“Sunset”…

thehousewatch.com has been an alter-ego of mine for over two years now. I have enjoyed the opportunity that technology and open-source software has provided, for those like myself, who opted one day to opine publicly about the fire service. It has been a great run and I have made a lot of friends along the way, who cares about making enemies, right? There has been a lot of support for the site as well. I have had a lot of help along the way, and I could not have made the site as popular as it has become without it; help like Ray and John; and Blog pioneers like: Rhett , Jay , Dave , Jason , and Bill . I have learned a lot more about the consensus of the fire service while following my fellow Bloggers, and have navigated my own beliefs through it. That’s the beauty of opining outside of the firehouse. It’s therapeutic and everyone should give it a shot. Don’t worry about what others think of your opinions; I finally learned you can’t please everybody. You also can’t pick fights publicly with people whose opinions differ from yours. I have done that a few times and I guess I become the asshole too. And there have been a lot of assholes! So what’s next? Lots. I have been not-so-secretly involved in a revolutionary project with a few close friends that is soon to debut. With that, I must formally submit my two-weeks notice of resignation from thehousewatch.com. To those in the know, yes, we’re that close. For those who aren’t, it was worth the wait. I will be posting during my last couple of weeks here and will drop hints as it gets ever-closer. I will still give my two-cents in the future, just not as my alter-ego.  Thanks again to everyone who has anything good, or bad, to say about thehousewatch.com. Anyone who reads blogs, training sites, newsletters, and the like, you are the future of the fire service. And the future of the fire service is uncertain. Let’s continue to ensure we have a say. I have enjoyed posting and will continue to do so in the future, however, now you can call me Erich…I love you all very much. Stay tuned!

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“Sunset”…