Bills99999 Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Some of you live where the firemen are volunteers and some of you live where they are professional Which type do you have in your city and town, and do they do a good job?
Chef Jim Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Does it really matter. They're both just sick pyromaniacs.
Beerball Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Does it really matter. They're both just sick pyromaniacs. There is evidence out there to support what you are saying. I'm just not sure what we should do with it. You can't get rid of all firemen whether volunteer or professional. Where would we be then? If you wiped the slate clean and started from scratch wouldn't you just end up with a bunch much like the one you just rid yourself of?
kegtapr Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 There is evidence out there to support what you are saying. I'm just not sure what we should do with it. You can't get rid of all firemen whether volunteer or professional. Where would we be then? If you wiped the slate clean and started from scratch wouldn't you just end up with a bunch much like the one you just rid yourself of? One word. Elephants.
Captain Caveman Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 My father is part of a volunteer dept. in the Southern Tier; they have 3 paid drivers so one is always on the clock, but the rest of the dept. is all volunteer. This keeps response times fairly quick (since no one has to first drive to the fire hall and pick up the truck) and also keeps costs down. Where I live we have lots of paid fireman, and the taxes to go with it. I haven't had a use for them (knock on wood) yet. It's also worth noting that at least 95% of the calls my Dad goes on are medical emergencies and not fire related.
Guffalo Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Betty and Wilma proved that the Bedrock fire department was a sham, Barney and Fred were just hanging out and playing cards and boozing it up, when the girls realized that Bedrock was made up of ....well bedrock, they called in an alarm and the poker playing, beer swilling fire department members were exposed as frauds.
HopsGuy Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 It's Firefighters. Firemen were the guys that shoveled the coal to fuel the steam engines.
Ramius Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Some of you live where the firemen are volunteers and some of you live where they are professional Which type do you have in your city and town, and do they do a good job? Do you talk to janitors when you ride the bus?
Chef Jim Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Do you talk to janitors when you ride the bus? Kind of hard to talk to anyone when you're licking the windows.
Bills99999 Posted January 14, 2011 Author Posted January 14, 2011 Does it really matter. They're both just sick pyromaniacs. That was a bit harsh Do you talk to janitors when you ride the bus? I speak to people from all walks of life
Chef Jim Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 That was a bit harsh The truth often time is my friend.
BB27 Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 100% volunteer in my town. They work hard and are not pyro's!
Chef Jim Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 100% volunteer in my town. They work hard and are not pyro's! Oh sure, they tell you that they aren't.
Bills99999 Posted January 14, 2011 Author Posted January 14, 2011 Oh sure, they tell you that they aren't. You seem to have some issues with volunteer firemen I am open to your ideas. Do you have any supporting evidence?
Chef Jim Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 You seem to have some issues with volunteer firemen I am open to your ideas. Do you have any supporting evidence? Yes. I read it here once.
kegtapr Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Yes. I read it here once. Poor new guy never had a chance.
Dan Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 You seem to have some issues with volunteer firemen I am open to your ideas. Do you have any supporting evidence? First of all, I doubt any of them went to an Ivy League school.
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