Firemen. Hot, sweaty, grimy firemen. Yummmm.

[fessie]

So there was a fire at our apartment building yesterday. In the unit next to ours! I was out with the babies at the time & they were sleeping when I drove past on the highway, just killing time, and saw the trucks. Several trucks. Big trucks with lights and the whole shebang!

I didn't think anyone was even living in that apartment, I've never seen anyone or heard anything, but there was some furniture in there. Evidently the fire didn't get too big before they put it out, just stunk up the place a bit, still smells like a campfire out in the hallway this a.m.

No, the important part of this story is the firemen. Hubby was out of town so I was free to ogle behind my sunglasses. Stood around waiting with the neighbors, the twins in the double stroller in front of me, watching big, sweaty, strong firemen putting away their gear. Mmmmm!

Then one of them escorted me back to our apartment, just to make sure we were OK. Oh, hon! 6'3'', and cute as all get out, just a touch of grime. By some miracle I'd actually managed to get a shower yesterday & wasn't dressed like a bag lady for once. I think he flirted with me. Our place was just a bit smoky - I told him we'd smoked it up worse last Thanksgiving when we burned the turkey!

Yep yep yep yep, nothing like firemen.

[monica]

And you didn't take any pics for us? You wanted to save the big, hot, sweaty fireman for yourself? How incredibly selfish!

[Spectre of Pithecanthropus]

So why is it that if the husband were at home, and the wife was away, and said husband went on and on about some hottie he met and flirted with, everyone would, at best, say "while the cat's away...", or somesuch, or at worst call him a sneaking cad?

At an office where I used to work, firemen would occasionally come in to do inspections, and it was amazing how all the women oohed and ahhed. Again, if the situation were reversed, the men would be reprimanded, or worse, for "creating a sexually hostile work environment".

[fessie]

Airline pilots are pretty hot, too.








Some policemen.











Most UPS drivers.














My physician (whooo doggies!).

[Syntropy]

Fire studs. Oh, my. *fans self* They're always in the grocery store on Sunday, right before the football game. Guess when I do my shopping?

And, I agree with monica. Terribly selfish of you not to get pics.

[danceswithcats]

As a public service, should any of you cute Doper ladies find yourselves in PA, send me an email, and we can arrange some fireman hot, sweaty, grimy, goodness.

:Fireman's Helmet Smiley:

[PussyCow]

Originally Posted by Spectre of Pithecanthropus

So why is it that if the husband were at home, and the wife was away, and said husband went on and on about some hottie he met and flirted with, everyone would, at best, say "while the cat's away...", or somesuch, or at worst call him a sneaking cad?

At an office where I used to work, firemen would occasionally come in to do inspections, and it was amazing how all the women oohed and ahhed. Again, if the situation were reversed, the men would be reprimanded, or worse, for "creating a sexually hostile work environment".

Payback for the whole single man is a "bachelor", but a single woman is an old "maid" thing.
Also man who sleeps around is a "stud", woman who sleeps around is a "slut".

[lel]

The laws of fireman hotness dictate that next time, you will get firemen that are short, little, and weak, or in some way unattractive.

[MelCthefirst]

We had to evacuate my work building once, then 2 fire engines arrived. I was planning on swooning and needing help from the firemen, when I got a look at them. They were all over the place, short, tall, skinny, fat - not at all what I had in mind. Northern Sydney fire victims beware!

[chaoticbear]

Originally Posted by danceswithcats

As a public service, should any of you cute Doper ladies find yourselves in PA, send me an email, and we can arrange some fireman hot, sweaty, grimy, goodness.

:Fireman's Helmet Smiley:

Wow. How obscene. And yet in a funny way. And the makes it even funnier.

[Syntropy]

Originally Posted by danceswithcats

As a public service, should any of you cute Doper ladies find yourselves in PA, send me an email, and we can arrange some fireman hot, sweaty, grimy, goodness.

:Fireman's Helmet Smiley:

Heh. I'd be happy to, as I do plan another trip to PA fairly soon. OTOH, if6was9 may not appreciate that too much.

[elbows]

Excuse me, but garsh I could swear I smell smoke. (Who's with me?)

And you know what they say,

Where there's smoke.....
There's fire.

Where there's fire...
There's firemen, y'know, eventually.

[Little Nemo]

So why is it that if the husband were at home, and the wife was away, and said husband went on and on about some hottie he met and flirted with, everyone would, at best, say "while the cat's away...", or somesuch, or at worst call him a sneaking cad?

Actually I can think of several threads where a male poster talked about some situation where he was checking out a good-looking woman and there was no resulting disapproval.

[buttonjockey308]

Resident Fireman checking in. Just so you know, if you're lookin' at us, you can bet we're lookin' back. That stern, intense, often piercing gaze we've affixed to our sweaty mugs is a long practiced tradition that makes us look as if we're deep in concentration about the job, when we're really checkin out the goodies.

You ladies can (probably) rest assured that you've likely been the topic of the engine or truck crews' conversation on the way back to the shop.

I should go now, I've already said too much.

