My Dad's mission in life is to be a cartoon character. For over 30 years he was Fireman Sam, whilst simultaneously helping to build Sunflower Valley as Bob The Builder, and more recently he's become Postman Pat. However the one he'll forever be most known for [despite retiring from the fire service last year] is Fireman Sam.
John has recently become obsessed with Pontypandy's greatest hero (he's actually napping in his new Fireman Sam t-shirt from Granddad as I type this) so when his Papa suggested going to see his old "nawr" (aka. fire engine) John was obviously more than happy to oblige. So on Wednesday morning after a bus & train journey too my sunny home town, we headed to the local fire station where my Dad used to work so John could see the "nawr" up close. And despite being a little apprehensive at first, he was soon exclaiming "Papa's nawr!" over & over. He was even lucky enough to try out the hose and have a shot of sitting in the drivers seat. One happy little fire fighter!
Fun fact for you. Did you know the actual Fireman Sam (yes, it was definitely him) came to my 5th birthday party?
What a lovely experience for him. It must be amazing getting your very own tour around the station!
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