I was wondering when the Erie County Fair was going to be brought up. Just waiting. I've been a member of Windom (Orchard Park) Auxiliary and my husband is a non-active Life Member of same Company. We still get in the Fair free on Fireman's Day and eat and drink in the Windom's dug out in the infield. That loose tie and backwards hat still goes on. Love it.......... At 10:51 PM 2/6/2008 -0500, you wrote: >The Beef on Weck and the weather have generated a lot of e-mails. Should >we start a new thread and talk about all the firemen's picnics that occure >every summer, all over WNY and the church lawn fetes? I've lived in other >states and never saw these things. Must be a WNY thing. Every Police dept >also had a picnic or OX roast/ Clam Bake etc. At a fireman's picnic ; if >you were in the beer tent; you could always tell when the firemen had had >too much to drink. The would march in the parade in their dress uniform >and after too many beers, they always loosened the tie and put their hats >on backwards. Firemans day at the Erie County fair with all the firetrucks >and each fire coumpany has their own hospitality tent for members and >other companies members and families in the infield by the grandstand. > >Kevin