[Glory]

Soon after 9-11, several representatives from the local fire station were scheduled to come by my work building to have a discussion about...heck, I can't remember, fire safety?

Anyhow, a huge crowd of women showed up. It's particularly funny because I work for a software company which has to be at least 80% male.

I remember the fire men were very very cute.

*gratuitous UHF reference*

Who wants to drink out of the fire hose?

[danceswithcats]

Dammit buttonjockey308, don't tell our secrets!

Next thing you know, the girls won't buy the "It's just for practice" when we're doing knot tying at home.

[picunurse]

Originally Posted by lel

The laws of fireman hotness dictate that next time, you will get firemen that are short, little, and weak, or in some way unattractive.

IMPOSSIBLE! All firemen are tall, hansome and flirty, (in that innocent, "aww, shucks, Ma'm" sorta way) I married one.
Of course, I'm not counting the girl ones. They're the ones with the all b'idness scowls, putting everything away, while the boys work on community relations.

[Telperien]

Originally Posted by danceswithcats

Dammit buttonjockey308, don't tell our secrets!

Next thing you know, the girls won't buy the "It's just for practice" when we're doing knot tying at home.

My brain has officially exploded. Hot firemen, knots...if anyone needs me, I'll be sitting on the floor with a vague smile on my face.

[Cunctator]

At our recent mid-winter corporate function, the caterers' equipment set off the smoke detectors in the venue, a museum in Sydney. We all left the building and about five minutes later two NSWFB engines turned up. When the "scare" was over, all of the women stayed outside on the footpath (in the chilly night air) ogling the firemen. Meanwhile, we men had far more important priorities. We raced back inside and scoffed down all of the food!

[Cerri]

Originally Posted by Harimad-sol

My brain has officially exploded. Hot firemen, knots...if anyone needs me, I'll be sitting on the floor with a vague smile on my face.

Omg... *busts out laughing*

[BiblioCat]

Originally Posted by fessie

Yep yep yep yep, nothing like firemen.

Yep, yep, yep. My husband is a firefighter.
Eat your heart out, fessie.

[Ellis Dee]

Originally Posted by Spectre of Pithecanthropus

So why is it that if the husband were at home, and the wife was away, and said husband went on and on about some hottie he met and flirted with, everyone would, at best, say "while the cat's away...", or somesuch, or at worst call him a sneaking cad?

I think that's a bit of an overreaction. Nobody has any problem with a little harmless flirting by either sex.

Originally Posted by PussyCow

Payback for...man who sleeps around is a "stud", woman who sleeps around is a "slut".

It's women who label women as sluts, not men. Don't drag us into that quagmire.

[Ethilrist]

Interestingly enough, it was just about this time three years ago when there were several threads going on about how the brave and glorious ladies of the SDMB were glued to their TV sets so they could see all those rescue workers in New York. Sort of a group-support thing, in which they admitted to a fair amount of guilty pleasure. There was one picture online of a fireman walking out of a building carrying a baby, and I swear I could hear the squealing through my LAN cable...

[Homebrew]

Originally Posted by buttonjockey308

Just so you know, if you're lookin' at us, you can bet we're lookin' back.

Please tell me that includes the gay guys, too, at least a little bit...

[Spectre of Pithecanthropus]

Originally Posted by PussyCow

Payback for the whole single man is a "bachelor", but a single woman is an old "maid" thing.
Also man who sleeps around is a "stud", woman who sleeps around is a "slut".

All of that's not quite true anymore, since many people are now apt to wonder if an older single man is gay. And sometimes a man who sleeps around is considered a philanderer.

All that aside, I get the big-strong-heroic angle; I can see why that's attractive. But the grunge and grime? I don't get that. I will continue to work at my clean, inside job, and take showers every morning.

[fessie]

Well-pressed and clean-shaven has its appeal too, especially when glasses are involved. Hot 'n sweaty's just a different kind of treat. Especially when combined with that particular lifeanddeath swagger.

[Spectre of Pithecanthropus]

Originally Posted by Little Nemo

Actually I can think of several threads where a male poster talked about some situation where he was checking out a good-looking woman and there was no resulting disapproval.

But was he married?

And lots of people here talk about encountering likely prospects according to their sexual preferences, but it's usually like, "I've met this person, help me work up the courage to talk to him or her" or something like that. That's different from just anonymously drooling over a relative stranger. Not that we don't all do it, from time to time, but is it always appropriate to talk about it?

If you can show me a thread where someone said he'd gone to -- oh, I don't know, let's say Spring break, or Rio de Janeiro--and drooled on for some length about the thong bikini babes, then I will accept that in substantiation of your statement.

[fessie]

Oh pffffffffffffffft.

[Ethilrist]

Originally Posted by Spectre of Pithecanthropus

If you can show me a thread where someone said he'd gone to -- oh, I don't know, let's say Spring break, or Rio de Janeiro--and drooled on for some length about the thong bikini babes, then I will accept that in substantiation of your statement.

You mean the "How cute is Paris Hilton," "What's the appeal of Angie Dickenson," "Men: Do you like brown skin?" kind of threads? We get threads like that all the time.

