u/massive_crew

Is it just me or does the firehouse seem less...lively? Yeah, I know there's the typical "one person out" each episode due to budget cuts, but something else seems going on.

We still have two medics. Mouch, Kelly Severide, Christopher Hermann and Joe Cruz are all still there, as is Capp.

We obviously lost the office assistant(?) several years ago when she died and her character went back to school.

But doesn't it seem like half the sheer number of characters are gone? Go back and watch something from the first season. Squad/truck seemed to be about 4-6 people per team...now it seems like 3-4 people per team at times.

I bought a Quencher ProTour Flip Straw. When I close the straw, my drink would leak through the top and eventually overflow.

I complained via email and they sent a new one. This one does the same thing, making me think I'm doing something wrong.

Am I filling it too full? Should only go 30-35 ounces full instead of filling it all the way? I really don't think I should do that since I didn't get a 30oz cup...but is that the way?

Or is this one also defective? Or is it standard ops for these to overflow? Or is it a byproduct of carbonated drinks in something that's sealed with a straw-type lid?

It was really cool seeing the four Brutuses (Brutii?) walking around by the stadium earlier today.

I know they'd never give up which one did the X on the field last November.

"It was him!" while they all point to someone else.

Congratulations to all the graduates!