Can't beat the FD job I had, at one point I was accruing 3 1/2 months of leave per year, until our f'n union leadership sold our souls for a nominal raise...but I digress, and still earned about 3 mos per annum at the end.
Wasn't there a big legal battle between father (founder) and son over control of company before senior died? Son (current CEO) wanted to go in a new direction, now he is at the helm and steering the ship. Sounds like a nice gig for a retired FF who likes tools (tho i usually like to buy once/cry once).
Serious question: In 23 years of going into peoples homes on average 15 times per shift, I never got used to dirty dog smell. Cat dander and smoking inside never bothered me, but a few times I had to excuse myself from the scene when the dirty dog odor was strong... it is kinda the same when I walk into HF and that rubber/petroleum smell hits, seriously, do you get used to it? Do you smell like it when you get home? I know I have been in a few nasty houses and had to take two showers to rid myself of that dirty dog smell. Lets not even get started on bedbugs and cockroaches, but my question is a serious one.