Sounds like good instructions for a life well lived..."absolutely epic and really really loud". Zurf, you are an inspiration.
2 2011-12-14 16:59:38
Re: Fire fighters do nothing while home burns (25 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Another good answer, Bun. Tandm, it's not about unionism...this kind of incident happens occasionally in areas with subscription type emergency services. In most cases these response agencies are non-unionized. It's ok with me if you don't like the American Labor movement; if you don't like unions don't join one. But any reasonable analysis of this problem would focus on the community's policies and the homeowner's decisions that led to this crappy outcome.
3 2011-12-09 23:43:51
Re: Fire fighters do nothing while home burns (25 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
BunBun, I get it. Like you said, even firefighters disagree about this one. I think that, when you get the honor to serve your community as a firefighter, you have an obligation to protect even the stupid, negligent and contemptuous. There has to be a way to sue for costs after the fact, even if it means taking a lien against the property. But I think this policy puts the firefighters in an awful position...you and I both know it KILLED them to park there and monitor the exposures while a home burned. There's gotta be a better way than that.