Wonderful Wetdown

Howdy Y'all , My Wife Karen and I went out to Mequon today to take part in a Fire Service tradition....It is known as a wetdown...For those of you who don't know what a wetdown is; It is the following ; A Fire Department buys a new piece of Apparatus (Pumper,Ladder, Heavy Rescue,etc..) they have a bunch of neighboring Fire Depts. come and park their trucks( usually pumpers) in a line usually a semi-circle; have the truck and the truck committee blessed by a man of the cloth( denomination doesn't matter) the truck committee then christens the vehicle with non-alcoholic sparkling champane and then is soaked by the hoses of the gathered firefighters for a minute or two all while the trucks have their lights flashing and sirens blaring...There is sometimes a traveling trophy to pass along to the dept. that gets the new truck and is passed on to the next dept which get a new truck....also there is the cutting of a cake with a cermonial axe used only to cut cakes....This event usually takes aboout an hour from start to finish once everyone is at the location of the event.....also for those taking pictures either still or video keep in mind which way the wind is coming from as YOU and YOUR CAMERA don't want to be Downwind when the water is flowing....also note sometimes the wind shifts after they start the water so be prepared to move quickly.....This is an event which as to be seen to get the full picture and enjoyment so get out there an watch for these events....and if your area doesn't have them suggest it to your local dept....they can be fun.....Take care and see ya at the next one...Gary