Fireman Joe's Garage: VW Parts, Hot VW Cover, Vintage Artifacts!

[@jetskijim007]

Merry Christmas everyone! I am sincerely grateful for every firefighter. My father, my uncle, and my brother are also in this brotherhood.

[@spacenut708]

That fire pull was the bomb!

[@mattnelson5322]

Man this dude is awesome, make me miss my dad, grandpa uncles and all the cool old guys I grew up around! Good video Jimmy! Thanks for sharing!

[@deadengine]

I love those Gerstner boxes!

[@Kristof-Kay]

im in awe of the collection that guy has, truly amazing collection, thanks for sharing

[@lchebuhar9212]

What a neat guy Joe was. Loved his shop also! 💪👍🏼

[@ConejoValley1A]

Enjoyed this episode Jimmy. I’m retired LAFD 35 years. Nice show boys. Jimmy I bet you had many Christmas and Holidays in the firehouse growing up. Great memories.

[@havasubooo8840]

Thank you for your service! 💗💗💗

[@damoose1829]

Joe. Thank you for your service. You Are a Real Hero to me. Most of my family where and still are fire fighters/paramedics retired and active. Thank you Sir!

[@leroyll1144]

Old world craftsmen will never be replaced today .the kids now could care less about precision anything. The lost ARTS are gone forever.!!!

[@dryroasted5599]

It was so cool to hear Joe's stories about firefighting and his career. My Dad retired after thirty years as a battalion chief; his brother was also a BC in the other division (so they wouldn't end up on the same call.) I remember the tape readers that all came to one building in our city called the Fire Alarm Center. Then individual companies and trucks would be dispatched by telephone or radio. Joe, your story of the lost children really touched me; my Dad's worst days were when he came home to tell us they had lost a child to smoke. It was the reason I didn't follow Dad into the force. I knew I didn't have the emotional strength to deal with that. Thank you so much for your service.

[@aaronmcconnell7358]

This was a emotional one,fire is something we are born with a natural fear of and the firefighters are the ones running into the flames while others are running out.these brave men and women have my total respect . Prayers for the family of those lost in bullhead and for the firefighters because the losses clearly weigh more than the win.

[@t3chnicianb3000]

Man! Getting see Fireman Joe's Garage, His toys and hear his life experiences was Awesome! Thank You Merlin & Jet Ski Jim! ✌

[@havasubooo8840]

I'm watching right along, then my eyes start raining....why you do that to me?

[@KrisD007]

Same 😢😢😢

[@williamlovely450]

this is awsum great episode

[@thatdave86]

Thanks Jimmy, thanks Merlin

[@AdventuringwiththeS.G.O.C.C]

Fabulious stuff. Big thanks to "Fireman Joe". Merry Christmas to all. 3-types a human beings on the planet. 1-sheep 2-wolves 3-sheepdogs, ALL fireman are sheepdogs.

[@mando01ification]

Fantastic Video…. Thank you for sharing. Fireman Joe needs a XX, as he is The Most Interesting Guy…. thank you all for you service.

[@craigsouthern5089]

I too can talk fireman lingo. I am a third generation firefighter from my mom's family. My grandfather,my uncle then me. This year made 51 years in the volunteer firefighter system. I have 32 years in myself. My grandfather and I where on the same town fire department,an my uncle was on the township dept . Hearing him tell war story's has brought back lots of memories. Thanks for taking us subscribers along for the ride. Love the channel. Keep up the great work.👍✌️😎😁🍀🍀🍀🍀🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@KrisD007]

Thank you for your service! ❤❤❤

[@craigsouthern5089]

@@KrisD007 your welcome. It was my way of giving back to my hometown community. The high light of my time as a fireman,is that I was able to drive the same 🚒 engine my grandfather dove when he was active. A 1953 La France engine.

[@shanevonharten3100]

Joe is one of the legends we hear about. Thank s to all that serve the community. Merry Christmas from Australia

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Very interesting Jimmy! Merry Christmas to you and your family!!

[@jeffhunley7008]

As a medic i can relate to this man and his emotion he has there are calls that never leave your mind.Love this video

[@brianschmidt2747]

Merry Christmas, Jim, and thank you for a great show

[@Terry-lu2dr]

I hope you can spend more personal time with Joe. What an experience. Merry Christmas

[@CJM7080]

Joe is an awesome person thank you for all you have done and to all of the other fire fighters out there.

[@1sotobklyn]

Amazing video, great story. Firemen are some of the bravest people, they run into bulding when everyone is running out. And they get enough recognition for what they do.

[@darlene4232]

Good history lesson on the fire department

[@papatomsthoughts]

I wqs a volunteer EMT for years, one of worse calls we had involved one mom and 3 kids drowning. We were a small town so we knew them all. It sticks with you for life. God bless you sir.

[@BlockBlockas]

Never seen you and Merlin so quiet before. Great vlog. Watched the whole thing. Merry Christmas. 🎄

[@KrisD007]

Right? 😂😂 Merry Christmas!

