September 07, 2005
Whose Truck?
In my post yesterday about the el-flopola Labor Picnic on Harriet Island, Swiftee noticed something amiss:
After all, Chris Coleman, candidate for Mayor of the sainted city went through all of the trouble of borrowing a spare ladder truck from the SPFD to use as his mobile campaign HQ.Note the pictures.As you can see, the truck's nice red paint job went really well with Coleman's campaign signs and with the firemen's nice yellow Coleman for Mayor shirts..spiffy-O!
Minnesota Democrats Exposed had the answer:
This is a picture from the Labor Day picnic on Harriet Island. I originally thought it was a city of St. Paul Fire Department truck, but it is actually a fire truck from New York:...which is a really classy move in and of itself; it's apparently a truck that was present at the WTC on 9/11.
While I am on the subject of Chris Coleman and fire trucks, is this a St. Paul fire truck?Comments indicate it may be a surplus, privately-owned truck (and I'm not personally aware of any SPFD vehicles that are painted yellow).
I can't tell because a Chris Coleman for Mayor sign has been taped over the sign on the door.
But it's worth a look.
Posted by Mitch at September 7, 2005 10:35 AM | TrackBack
The truck is yellow Mitch.
Some of SPFD's auxilliary trucks (hose and ladder trucks like the one in the picture) are yellow.
The fireman's union (IAFF) has so far declined to disclose where they got the truck, so we'll see!
Posted by: swiftee at September 7, 2005 11:39 AMUpdate on this story. I've inventoried the SPFD's equipment, and this truck isn't in stock.
Must be someone's personal toy.
(although I thought it was illegal to display anything other than amber lights on a private vehicle..oh well.)
Posted by: swiftee at September 7, 2005 01:03 PMThere's too many people with the last name "Coleman"...man, it starts to get confusing for some of us!
Posted by: Colleen at September 7, 2005 09:32 PM