Mcgruff??

So, something just rolled across my desk. Apparently they are having a kids day here at work sometime in the next couple weeks. With that they are having an afternoon of kids events such as the fire dept will be here so kids can check out the big red firetruck and that sort of thing. I have one question about that... if the fire dept can just drop everything and come on over so kids can try on the coats and helmets and pull the big horn and all that stuff... why don't they just do that every week? Tell me you wouldn't love it if every Thursday afternoon the firemen came and let you play on their truck.. I know it would make working here a lot more bearable...

Anyway, aside from that the police department will also be here.. yeah all 3 of the morrisville town officers will be present.. but not only that, but they will be bringing with them McGruff the crime dog.. This is the part that really interested me.. mainly because I was like, "they still have McGruff???" Wouldn't he be like 275 in dog years by now. On top of that though, there is the scenario of someone actually having to put on that suit and spend the afternoon with a bunch of spoiled kids. So which deputy gets THAT job... here you are just walking in to another day of protecting and serving and waiting for you in the locker room is a giant dog costume.. "get ready rookie, you get to be the dog today."