[@keithmaw8745]

Merry Christmas, and God bless you all

[@williamfrederick3849]

My father was a volunteer fireman in the early 70s my hat is off to you and thank you for everything 😊

[@donaldwelch4755]

The best episode yet thank you

[@davidschneider9237]

Perfect Dune Buggy Tonka

[@keithalbrecht4785]

I built fire truck for 26yrs. at Pierce mfg. Joe's stories just harm my heart to know that I had a part in some way to other firefighter's, from the work I put in to building fire trucks! I miss building the aerial ladders.

[@steven.h0629]

Great episode.. thanks Jim 👍😎✊

[@harleyshihtzu5558]

Aw man that story tore me up bad. What a hero he is. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤nice video Jimmy

[@darlene4232]

Cleanest garage I have ever seen and Merry Christmas To You All and Happy New Year

[@havasubooo8840]

Merry Christmas!

[@chocotaco8929]

Merry Christmas Jim & Merlin Thx for sharing that

[@donwilliams3626]

Tremendous tribute. When I was growing up we had a fire box mounted on a pole at the end of our block.Thanks for sharing your story.

[@nanettebarling1222]

The first 911 call was in 1968. 50th anniversary just happened.

[@KrisD007]

Wow, it’s amazing how we have progressed technologically. Thanks for sharing that piece of trivia.

[@jameskendrick573]

Jimmy episodes like this keep coming you'll have all the subs you want

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys.

[@Praterphil]

Wow, talk about a perfect video for Christmas morning! Thanks Jimmy and Merlin

[@davidhorting1613]

What an interesting guy. Absolutely love this history being shared before it’s lost forever. Great episode! These are the best ones. Sad for Joe to live those painful memories again. Great times living in the 80’s/90’s.

[@larryalexander4833]

Hello and a Merry Christmas morning to all . Good video. I have a good friend that was a paramedic,then a fireman , retired a fireman. Over 40years of service.

[@alkennedy1124]

Vary good smooth camera 🎥 person here in this vlog thank you , ,,,this camera person did an excellent job at catching some of the unique memorabilia, thanks BigAl California

[@broham212]

Merry Christmas you you and yours also, thanks!

[@randymiller7521]

Hopefully you got those parts you were going after.

[@KrisD007]

Right? 😂😂😂

[@uoobwatcher]

Wow….Joe is absolutely awesome! Fire Dept History! Thank you guys for this type of video content.

[@nobuddy4611]

The mirror in the lids of toolboxes originated from before eye protection was required or even commonly available. So you could pick a chip out of your eye right at your workstation.

[@onehot57]

No wonder I can’t find an old wooden machinest tool cabinet, their all in fireman Joes garage! Merry Christmas to all, great video

[@tubeu28]

Wow, was that an experience. You can tell Joe had lots more to say. Here i thought you were going for VW parts. God bless and Merry Christmas!!!

[@Derf1313]

Heck of an episode, love the history... Merry Christmas!. & Thanx !

[@LARRYMOCNIK]

Great video!! Havasu has some great car guys and garages!!!!

[@BuckWheat0591]

What a sweet shop.

[@ZootSuitCooter]

Volunteer firefighter/1st responder 20 years. Wow, Jimmy, fantastic vid. To Joe Giron, thank you for your service, sir. Fascinating interview, very interesting.

[@daveat778]

Fantastic video, what a hero, thanks for sharing.

[@alkennedy1124]

I like ,,,Joe and the classic machinist box wood brass corners, thanks, Merlin and Jim,, you and vlog are really kool, thanks BigAl Californiap p.s. thanks for your service,..p.s. just watched chad and boys bring in two different Chevy trucks…

[@taurota1554]

Awesome as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along.Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year filled with good health

[@havasubooo8840]

Merry Christmas

[@dalecronk4377]

I’m an old school air cooled VW sand rail fan. And have been a fan of jet ski jimmy because of Merlin and his work. But I have to say Joe Giron and every fire fighter/ first responders are truly heroes!!!!!! I am so glad you all shared this video thank you all and Joe thank you for sharing that heartfelt story!!!

[@dreamlinerkoa6438]

Great one Jimmy 🎉,

[@corelsland5205]

❤from the Netherlands

[@KrisD007]

Merry Christmas!

[@jetskijim007]

Thanks for watching!

[@zeman981]

Really loved the gerstner collection, that was a great surprise.

