Tea Party less Gov.- Firefighters refuse to put out fire

[sgreger1]

The problem I have with it all, is the money was already spent when the fire dept showed up. The cheap part is actually using the equipment to put out the fire. Assuming the fire COULD be put out, that's a douchebag move. If someone paid me for firefighting services, and I showed up on the scene, I'd put the fire out whether they paid me or not. That's just what you do. I help people in small ways all the time, and I don't get paid shit for it. The guy offered to pay costs which is well over the $75 per year cost, so everybody makes out. The fire dept gets an assload more money than they would have had, and the guy gets a fire put out. You also get the added benefit of a learning moment for everybody else, as to what that shit can cost when you don't pay for the service up front.

They have a good system setup, but there has to be room for making exceptions. Only criminals and retards blindly follow rule books. The criminals try to get around the specific language, because their particular crime wasn't specifically prohibited, and retards can't think for themselves. They just blindly follow what's written down, and don't deviate from that one iota.

Yah it was deifnately a dick move. That's what I was thinking too was that they had already came out and extinguished the neighbors houses lol. They were like right there. I can see where they are coming from, but these were volunteer firefighters and don't recieve a salary so when they say "I could lose my job!" it doesn't hold much weight lol. "I may lose my non paying job! That trumps not being a dick and letting a house burn down!" Then they go home and cry and call the media to tell them they'r crying. lol, this whole thing is hilarious.

Im glad this dude had insurance though, would have sucked to just lose your house. He has hopefully learned an important lesson in personal responsibility from this whole affair. (And learned to kick the next firefighter he sees right square in the nutz too lol)

[Simplysnus]

I need to look into the math more, I thought the estimated cost of a call is higher than the entire 8k operating budget they apparently have. How's that work?

[Simplysnus]

If they respond, then they do their duty IMO. Not going to do that duty, don't respond.

[lxskllr]

I need to look into the math more, I thought the estimated cost of a call is higher than the entire 8k operating budget they apparently have. How's that work?

Probably shady accounting. It's the same way an hour in the emergency room "costs" $1,000. It doesn't, but professional con artists get paid big money to make sure it does. They do it so they can extract the maximum amount of money from people, and especially insurance companies.

[sgreger1]

Probably shady accounting. It's the same way an hour in the emergency room "costs" $1,000. It doesn't, but professional con artists get paid big money to make sure it does. They do it so they can extract the maximum amount of money from people, and especially insurance companies.

Yah, funny how an aspirin is suddenly worth $8 per pill when it ends up in an emergency room lol. Meanwhile they sell like 50 at the store for $2. If they could get hospitals to not charge rediculous prices our insurance premiums would be way lower.

[Bigblue1]

well it appears to me this little thread is going off the tracks so I'll just post this link here for the hell of it. It is a short and concise article on why none of this even matters and issues such as this one are just little diversions to keep our heads out of the real game taking place. http://www.zerohedge.com/article/three-horrifying-facts-about-us-debt-“situation”

[lxskllr]

well it appears to me this little thread is going off the tracks so I'll just post this link here for the hell of it. It is a short and concise article on why none of this even matters and issues such as this one are just little diversions to keep our heads out of the real game taking place. http://www.zerohedge.com/article/three-horrifying-facts-about-us-debt-“situation”

Wheee!! Happy fun times ahead. I'm glad the depression's over :^D

[fdknuckles]

I've had discussions with my Boss (Chief), concerning this type of issue. My statement was that we had a moral obligation to send a fire crew to a house fire in the county. His point was that we also had an obligation to be available to those that pay their taxes within our city limits.
Look everyone hates to see something like this happen, nobody laughed as the building burned.

[Simplysnus]

I've had discussions with my Boss (Chief), concerning this type of issue. My statement was that we had a moral obligation to send a fire crew to a house fire in the county. His point was that we also had an obligation to be available to those that pay their taxes within our city limits.
Look everyone hates to see something like this happen, nobody laughed as the building burned.

They weren't exactly available while they watched it burn..

[fdknuckles]

They weren't exactly available while they watched it burn..

To the contrary, they were available and non commited to an operation. They were also in a location where should the fire pose a risk to a tax paying structure, they would have a very impressive response time.

[sgreger1]

I've had discussions with my Boss (Chief), concerning this type of issue. My statement was that we had a moral obligation to send a fire crew to a house fire in the county. His point was that we also had an obligation to be available to those that pay their taxes within our city limits.
Look everyone hates to see something like this happen, nobody laughed as the building burned.

This sums up my entire argument. They have an obligation to taxpayers first. And they fulfilled their obligations. Mcdonalds has an obligation to feed those who pay. It sucks to see people starve, but if they have the money and dot want to pay than that's their fault.

[Bigblue1]

sgreger check your PM

[Joe234]

It's really sad that all Neocons care about is few extra bucks in their wallets. They care nothing about helping their neighbors and countrymen. They can all go to hell..

You got that right. It's been a tradition to help save a family's home since the days
on the pioneers. Now apparently that has changed with the New Right.

The house was insured so the decision to let it burn will cost everyone in the long run higher
insurance premiums.

[Bigblue1]

Joe, You do realize that little smiley emoticon you put on the end of everything you write is not only annoying but condescending? ****in ass

[MGX]

Can someone draw me a line connecting this event with right wing politics? I fail to see it.