RoamingGecko

Well, I finally got tired of Internet Explorer. So I blocked it from viewing my site at all. That’s right, IE users will have to find some other site to visit and to be honest I won’t miss them at all. When someone using the IE browser attempts to visit RoamingGecko they get redirected to a page that lets them know that they will have to use another browser if they want to view content on RoamingGecko. I got tired of having to design my site so that it displayed correctly in IE when it displays just fine in everything else. And I mean everything else! It’s basically about numbers. The statistics tell me I am blocking 30% of web surfers from my site, well so be it. It’s downright ignorant to shackle yourself to designing a site because one browser refuses to adapt current web standards. I’d tell Billy where he could stick his web browser but I am trying to keep this site one that you don’t have to read after 9 o’clock at night.

Well, actually it looked like a clone of the actual Segway but that’s got to be a pretty expensive knock off.

clipped from www.nbc4.com Cyclists Robbed While Raising Money For EMS Workers’ Families Group’s Vehicles Broken Into Overnight In Capitol Heights CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. — Cyclists raising money for families of fallen emergency workers hit a bump in the road Monday night when they were robbed in Capitol Heights. Sixty riders are biking more than 600 miles from New York to Roanoke in four days to raise money for the families of EMS workers and paramedics killed in the line of duty. The group was resting overnight when their support vehicles were broken into.

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The Wii Fit is supposed to be released this week. I have been toying with the idea of getting one for a couple of reasons. One, I could stand to lose a few pounds but also I am curious about the the fitness tracking the unit will have once combined with the Nintendo Wii. If I do pick one up I may consider posting my weight loss results here. Regardless of whether I do that or not, if I do pick one up I will be sure to post my review of the unit here on the blog.

BVRS Open House 2008

Originally uploaded by gagegecko

This is the cover of the Open House set on Flickr. It was a good day and I enjoyed it immensely. It’s been a while since I took some serious photos at a squad event.

Well, I am headed down to the station for our Open House. We have activities for the kids including 911 phone simulator, EMS Coloring Book and games. We will also be cutting up a car for an extrication demo. Have I mentioned free food? THIS IS NOT A DONATION DRIVE. This is just a time for the public to come down, ask questions and check out the equipment that their donations have enabled us to purchase. It’s also about the only time you’d be happy to see me without there being some sort of accident or pain involved. Joking, of course. If you have time today, stop by and say hello.

Blacksburg Rescue Open House

10AM to 2 PM

200 Progress Street

Blacksburg, Virgina