[@bryanglover3217]

My uncle started in LA County Fire Department and was a mechanic on the fire trucks for LA County throughout the 70s in him and my dad in 1980 started Aga Fire Apparatus and started restoring and rebuilding LA County Fallbrook and several other counties Oliver California restoring and refurbishing fire trucks building cabs on Crown coach fire trucks Seagraves American LaFrance and I think it was Franklin they totally disassembled the truck all the way down to the frame all new nuts and bolts totally went through the pumps took the 1092 hall Scott Motors out put in cat motors with Allison automatics the open Cab trucks built all new cabs roofs doors compartments all the axles were rebuilt Springs rear arched Imron Paint jobs all the Chrome was taken off rechromed the stainless with polished they had one guy that came in and did all the gold leafing all the lettering all the striping on all the trucks when they left they were totally brand new trucks I'm pretty sure they did about 35 trucks over a six-year period I grew up in the 70s at Pismo Beach and Glamis my dad built dune buggies and water pumpers rails for our family and friends learn to ski at Lake Havasu behind the Tahiti jet boat 460 1975 I was five my parents in 76 bought a yellow and metallic green big flake sleekcraft with 150 HP Mercury outboard on it we almost sunk that boat under them big power lines with the big red buoys add a 5:00 wind storm the waves got huge my other uncle on my mom's side was a fireman for El Monty and LA County an EMT going all the way up through the ranks he was top dog when he retired call the good old memories

[@havasubooo8840]

Wow, you've got awesome stories! Merry Christmas

[@kimetherington2252]

Nice video, Jimmy, a true testament for the lives of our first responders! They all need outlets, too! Til next time, have a very Mary Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!😊

[@charlesalden9167]

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

[@KrisD007]

Merry Christmas!

[@blainejones3053]

Got me crying. What a video

[@KrisD007]

Same 😢😢

[@gophersk]

Merry Christmas

[@KrisD007]

Merry Christmas!

[@Cantsaydog]

Thank you sir merry Christmas to you and your family you folks with Matt bad brads Rory trail Mater Robbie Layton Chad’s fab Merlins you’re all like family to me this is this is how I grew up, you help people we need more of that in this country instead of all this damn hate Thank you sir merry Christmas and happy new year and God bless the good people in this world

[@chiefvilla3167]

Yeah I remember those things when I was a kid. We all grew up in a little Barrio. Whoever there was an old business.. or apartments . They have those on the corner. Where is pretty young. It's funny that little door and break that glass pull that button down purple light would go off the top. Congratulatory here comes the fire department.🤷🏽‍♂️. No I didn't do it. This was back in the early 60s. Severance for from the twenties 30s and 40s.

[@carlstephens-tm7zj]

Merry Christmas to Jet Ski Jimmy and crew

[@heribertorodriguez4857]

Awsome post wow. Keep up the great work. From Mercedes Tejas Eddie. Thank You

[@minidigger1000]

Really injoyed this thank you Jimmy

[@user-xv6wy2mp7v]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. It was so interesting and heartwarming. It is so nice to hear good hearted stories like this with true people that have help so many people throughout their lives. Keep up the good videos.

[@robertwhite268]

That was a awesome video love the Chanel thanks for sharing have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year ❤

[@KrisD007]

Merry Christmas!

[@jefftabor595]

Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[@KrisD007]

Merry Christmas!

[@tomsisk6811]

Very cool episode...Merry Christmas !

[@roostingthe6520]

Guy's way cool!

[@Mikesmith-tm5sh]

Cool helicopters in the back ground

[@tomstack9838]

Hey Jet ski Jim,years ago did you live in Colo Sprngs?

[@anthonylee2099]

Great video. Merry Christmas Jimmy and Merlin and to your families 🎄🤙😎

[@johnperun232]

Great 👍Content and attention to this Fireman Joe Absolutely 💯a Great Man His Service is Very Much appreciated And Thank You Jimmy and Merlin for Sharing Have a Great Day 👍 God Bless You

[@n6cid]

First to post Howdy!

[@KrisD007]

Howdy!

[@johnlester3647]

Great stories! Great guy

[@KK51500]

Awsome vidio

[@VernLang-m7o]

Thanks for sharing this with us it was a great seeing and listening to Joe! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. Ive enjoyed your content.

[@williamfrederick3849]

Every time I think I'm a pack rat someone like this shows me I'm just getting started at 58 years wahoooooo 😅😊

[@Freeman-eo2lx]

I watched my shop burn while fire fighters stood there and did nothing but make fun of me fir trying to put it out with my little hose

[@Mikesmith-tm5sh]

I made that hammer when I was in machinist school.

[@jasonstansfield8288]

Is a 2001 Sea-Doo GTX 1100 a good ski I believe it has the rotech motor in it

[@josephcizek7030]

I very much enjoyed your video but I was unable to watch the whole thing, as I was a firefighter/paramedic in the late 70's early 80's helping save lives from a motor vehicle crash. to this day 40 to 50 years later it still bothers me when I hear people talk. Thank you for Fireman Joe

[@havasubooo8840]

Thank you for your service.

[@coltonupchurch4368]

❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@markwilson3797]

Jim you don't interact enough,,

[@alkennedy1124]

Merry Christmas, I need a good front end, torsion bar front end wide 5 please thanks BigAl California.praise Jesus Christ grace amen 🙏

[@toddhiggins6318]

Firemen were the guys that shoveled coal for steam engines Fire Fighters Fight Fires.