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A fire department or fire brigade is a public or private organization that provides fire protection for a certain jurisdiction, which typically is a municipality, county, or fire protection district. A fire department usually contains one or more fire stations within its boundaries, and may be staffed by career firefighters, volunteer firefighters, or a combination there of.

My Husband was a volunteer fire fighter for 23 years until his health got bad. Wife’s even sacrifice things for the fire department.  So this is for the Real Heroes that don’t need capes. Thank you for your time and dedication.

Don Notts played Barney Fife on Andy Griffith show. Well Andy Griffith was the sheriff of Mayberry, Barney was his deputy.  I remember sitting in front of TV watching the show with my mother and little brother. As kid I thought all small time sheriff deputy were as dumb as Barney was. My mother use to say it’s only a show, but being a kid I just couldn’t understand what she meant by that. As kid I thought that was how the rest of the world was.

Then I as I got older I began to understand what my mom said about being a show. People seem to think life is like a TV show. When in real life some things never get solved at all. That’s the part of life when your kid you think every thing can be fixed in 30 minutes. Kids always believe in the impossible can happen. Maybe it still can at times. I guess that I’m still a kid at hart.

Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison – May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), better known as John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive voice, walk and height. He was also known for his conservative political views and his support. He is what every man wanted to be like, and what every women wanted in a man.  I know my mom used to say only if he was single.

The Harris Poll, released January 2011, placed Wayne third among America’s favorite film stars. The only deceased star on the list and the only one who has appeared on the poll every year since it first began in 1994. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Wayne 13th among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time.

Here is a list of his wives and children.

1st wife – Josephine Alicia Saenz

* Michael Wayne (film producer) – Born November 23, 1934 / Died April 2, 2003
* Mary Antonia “Toni” Wayne LaCava – Born February 25, 1936 / Died December 6, 2000
* Patrick Wayne  born Patrick John Morrison  July 15, 1939
* Melinda Wayne Munoz – Born December 3, 1940

2nd wife – Pilar Pallete

* Aissa Wayne – (Actress, now Attorney) Born March 31, 1956
* John Ethan Wayne (Actor) – Born February 22, 1962
* Marisa Wayne (Actress) – Born February 22, 1966

For all the John Wayne fans. This John Wayne tin sign makes a nice addition to your collection.



Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941), from Marvel Comics’ 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Over the years, an estimated 210 million copies of “Captain America” comic books have been sold in a total of 75 countries. For nearly all of the character’s publication history, Captain America was the alter ego of Steve Rogers, a sickly young man who was enhanced to the peak of human perfection by an experimental serum in order to aid the United States war effort. Captain America wears a costume that bears an American flag motif, and is armed with an indestructible shield that can be thrown as a weapon.

An intentionally patriotic creation who was often depicted fighting the Axis powers of World War II, Captain America was Timely Comics’ most popular character during the wartime period. After the war ended, the character’s popularity waned and he disappeared by the 1950s aside from an ill-fated revival in 1953. Captain America was reintroduced during the Silver Age of comics when he was revived from suspended animation by the superhero team the Avengers in The Avengers #4 (March 1964). Since then, Captain America has often led the team, as well as starring in his own series.

Steve Rogers was purportedly assassinated in Captain America vol. 5, #25 (March 2007), although he was later revealed to be alive. The comic-book series Captain America continued to be published, with Rogers’ former sidekick, James “Bucky” Barnes, having taken up the mantle, and keeping it at the insistence of Rogers, who upon his return began operating as an intelligence agent in the series Steve Rogers: Super Soldier.

Captain America was the first Marvel Comics character adapted into another medium with the release of the 1944 movie serial Captain America. Since then, the character has been featured in several other films and television series, the most recent being Captain America: The First Avenger, scheduled for release on July 22, 2011.

I remember going to the movies as a kid and watching these kind of movies.  Kids need these kind of  hero’s to look up too. So for all the kids and kids at heart here’s the Captain America tin sign for you.

By Pamela McLoughlin, Register Staff
pmcloughlin@newhavenregister.com

Frank Perrelli offers full service and a cozy atmosphere at his Citgo gas station on the Boston Post Road, in Orange. (Melanie Stengel/Register)

ORANGE — Frank Perrelli Jr. says he can’t bring back old-fashioned gasoline prices, but he has brought back the old-fashioned service at his new Citgo station where customers have their gas pumped for them, their windshield washed and oil checked.

Then there are the more subtle touches of days gone by — a wooden bench in front, colorful flower baskets all around, a picnic table to the side, American flags and a wrought iron cart for newspapers. If there’s a dog in the car, there’s a bisquit waiting for him or her and kids get a piece of licorice.

Perrelli even got rid of the adult magazines and smoking paraphernalia the previous owner carried, so it’s no place to buy a rolling papers or a bong.

It may feel like Mayberry when customers drive into the station, but the location is anything but bucolic. Located at 347 Boston Post Road at the corner of Lambert Road, the station sits on one of the busiest and noisiest intersections in Orange.

Perrelli, an Orange resident, said he’s kept his prices at self-serve rates and drives the Boston Post Road from the Stratford line to West Haven every day to make sure his prices are competitive. His plan is to make up the financial difference in volume — and he says it’s working.

