Photo via Tucson.com and @TucsonFirePIO
When you’re in a fire academy, you’re always wearing a rope around your waist. (At least we’re encouraged to in our academy). Personally, I never take mine off. I always have it under my shirt when I work my 9-5. Sometimes I practice knots in meetings or when I’m taking a walk. My wife calls these little moments “pockets of time” (a genius little saying she learned in Mary Kay).
I was in the break room brewing a pot of coffee and happened to glance over and see this paper towel holder. I thought to myself “if I had to hoist that, how would I???? I see it has that weird thing on top I could bite a half-hitch onto…..” Then I thought “what the hell!” and whipped off my rope and threw a clove hitch and a half hitch on it!
So, to answer your question: yes, I could hoist it.
Note: I realize the half-hitch is a bit loose… I bounced the holder on the deck while trying to photograph it 😆
Note: I’m adding a link to animated knots to the resources page!
Last night was something new…
Our instructor told us to grab air packs, head up to the tower’s 2nd floor, don our gear, then head up to the 4th floor.I’ve never been in the room on the 4th floor of the tower, so I didn’t know what we were in for.