[Jervoise]

Originally Posted by Homebrew

Please tell me that includes the gay guys, too, at least a little bit...

My first BF was a fireman. An ex-paratrooper, fireman.

So yeah, some of them are looking.

[Silentgoldfish]

*sniff*

No-one ever start threads like this about male nurses...

Honestly, grimey turns some people on?

[Cunctator]

Originally Posted by Silentgoldfish

*sniff*

No-one ever start threads like this about male nurses...

Don't despair Silentgoldfish. The female doctors whom I know certainly check out the male nurses in their respective hospitals.

[picunurse]

Originally Posted by Cunctator

Don't despair Silentgoldfish. The female doctors whom I know certainly check out the male nurses in their respective hospitals.

So do the female nurses! Its just that the instance where the male nurse takes off his sweaty shirt and wipes his dripping face with it are so rare.

[Ellis Dee]

Originally Posted by Ethilrist

You mean the "How cute is Paris Hilton," "What's the appeal of Angie Dickenson," "Men: Do you like brown skin?" kind of threads? We get threads like that all the time.

The "do you like brown skin" was started by a brown-skinned female, IIRC, so you can't use that one. It's entrapment!

I didn't read the other two, but it reminds me of the Sharapova vs Kournikova thread, where several women joined in to say that it was annoying to them the attention that those tennis players receive from men.

My reply to that thread would have been better had I just linked to this thread, but of course this thread didn't exist at the time. The only good point I made is that drooling over Kournikova was no different than drooling over Brad Pitt. Neither have won majors/oscars, neither is the best in their field. But both receive extra attention because of their looks.

And there is nothing wrong with that. Just like there is nothing wrong with drooling over firemen. Shame on the guy in this thread for taking the ladies to task. You should have said nothing, and simply linked to this thread the next time you noticed women complaining about this behavior in a guy thread.

My apologies for the interruption, please resume drooling.

[Bruce_Daddy]

I think the lot of you should stop pooing all over fessie's thread. Take it to the Pit or something.

/wanted to be a firefighter.

[misstee]

But, you're in a band!



That's got to get you some drooling womens.

[PussyCow]

Originally Posted by Silentgoldfish

*sniff*

No-one ever start threads like this about male nurses...

Honestly, grimey turns some people on?

I realy like it when the male nurses wear those really high mini skirts and the top of the shirt is buttoned really low.

Ooh baby - yowza!

[bouv]

Originally Posted by picunurse

IMPOSSIBLE! All firemen are tall, hansome and flirty, (in that innocent, "aww, shucks, Ma'm" sorta way) I married one.
Of course, I'm not counting the girl ones. They're the ones with the all b'idness scowls, putting everything away, while the boys work on community relations.

Never visit my hometown. The fire department is made upof mostly 40+ year old men, all with beer guts, several balding. Yes, there are some 20-35 year old firemen, but they make up maybe at best 25%.

(The above information is 100% accurate. My dad is the chief of the department, and I have several uncles, cousins, and a brother in the department as well. I think I might get disowned if I don't join a fire company out here in the next year...)

[fessie]

[hijack]Funny thing is, I think my Hubby is plenty attractive in that brainiac way - and even has some fireman potential (he's got the right build). But his teenage social life was abysmal so he's never felt good-looking. However, back when Who Wants to be a Millionaire first hit it big, The Alumni Club bar had a big trivia game. Which Hubby almost won, I think he came in second, he's very good at trivia games & quite sexy in his confidence while playing them. Afterwards there was this chick hanging around him, absolutely drooling. A trivia groupie! Like that Seinfeld with George's hand modeling.[/hijack]

Oh, and I've decided NOT to report the idiot neighbors in the next building who keep barbecuing on their 2nd floor patio - that way, next time I can get pix .

I think I need to go get our car seats checked, just to, ya know, make sure they're installed right & everything...

[MelCthefirst]

Originally Posted by Silentgoldfish

*sniff*

No-one ever start threads like this about male nurses...

Honestly, grimey turns some people on?

I think male nurses are sexy too. The idea that a big burly man, can be gentle and caring, giving sponge baths when needed, oooooo - stop! That's also why I think men who like animals are sexy, have you ever seen a big burly man talk to and pet a cat or dog - man, that makes me weak at the knees.

[fireman]

Originally posted by fessie

Yep yep yep yep, nothing like firemen.

My pick for the thread of the week!

[Wile E]

*takes note of all the firemen in the thread*

[gotpasswords]

Originally Posted by MelCthefirst

I think male nurses are sexy too. The idea that a big burly man, can be gentle and caring, giving sponge baths when needed, oooooo - stop! That's also why I think men who like animals are sexy, have you ever seen a big burly man talk to and pet a cat or dog - man, that makes me weak at the knees.

The gentleman on the right in this pic was a critical care nurse until a car accident (IIRC) nearly ended his life. He stands seemingly close to seven feet tall, and is an utter sweetheart. You may also recognize him from a Foster Farms Chicken commercial several years ago, where he played an irritable tattoo artist.

Oh, and yes, back to firemen! Whether in their "blues" or in full turnout... I'll take one, please!