I remember a funny story from yesteryear.......a friend of mine was a LT covering in a busy TRUCK........he called the DISPATCHERS which he knew in his old boro & said ....."when i am working here we are up for relocations back to your boro.....they acommodated him more than once during his short stay covering there........when the CAPTAIN of the unit got wind of this he called the SUP.DISP.in the other Boro & identified himself & said ....."LAD*XX does not relocate to your Boro we are too important where we are".... the Supervisor said..... "excuse me CAPT ,are you in your office".....the Capt said "yes".....the Supervisor said.... "can you please go down to the apparatus floor & pick up the housewatch phone".......the CAPT went down & picked up & the SUP said ...."can you see your rig from where you are ?" the CAPT said "yes"......SUP said ..."well see on the side it says FDNY not CAPT.XXXXXX s Truck ,so it goes where we send it" & hung up........needless to say my friend did not get to cover there anymore.
