FOR ALL THOSE WHO KNOW
WHAT STARTED THIS WEBSITE IN 2000
irony: the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.
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Literature. a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated.
b.
(esp. in contemporary writing) a manner of organizing a work so as to give full expression to contradictory or complementary impulses, attitudes, etc., esp. as a means of indicating detachment from a subject, theme, or emotion.
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This Was The CM Fire House From 1889 - 1940
1922 American LaFrance
This Would Of Been A Typical Truck Of The Era
You Had To Crank It To Start It
A : Location of Fire House
B : Knapp House & Kennels
THE DISTANCE IS ABOUT 9 MILES
The Road In 1924 Was Not The Road It Is Today
It Probably Took The Fire Department At Least A Half Hour To Arrive
Not To Mention ..... How Was The Alarm Turned In To Them ?
IN 1924 THERE ARE NO PHONES IN MASTIC
KNAPP PROBABLY LET THEM KNOW
EITHER BY WIRELESS OR
HOPPING IN ONE OF HIS PLANES
AND FLYING UP TO CENTER MORICHES
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IT'S AMAZING THE WHOLE PLACE WASN'T WIPED OUT
THIRTY FIVE YEARS BEFORE IT FINALLY WAS
CENTER MORICHES FIRE DEPT
The Knapps Lived Here