“I thought it would do well, but not in my wildest dreams did I think it would do this well,” he said. “A lot of people think touching the nozzle is like shaking hands with the devil.”

Perrelli says the full-service model, just about extinct now, has more than tripled his business in two months, with seniors, professional women and moms with children at the top of the fan list.

Michelle Pergolotti may not have thought that nozzle was quite the devil, but she’s glad not to have to touch it again.

“Usually, I have the kids and I don’t want to get out of the car because the kids are fighting,” Pergolotti said. “To get full service at the same price and allow them to stay out in the snow and rain works for me.”

It just goes to show you that the past is not always dead.  Frank Perrelli idea of bring back old fashion gas station is a great one. People love good customer service. So if you like old fashion gas station heres the tin sign for you.

A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter. Relief pitchers are further divided informally into closers, set-up relief pitchers, middle relief pitchers, left-handed specialists, long relievers, and mop-up relief pitchers.

This tin sign makes a great gift.

I have always thought where ever you hang your at is home. That can be anywhere in the United States you choose. That is a choice we have because of military men and women serving overseas to give us that right.

As it comes closer to the Holidays please remember are men and women in the military and their family’s here with out them. So remember where ever you hang yer hat tin sign is great gift.

No man shall ever turn down free beer… for any reason. Never. Ever. Seriously, Never.

Grilling, regardless of weather, is always the first choice for cooking.

Hiding your beer in the fridge is strictly forbidden. Besides…sharing is caring.

A man should never be denied the right to adjust himself or place his hands down his pants under any circumstances.

A man should never tell another man that his zipper is down. It’s his own damn problem and you never looked “there” to begin with.

A man may be seen tearing up only when:
A. His first child is born (and it’s a boy),
B. he has received a devastating blow to the groin,
C. Carmen Electra is unbuttoning her shirt…scratch that, your shirt.

While at a sporting event, you must walk “B to F” (BUTT TO FACE) when leaving your seat. This is so you do not miss any of the cheerleaders’ performance (since you obviously never get up to pee while the ball is in play).

No man shall ever cancel plans with his buddies at the last minute. Exceptions: You win free tickets to the Super Bowl, Carmen Electra is unbuttoning your shirt, or in cases of death (your own).

If you are placed on the Jumbotron at a sporting event, you are to offer a simple wave or raise of your glass. Acting like an idiot is strictly forbidden. A man should act like Barry Sanders… you’ve been there before and will be there again – show some class. Exception: You have more body paint on than clothing. In that case – go for it.

A man is permitted to build his “Man Cave” in anyway he wishes. However NO “Man Cave” shall ever include: A fridge incapable of holding a case of beer, “Fat Free” potato chips, and any variation of the color pink.

A man purse is still a purse.

For all you guys out there here is a tin sign for you.

Bourbon Street (French: Rue Bourbon) is a famous and historic street that spans the length of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. When founded in 1718, the city was originally centered around the French Quarter.[1] New Orleans has since expanded, but “The Quarter” remains the cultural hub, and Bourbon Street is the street best known by visitors.

The most popular section of Bourbon Street is “Upper Bourbon Street”, an eight-block section of popular tourist attractions. Bourbon Street begins at Canal Street (across Canal is Carondelet Street in the New Orleans Central Business District). The straight street continues downriver, southwest to northeast a few blocks from and roughly paralleling the Mississippi River, and comes to its terminus at Pauger Street in the Faubourg Marigny. (In the 19th century, Pauger was named as a continuation of Bourbon Street.) Bourbon Street was named in honor of the House of Bourbon, the ruling French Royal Family, at the time of the city’s founding.

The street is home to many bars, restaurants, strip clubs, as well as t-shirt and souvenir shops. The upper end of Bourbon Street towards Canal Street is home to many of the French Quarter’s strip clubs. These include Rick’s Cabaret, Temptations, and Larry Flynt’s Barely Legal Club. Towards the central section of Bourbon Street one can find many famous bars including Johnny White’s, The Famous Door, Razzoo and The Cat’s Meow.
This street sign makes a great gift for anyone

The Mennen Company was started in 1878, at Newark, New Jersey, moving to Morristown, New Jersey in 1953, where it manufactured and sold many over-the-counter pharmaceuticals and personal products such as the Skin Bracer, Speed Stick (launched approximately 1954), and Baby Magic products. Lady Speed Stick was a foray into the women’s market, and was a huge success due to its shape, which fit a woman’s hand, and fragrances. Mennen was founded by Gerhard Heinrich Mennen, an immigrant from Germany, with his first product being talcum based powder, which was a real innovation at the time. His grandnephew, G. Mennen Williams, would go on to serve as Governor of Michigan from 1949-1961.

By Mennen was one of the most successful marketing slogans considering its simplicity. The associated jingle, written by Doug Katsaros, was notable for containing just three notes and ending each television commercial for Mennen products.

The company was led by several generations of the Mennen family before being sold to Colgate by the family in 1992. Today none of the Mennen family are involved in the company or its now parent.

I have been trying to come up with some pictures for my bathroom that are kind of cute. I found this reproduction tin sign that will look great in it.