R.I.P.

Johnny Gauge has left us. 😢

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Squad 51 , Engine 51 - fire in an industrial park - Time Out KMG365 . Squad 51: Administer D5W , Ringers Lactate and transport as soon as possible. So glad I watched that show in the 1970's. I still watch it pretty regularly on ROKU. California must of been beautiful in the 1970's when the population was almost half what is now. I love those old fire trucks and they did a great job casting people that looked like a firefighter like Capt. Stanley. The 1960's and 1970's were the best decades for TV .

Squad 51 , Engine 51 - fire in an industrial park - Time Out KMG365 . Squad 51: Administer D5W , Ringers Lactate and transport as soon as possible. So glad I watched that show in the 1970's. I still watch it pretty regularly on ROKU. California must of been beautiful in the 1970's when the population was almost half what is now. I love those old fire trucks and they did a great job casting people that looked like a firefighter like Capt. Stanley. The 1960's and 1970's were the best decades for TV .

Since you mention them looking like firefighters, here's some trivia for you. Mike Stoker was an actual L.A. firefighter. They had to have a qualified "engineer" to operate the firetruck. And he was a SAG member so filled both qualifications. The voice of dispatch was also done by a real LA dispatcher.

Hard to believe there was even one of these left in this day and age.

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Since you mention them looking like firefighters, here's some trivia for you. Mike Stoker was an actual L.A. firefighter. They had to have a qualified "engineer" to operate the firetruck. And he was a SAG member so filled both qualifications. The voice of dispatch was also done by a real LA dispatcher.

The cast were very good friends with each other . both John Gage and Roy Desoto in real life were very close friends, John Gage was Roy's best man at his wedding.

Hard to believe there was even one of these left in this day and age.

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The Iron Lung may be making a comeback…………….

Is polio becoming a problem again?

AI Overview

Polio is not widely spreading in the US, but it is making a global comeback in a few specific regions due to falling vaccination rates. Wild poliovirus remains endemic in Pakistan and Afghanistan, while vaccine-derived strains have occasionally surfaced globally and triggered localized outbreaks.

Because the virus is only a plane ride away, health officials continuously monitor for outbreaks and emphasize the importance of vaccination. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ([CDC]('https://www.cdc.gov/global-polio-vaccination/about/index.html')) recommends that all children stay up to date on their routine polio shots. If you are an adult who was never vaccinated or missed doses, you can check your immunization status and find catch-up vaccines at your local pharmacy or health clinic. For specific advice regarding travel to polio-affected countries, consult the [CDC Traveler's Health]('https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel')
page.
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The Iron Lung may be making a comeback…………….

Is polio becoming a problem again?

AI Overview

Polio is not widely spreading in the US, but it is making a global comeback in a few specific regions due to falling vaccination rates. Wild poliovirus remains endemic in Pakistan and Afghanistan, while vaccine-derived strains have occasionally surfaced globally and triggered localized outbreaks.

Because the virus is only a plane ride away, health officials continuously monitor for outbreaks and emphasize the importance of vaccination. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ([CDC]('https://www.cdc.gov/global-polio-vaccination/about/index.html')) recommends that all children stay up to date on their routine polio shots. If you are an adult who was never vaccinated or missed doses, you can check your immunization status and find catch-up vaccines at your local pharmacy or health clinic. For specific advice regarding travel to polio-affected countries, consult the [CDC Traveler's Health]('https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel')
page.
Polio Network +3

My mom had it. Wouldn’t wish it on anyone

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My mom had it. Wouldn’t wish it on anyone

My dad had it too.

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I'd met him years ago, nice guy.

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I took care of his landscape in East Rockaway for two years. He was very nice.

He was ‘offed’ too early in the season.

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Actress Hayden Panettiere has died, her representative confirmed to ABC News on Sunday. She was 36 years old.
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Oh man that's horrible.
Kind of reminds me of Whitney Houston - just a matter of when.

Normal people cant work until the age of 15 or so but child actors can. Most end up having multiple issues most mental. Sad

Sadly, we can no longer comment on the irony that the only guy that didn't have a beard, was a Beard.

RIP Mr. Beard.

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