PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll
In the Hot House
“Oh wow, Grandad look! These are something else!”
“Look! They’ve got bright spotlights on them and… look, they’ve also got powerful water jets… they’re amazing… and the ladders… they’re really really long… and they’re winding out really fast!”
“Yes Bobby, let’s just watch a minute and see how they manoeuvre the ladders.”
“Wow, they spin right round too!”
“Can’t wait to tell Charlie what I’ve seen today…”
“…and wait ‘til I tell mum!”
Grandad took a deep, audible breath.
Oh dear, I’m in the hot house again!
“Now I know exactly what I want to ask Santa for Christmas!”
Land of Images 
I want a fire truck, a big one. One I can park in front of the house.
True story: When I was a little boy, my Dad was a firefighter in the Air Force. One day while he was on duty, he came by our house in his truck and said he’d give me a ride. I was the envy of every kid everywhere. 😀
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Lucky you! I’d settle for that experience now, and I’m well and truly beyond childhood!
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I take it chasing firetrucks aren’t mum approved. 🙂
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Not these ones, they were messy! 🙂
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A popular Grandad!
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Love Grandads, where would we be without them?
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Oops. But perhaps he can persuade Bobby’s mum that he was giving Bobby an educational experience?
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Yes, could be, I’ll have a word in Grandad’s ear!
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Grandpas are wonderful. Pesky at times, but wonderful 🙂
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Yes, that’s waht makes them so much fun 🙂
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Dear LOI,
Perhaps Santa will bring him a scaled down model. Cute story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yes, hope his mum can afford it. Many thanks 🙂
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I like the way you tell this story in dialogue! Really brings it to life. Yeah, we grannies and granddads rock!
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Thanks, appreciate the feedback.
Keep rockin’ 🙂
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The tale made me laugh. I can just hear the kid.
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Great, you’ve made my day knowing it made you laugh, thank you 🙂
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