Tennessee Firemen Ignore Burning House Over Unpaid Subscription Fee

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I believe Ghostwriter is male. I wouldn't have said that to a woman poster.

WTF was I thinking? *yikes*

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Again

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...r-75-fee-again

In the article:

Bell and her boyfriend said they were aware of the policy, but thought a fire would never happen to them.

It sucks that it happened, but again, they knew better. And if folks think it's a bad policy, they should have tried to initiate change.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

WTF was I thinking? *yikes*

LOL. I re-read this thread and laughed.

I love when I read my old posts and say "WTF WAS I THINKING?!"

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

LOL. I re-read this thread and laughed.

I love when I read my old posts and say "WTF WAS I THINKING?!"

I typically try NOT to read the old posts for this reason lol

Case in point

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I typically try NOT to read the old posts for this reason lol

Case in point

I was gonna say "You sounded like a drunken frat boy." However....

I'm a little confused so if someone could help me out, that'd be great. The Fire Marshall (I think that's who that was) said they can't afford the manpower, equipment, etc. to go out to every fire. However, they DO go to every fire, just the unpaid ones they sit and watch it burn. You still have to pay for the dispatch of the men/women who are on the clock, watching the fire (not that most firemen are paid by the hour, but just saying). Is it the actual USE of the equipment that is so expensive? I guess what I'm saying is, where is the cost cutting if the trucks have to go out to every fire anyway?

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

In the article:
It sucks that it happened, but again, they knew better. And if folks think it's a bad policy, they should have tried to initiate change.

Agreed. Also the fact that something like this happened just last year also brings across the point that it can happen.

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Agreed. Also the fact that something like this happened just last year also brings across the point that it can happen.

Of COURSE an accident would never happen... they must be a special kind of moron, living in a mobile home built so well that calamities like couldn't possibly happen.

How can people be SO STUPID?