her life. Her life was taken.

I found a poem titled A Fireman's Prayer. As far as I can determine, the author is anonymous. I've included it below. But, I did change a couple of the lines to comply more appropriately with the times.

I did this because firefighting is no longer the sole domain of men. To this end I reworded some of the passages.

I changed the title to: A Firefighter's Prayer. I also changed all of the gender references from specific to non-specific.

Here is the poem.


Well done, Michele... well done. Your watch is ended; you stand relieved.

Regards,

Joe Walther

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FYI

From article:
Jake's Hamburgers announced today that the fundraiser held yesterday at all 8 local Jake's Hamburger locations on behalf of the family of Delaware City Firefighter Michelle Smith was a HUGE SUCCESS!! Thanks to all of you we were able to raise a total of $22,000 to contribute to Emily Burge's trust fund.

Gallery - Volunteer Hose Company - New Castle County, Delaware

More money is still coming in. This has been a huge success. A very sad business, but it is so nice to know that people care so much. Now if we can just get more people to drive carefully when we are out there....