Originally Posted By ecdc <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/04/firefighters-watch-as-hom_n_750272.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...272.html</a> A man's home caught on fire and firefighters arrived to...watch the home burn. Turns out the man either forgot or couldn't afford to pay the $75 fee for firefighter services. So his home burned. Along with his pets. It's probably for the best; firefighters are government employees and certainly would've screwed it up somehow....
Originally Posted By DAR <<It's probably for the best; firefighters are government employees and certainly would've screwed it up somehow....>> Really the only inept government employees are the one's we vote in. The one's who tell us: who we can marry who we can screw how we can screw what we can eat what we can drink where we can smoke what car can we drive how to raise our kids
Originally Posted By DAR Because as Captain Terrill in the Outlaw Josey Wales says: "Doin right ain't got no end."
Originally Posted By Donny Good point ecdc this is an example of the down side of less government un-fortunately I cant show you a IRS form where they only take 7 percent of your taxes because that has happened yet.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <un-fortunately> And adding punctuation unnecessarily Is equally bad, I say verily
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I'm not sure what your point was supposed to be. Where does the 7 percent figure come from, what is it supposed to mean, and how does it relate specifically to this story?
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Considering that Donny has stated his profession is firefighting, I'd like to get his take on this situation. You show up to a fire, the guy who forgot to pay his $75 annual fee is watching his house burn to the ground with four beloved dogs trapped inside, pleading with your boss (fire marshall?) to save the house and pets, offering to pay whatever it takes. Your boss tells him no, then stands on the sidelines and watches the house burn down with everyone else, including you. How would you feel at that moment, Donny? Would you still feel good about being a firefighter? Would you feel OK to hear the dogs crying from inside the house, succumbing to smoke inhalation before burning to death like Joan of Arc? How would you be able to go home that night and sleep soundly, after witnessing something like that? I don't know about you, but something like that would haunt me forever, probably requiring therapy. I wouldn't be able to stand by helpless like that at another fire, ever again.
Originally Posted By Donny I am a volunteer firefighter and yes it would kill me to work for a metro fire fighting service but if ordered to stand down and not go in after animals I have to say I would because getting fired does not look good on a resume but I know I would cry a little.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***if ordered to stand down and not go in after animals I have to say I would because getting fired does not look good on a resume*** What if there were people in there?
Originally Posted By tiggertoo This infuriates me---especially that innocent animals were victims. I hope the insurance company sues the town and the fire department for everything it has. Can you imagine if *gasp* socialist agency like the police department did this? ---------------------- "911 dispatch. How can I help you?" "Help! There's an intruder in my house! He says he's going to rape me!" "Hold one moment while I see if you're covered." ***soft jazz*** "Thank you for holding. Sorry, you haven't paid this month's police insurance. WHen can we expect payment?" ... "Hello?" ... "Hello?" .... "Guess she hung up." ***dial tone***
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Another reason why I live in exile. I am happy to pay my 40% income tax and 17.5% (going up to 20% in January) sales tax if it means better services and lifestyles for all.
Originally Posted By Donny I know I would like to see less Government,I know there are risks but their are also some pretty cool possibilities as well.I am not saying I don't want Police and Fire but I would like to see less zoning,less laws that make it so my rear windows does not go down all the way,Less federal over site on schools,and way less hey The Government is going to create jobs for the sake of making jobs with your tax money.Here is a good example Home Land Security,I know we needed to get FBI,CIA,ISA,Military and local Police to talk to each other but their had to be a better way then HLS.This is why I joined the Tea Party Less Government ,Less Taxes
Originally Posted By Donny davewasbaloo said "I am happy to pay my 40% income tax and 17.5% (going up to 20% in January) sales tax if it means better services and lifestyles for all." Wouldn't you like to see that in your paycheck and not going to tax cuts for corporations,redonkulas military buildup,social programs that are hand outs instead of hand ups ??????
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Wouldn't you like to see that in your paycheck and not going to tax cuts for corporations,redonkulas military buildup,social programs that are hand outs instead of hand ups ??????<< One child left behind.
Originally Posted By Labuda "I would like to see less zoning" So you want a run-down pig farm next door to your favorite restaurant?
Originally Posted By Donny What a liberal thing to do mawnck if you can't attack the message attack his grammar.
