Firefighters...everywhere!

This evening I went out for a drink with four of my old school friends. Charlotte got a new car today which is very exciting, although I have to admit that I am very jealous! I really, really, really want to be able to drive. I seem to have been having lessons for ages and now I just want to pass my test. I started learning when I lived in Durham but couldn't afford lessons when I moved back to Sheffield (because every penny I earned was going towards travelling in South America). Anyway, now that I am home I have started lessons again but I am not getting on very well with the teacher...I seem to be getting less confident the more lessons I have, something has got to be wrong there! I have been phoning around and will hopefully be starting with a new instructor soon, but to be honest I am bored with learning and just want to be able to drive.

Anyway, back to this evening. At the moment Sheffield is hosting the "World Firefighter Games" and there are firefighters everywhere. When Jill arrived she asked why there were Olympic people in the pub, because they were all wearing tracksuits with their countries written on the back. Apparently, last year the Games were held in the Carribean...what a shock to end up in Sheffield this time! In town, during the day there are fire engines and people selling plastic firefighter (it's all so politically correct!) helmets. I was very tempted to buy one yesterday but resisted! There was a competition going on in the Peace Gardens yesterday called "the World's Strongest Firefighter", I didn't see much of it but they seemed to be seeing how far they could carry heavy things! I went out for a leaving do for someone from my old job last week and some of the women there were very excited about the prospect of so many firemen in Sheffield, however all the ones I have seen so far seem to be over 40...a littel too old for me I think!