26 July 2011

Our Hero!

26 Jul 2011--We always knew it, but now we have the pictures to prove it!!! CATHY IS A CERTIFIED HERO!!!!

So this is what happened. Cathy was outside, talking to one of the ladies (known as Baker) who run the RV park, when all of a sudden she noticed that there was a lot of smoke coming out of one of the RVs in the park.



She yelled to Baker to get a fire distinguisher and to call the Fire Department, and at the same time ran towards the RV. When she got to the passenger side of the RV she noticed a sign in the window saying "Dog on Board", so she tried the door and to her relief it was open. Cathy dashed inside, saw a Boston Terrier, grabbed her in the nick of time, and exited the RV. This is Baker and the dog later.



Right after Cathy got the dog out something actually blew up in the front of the RV. When the firefighters got it all put out they said it was either an electrical short or something wrong with the batteries that caused the fire. Everyone around the RV was afraid that the propane tank would blow up, so people made themselves scarce during the fire. (Where you see the fireman kneeling in the 3rd pic is where the propane tank is in our RV.)



The owners of the RV were shopping at Costco the whole time this was happening, but when they got home this is what they came home to. The wife thanked Cathy for saving her dog...and was shocked to learn that her door wasn't locked...she just forgot to lock it when they went out this morning!!! Lucky dog, huh!?


10 comments:

  1. I thought Cathy changed a tire blowout wouldn't have guessed a fire.
    So as Cathy went to save the dog and park you went for the camera? I bet she will make the post paper! You should save the article "retiree saves the post".

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  2. Hero says it ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  3. Way to go Cathy!!! I told you "THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN'T DO"................. it goes to show you God likes dogs too.

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  4. Way to go Paula! You are quick draw photo woman.....

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  5. Cathy you are so AWESOME!!!!! What can't you do?? That's one lucky dog!!!

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  6. I am happy to see most respondents recognized how fast I am to document all happenings with my camera...haha. Cathy actually ran back to our RV to get me after she saved the dog...I only wish I had seen everything from the beginning; the video of Cathy dashing to the RV to save the dog would have been priceless!!

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  7. Way to go Cathy Carlton. I take back on the mean things I said about you. HA HA At least we finally had something for the blog.

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  8. It didn't take you saving a dog to be my hero!!!
    Paula, what is wrong with you??? Someone RV is burning and all you think about is "Oh wow, great blog story". haha

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  9. Ellen,
    Hahaha...the firemen were already at the scene when I got there, so as I saw it there was no sense in missing the pictures!

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  10. Brenda said.....I agree Paula - It did make a great blog story. And I would expect nothing else from Cathy - she is everyones hero!

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