The Wandering Disciple

Modern day fire engines are so technologically advanced it can be hard to imagine a simpler time.  But thanks to the Greensboro History Museum, we got to take a glimpse into the early days of firefighting via The General Greene.  Built by American LaFrance in 1886, the horse powered pumper was capable of pumping 375 gallons of water onto a fire.  While its a far cry from the 1,500 gallons per minute capacities of modern day pumpers, it was light-years ahead of the bucket brigades that were the norm during this time.  (Photo: October 31, 2021) 

Greensboro, North Carolina: We have been planning a fall road trip to the Smoky Mountains for a couple months, however in the past few weeks our plans have taken a turn.  While we are still headed north to check out the fall foliage, our plans have migrated from Tennessee to neighboring North Carolina.  While don't get me wrong we love the Smokies, we decided to focus on some new towns and chose to visit central North Carolina. We planned on hitting the road at zero dark thirty, however with the excitement of the trip no one got much sleep so we ended up leaving even earlier.  We pulled out of the drive way at 1:30 am and headed north to North Carolina.  We drove under the cover of darkness until we stopped for breakfast outside Savannah, Georgia.  On road trips, we typically skip chain restaurants with the exception of travel days.  Since it was Sunday, our usual favorite of Chick-fil-a was not an option, so we settled on Huddle House in Savannah.  M...