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August 5, 2009 at 8:13 PM #442053August 5, 2009 at 8:15 PM #441289ZeitgeistParticipant
Urban. I am starting to agree with you. Good grief!
August 5, 2009 at 8:15 PM #441486ZeitgeistParticipantUrban. I am starting to agree with you. Good grief!
August 5, 2009 at 8:15 PM #441818ZeitgeistParticipantUrban. I am starting to agree with you. Good grief!
August 5, 2009 at 8:15 PM #441890ZeitgeistParticipantUrban. I am starting to agree with you. Good grief!
August 5, 2009 at 8:15 PM #442063ZeitgeistParticipantUrban. I am starting to agree with you. Good grief!
August 5, 2009 at 9:00 PM #441324greekfireParticipant[quote=paramount]IMO firefighters and police are well overpaid (in general), but what many who feel this way fail to understand is that there is a large segment of people in our population who patronize and worship police and firefighters. Yes, it’s strange I know but also true.
Do I appreciate what they do? Sure, but I refuse to put them on a pedestal like so many other misguided fools.
And yes, bring volunteer firefighters back – hell I’ll even volunteer myself – and when you weirdo worshipers approach me there will be no need to drop to your knees.[/quote]
Volunteer firefighters were all we had for the lion’s share of our nation’s history. I have seen first-hand the great work they do as they helped us after one of our daughters nearly choked to death when she was about a year old.
I don’t know if the response to our 911 call that day would have been better or worse had there been just a volunteer force. My guess is it would likely have been slower. However, I had revived my daughter myself by giving her mouth-to-mouth rescusitation and CPR prior to the paramedics/fire department staff showing up and she probably would have been ok regardless. Maybe there’s a lesson on personal responsibility/healthcare in that story, but I digress.
I admire what fire and police personnel do, but I think there’s a lot of fluff in their administration and I don’t like it when they say that more homes will burn down or more people will get raped if the voters don’t approve of their budget increases. In general, I think the pendulum is set to shift towards more personal responsibility and voluntarism.
August 5, 2009 at 9:00 PM #441522greekfireParticipant[quote=paramount]IMO firefighters and police are well overpaid (in general), but what many who feel this way fail to understand is that there is a large segment of people in our population who patronize and worship police and firefighters. Yes, it’s strange I know but also true.
Do I appreciate what they do? Sure, but I refuse to put them on a pedestal like so many other misguided fools.
And yes, bring volunteer firefighters back – hell I’ll even volunteer myself – and when you weirdo worshipers approach me there will be no need to drop to your knees.[/quote]
Volunteer firefighters were all we had for the lion’s share of our nation’s history. I have seen first-hand the great work they do as they helped us after one of our daughters nearly choked to death when she was about a year old.
I don’t know if the response to our 911 call that day would have been better or worse had there been just a volunteer force. My guess is it would likely have been slower. However, I had revived my daughter myself by giving her mouth-to-mouth rescusitation and CPR prior to the paramedics/fire department staff showing up and she probably would have been ok regardless. Maybe there’s a lesson on personal responsibility/healthcare in that story, but I digress.
I admire what fire and police personnel do, but I think there’s a lot of fluff in their administration and I don’t like it when they say that more homes will burn down or more people will get raped if the voters don’t approve of their budget increases. In general, I think the pendulum is set to shift towards more personal responsibility and voluntarism.
August 5, 2009 at 9:00 PM #441853greekfireParticipant[quote=paramount]IMO firefighters and police are well overpaid (in general), but what many who feel this way fail to understand is that there is a large segment of people in our population who patronize and worship police and firefighters. Yes, it’s strange I know but also true.
Do I appreciate what they do? Sure, but I refuse to put them on a pedestal like so many other misguided fools.
And yes, bring volunteer firefighters back – hell I’ll even volunteer myself – and when you weirdo worshipers approach me there will be no need to drop to your knees.[/quote]
Volunteer firefighters were all we had for the lion’s share of our nation’s history. I have seen first-hand the great work they do as they helped us after one of our daughters nearly choked to death when she was about a year old.
