mnealtx 0 #1 February 11, 2008 Damn... y'all be safe over there!! From the Gazette - see website for full story. QuoteFirefighters have called for more protection after a new report revealed a shocking catalogue of attacks against crews who face the daily threat of being ambushed, shot at, stabbed and abused. The Fire Brigades Union claimed that the number of incidents is increasing even though official figures show a fall in attacks against crews. The union estimated there are 40 attacks on firemen and women every week and said the number of incidents recorded by fire authorities in England and Wales are four times those in the official Government statistics. Attacks increased by 15% last year but official Government figures showed a dramatic fall of 68%, said the union. In some parts of the country, attacks are so frequent that they are no longer reported, according to the FBU. Firefighters have been pelted with bricks, bottles and stones as they tried to tackle fires and have been lured into ambushes by hoax calls, according to the report. Some people have set booby traps for crews who have also been attacked with knives, petrol bombs and lumps of wood. Afterthought: The folks doing this just aren't the sharpest crayons in the box, are they?? Nothing like attacking the folks that have come to put out the fire in your house... Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #2 February 11, 2008 Quote Nothing like attacking the folks that have come to put out the fire in your house... They probably are not THEIR houses..someone else owns them...certainly not the idiots setting the fires to get out of paying rents... or because they think the owners are slagging them off for not repairing the crap they broke.... because its not theirs and they dont give a rats ass about it... I have had some really horrible renters Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #3 February 11, 2008 Fucked up situation, ain't it? I've seen people completely TRASH a place before moving out, just BECAUSE they were being moved out.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydyvr 0 #4 February 11, 2008 Quote I've seen people completely TRASH a place before moving out, just BECAUSE they were being moved out. Must you bring the Clintons into every argument? . . =(_8^(1) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #5 February 11, 2008 That's AFU. A firefighter gets hurt because of someone's acts--good luck getting them convicted, a fire scene is inherently dangerous, and workers' comp would limit tort remedy. A firefighter refuses to put the fires out in some shitty ghetto, and (the UK's version of Al Sharpton & Jesse Jackson) and/or Anjem Choudary throw a royal shitfit on the 5pm news. It's lose-lose either way for the firefighters, who just want to do their jobs...Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #6 February 11, 2008 Quote Quote I've seen people completely TRASH a place before moving out, just BECAUSE they were being moved out. Must you bring the Clintons into every argument? Ouch... that didn't even cross my mind as I was typing my post, but....Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,649 #7 February 11, 2008 Quote Quote I've seen people completely TRASH a place before moving out, just BECAUSE they were being moved out. Must you bring the Clintons into every argument? www.fair.org/index.php?page=1689... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydyvr 0 #8 February 11, 2008 Quote Quote Quote I've seen people completely TRASH a place before moving out, just BECAUSE they were being moved out. Must you bring the Clintons into every argument? www.fair.org/index.php?page=1689 Yep, I recall the story way back when. Couldn't resist anyway . . . . . =(_8^(1) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #9 February 11, 2008 Quote Quote Quote I've seen people completely TRASH a place before moving out, just BECAUSE they were being moved out. Must you bring the Clintons into every argument? www.fair.org/index.php?page=1689 I had never heard about this. I can't believe that people would think that was true, as if the entire staff of Air Force 1 or the Marines and Secret Service at the White House were just standing around while something like that went down. I did hear about W's missing from keyboards. I hope that one was true since it's pretty funny."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,649 #10 February 11, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Quote I've seen people completely TRASH a place before moving out, just BECAUSE they were being moved out. Must you bring the Clintons into every argument? www.fair.org/index.php?page=1689 I had never heard about this. I can't believe that people would think that was true, as if the entire staff of Air Force 1 or the Marines and Secret Service at the White House were just standing around while something like that went down. I did hear about W's missing from keyboards. I hope that one was true since it's pretty funny. "Air Force One... was stripped bare. The plane's...porcelain, china, and silverware and salt and pepper shakers, blankets and pillow cases, nearly all items bearing the presidential seal were taken by Clinton staffers" (Special Report with Brit Hume, 1/25/01). Also reported on DrudgeReport.com, 1/24/01. It was only *after* Andrews Air Force Base took the wind out of the story that Bush acknowledged nothing had been missing from the plane: "All the allegations that they took stuff off of Air Force One is simply not true." G.W.B, 2/13/01... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #11 February 11, 2008 I guess W wasn't too worried about bad press falling on the guy who kicked Dad out of the house."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GQ_jumper 4 #12 February 11, 2008 A good friend of mine worked as an EMT for a while and listening to his stories made my blood boil at times, they were constantly attacked by the people they were trying to help.History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. --Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #13 February 11, 2008 QuoteI guess W wasn't too worried about bad press falling on the guy who kicked Dad out of the house. Move this shit to its own thread.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #14 February 11, 2008 Shame of it is Mike, that there are twats in nearly all societies.... poor little bastards c'ain't be luved enuff. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropoutdave 0 #15 February 11, 2008 Here's an idea, call me crazy but if I was a firefighter and some little shit was having a go at me and putting myself and colleagues at risk, i'd take the big fuck off hose in my hands and wash their scummy asses down the street. Problem solved. Just a thought. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #16 February 11, 2008 Quote Air Force One... was stripped bare. The plane's...porcelain, china, and silverware and salt and pepper shakers, blankets and pillow cases, nearly all items bearing the presidential seal were taken by Clinton staffers" (Special Report with Brit Hume, 1/25/01). Also reported on DrudgeReport.com, 1/24/01. It was only *after* Andrews Air Force Base took the wind out of the story that Bush acknowledged nothing had been missing from the plane: "All the allegations that they took stuff off of Air Force One is simply not true." G.W.B, 2/13/01 Uh huh right For some, the story symbolized the difference between a morally compromised Clinton presidency and a more dignified, honorable Bush administration. OOOPS So much for THAT hypothesis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,649 #17 February 11, 2008 QuoteA good friend of mine worked as an EMT for a while and listening to his stories made my blood boil at times, they were constantly attacked by the people they were trying to help. Same used to happen on the south side of Chicago, before they pulled down the projects. The EMTs wouldn"t go in unless accompanied by the police.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZJ 0 #18 February 11, 2008 QuoteHere's an idea, call me crazy but if I was a firefighter and some little shit was having a go at me and putting myself and colleagues at risk, i'd take the big fuck off hose in my hands and wash their scummy asses down the street. Problem solved. Just a thought.Of course, if you wanted to be ironic (and keep yourself busy) you could try setting fire to their homes... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropoutdave 0 #19 February 11, 2008 Or set fire to them? Would that be a bit harsh? Nahhhhhhh. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,435 #20 February 11, 2008 >and wash their scummy asses down the street. Problem solved. Unfortunate result would be you in jail and them livin' large on the settlement that your fire company would be paying to him. As others have said, it's a lose-lose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcd11235 0 #21 February 12, 2008 Quote So much for THAT hypothesis Didn't you hear? Clinton got a blow job. (I bet W's jealous!)Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropoutdave 0 #22 February 12, 2008 Self defense surely? They attack you, you make them wet, and probably a bit sore. ------------------------------------------------------ May Contain Nut traces...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripple 0 #23 February 13, 2008 I would've thought the simultaneous stories of attacks on fire crews and the concern over the Mosquito would have led to a natural conclusion. If Liberty is concerned enough about teenagers rights to ask for a ban on the Mosquito, the device is probably effective enough to be used by fire crews....Next Mood Swing: 6 minutes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #24 February 14, 2008 Birch them! http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3118154#3118154 When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