I don’t know if the response to our 911 call that day would have been better or worse had there been just a volunteer force. My guess is it would likely have been slower. However, I had revived my daughter myself by giving her mouth-to-mouth rescusitation and CPR prior to the paramedics/fire department staff showing up and she probably would have been ok regardless. Maybe there’s a lesson on personal responsibility/healthcare in that story, but I digress.
I admire what fire and police personnel do, but I think there’s a lot of fluff in their administration and I don’t like it when they say that more homes will burn down or more people will get raped if the voters don’t approve of their budget increases. In general, I think the pendulum is set to shift towards more personal responsibility and voluntarism.
August 5, 2009 at 9:00 PM #441924greekfireParticipant[quote=paramount]IMO firefighters and police are well overpaid (in general), but what many who feel this way fail to understand is that there is a large segment of people in our population who patronize and worship police and firefighters. Yes, it’s strange I know but also true.
Do I appreciate what they do? Sure, but I refuse to put them on a pedestal like so many other misguided fools.
And yes, bring volunteer firefighters back – hell I’ll even volunteer myself – and when you weirdo worshipers approach me there will be no need to drop to your knees.[/quote]
Volunteer firefighters were all we had for the lion’s share of our nation’s history. I have seen first-hand the great work they do as they helped us after one of our daughters nearly choked to death when she was about a year old.
I don’t know if the response to our 911 call that day would have been better or worse had there been just a volunteer force. My guess is it would likely have been slower. However, I had revived my daughter myself by giving her mouth-to-mouth rescusitation and CPR prior to the paramedics/fire department staff showing up and she probably would have been ok regardless. Maybe there’s a lesson on personal responsibility/healthcare in that story, but I digress.
I admire what fire and police personnel do, but I think there’s a lot of fluff in their administration and I don’t like it when they say that more homes will burn down or more people will get raped if the voters don’t approve of their budget increases. In general, I think the pendulum is set to shift towards more personal responsibility and voluntarism.
August 5, 2009 at 9:00 PM #442098greekfireParticipant[quote=paramount]IMO firefighters and police are well overpaid (in general), but what many who feel this way fail to understand is that there is a large segment of people in our population who patronize and worship police and firefighters. Yes, it’s strange I know but also true.
Do I appreciate what they do? Sure, but I refuse to put them on a pedestal like so many other misguided fools.
And yes, bring volunteer firefighters back – hell I’ll even volunteer myself – and when you weirdo worshipers approach me there will be no need to drop to your knees.[/quote]
Volunteer firefighters were all we had for the lion’s share of our nation’s history. I have seen first-hand the great work they do as they helped us after one of our daughters nearly choked to death when she was about a year old.
I don’t know if the response to our 911 call that day would have been better or worse had there been just a volunteer force. My guess is it would likely have been slower. However, I had revived my daughter myself by giving her mouth-to-mouth rescusitation and CPR prior to the paramedics/fire department staff showing up and she probably would have been ok regardless. Maybe there’s a lesson on personal responsibility/healthcare in that story, but I digress.
I admire what fire and police personnel do, but I think there’s a lot of fluff in their administration and I don’t like it when they say that more homes will burn down or more people will get raped if the voters don’t approve of their budget increases. In general, I think the pendulum is set to shift towards more personal responsibility and voluntarism.
August 5, 2009 at 9:03 PM #441334VeritasParticipantYou are right. The organizations are top heavy and that is where the cuts should be made.
August 5, 2009 at 9:03 PM #441532VeritasParticipantYou are right. The organizations are top heavy and that is where the cuts should be made.
August 5, 2009 at 9:03 PM #441863VeritasParticipantYou are right. The organizations are top heavy and that is where the cuts should be made.
August 5, 2009 at 9:03 PM #441935VeritasParticipantYou are right. The organizations are top heavy and that is where the cuts should be made.
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