Proper use of a Fire Truck

**HB Vic** · 02-17-2014, 10:36 PM

So lets not talk politics, shall we

He's a little story for you. My banker (VP at some business bank) invites me to dinner last week like poste haste. Hmmmmm.....why is he calling a dinner 911 during the week? So I oblige, I get to call the restaurant so sure as hell I am.

We're both a little seasoned, so neither of us brings up business. It was like a challenge to see who could go the longest. We had 3 cocktails and a great dinner. We talk about everything under the sun, except business.

So its getting late and I start to think, shit, he's not going to talk business at all. How the hell did I pull this off? Maybe he's just being a nice guy?? So I let my guard down and we keep talking. About 10-15min later he drops the bomb. SO....lets talk business.

That fucker got me. He's good, he's real good

**djunkie** · 02-17-2014, 10:18 PM

We had a bad fire in our garage once. Fire department was there very quick and kept it from taking our house. They're underpaid IMO.

**gn7** · 02-17-2014, 10:23 PM

Buy them EACH one of these EVERY YEAR, and save the taxpayer millions

You want to save the taxpayers some REAL money, call them a freak'n taxi for ONE of them when they need gorceries, and have the cab wait with the meter running while he shops. If there is a fire, take the cab to the fire, and tip the driver an extra hundy.

**niceguyeddie** · 02-17-2014, 11:09 PM

Btw I want to be very clear on something here. I have nothing personal against firefighters. I just don't like the waste. The fire department is only one of many of departments that need to cut the fat. I'm thankful they are there and I appreciate their service to the community. I just would like to see the tax payer better well spent on the tax payer, not for the firefighter to drive around a cool truck just because.

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**niceguyeddie** · 02-17-2014, 11:30 PM

Does Amtrak give you a fire truck worth more than the average persons house? No.

Rank has it's privileges? Haha.. What "rank"? A fire fighter is a PUBLIC SERVANT.

Yea keep that attitude. Just wait til all the business keep leaving CA due to high taxation, there's no one to tax to pay for all your special treatment and pension plans.

Other government workers in some areas of the county are sitting around shit broke without a job because the state cant pay salaries. And then there's also all the people not receiving their pensions they were promised and worked so hard for. Why, because their local government pissed all the money away and they can't sustain themselves or keep promises they made.

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**gn7** · 02-17-2014, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by niceguyeddie

Does Amtrak give you a fire truck worth more than the average persons house? No.

Rank has it's privileges? Haha.. What "rank"? A fire fighter is a PUBLIC SERVANT.

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I don't give a rats ass if Amtrak gives him a Bently to drive. I can CHOOSE not to ride the POS rail because I don't agree with their business practices. HOWEVER, if they are being SUBSIDZIED with tax payer money, have them drive used Plymouth Duster with slant sixes.

I have no choice but to pay for the fuel and wear and tear on the truck so they go joy ride in it and fulfill their childhood fantasy.
I know that Vic doesn't care to hear about what was. I don't get it, but that's the way he sees life. Lets just look forward, maybe to 1933 Germany errr uhh, 2033 Amerika.

kool aid gulpers today see them as "higher ups" the privledged. Give me a break. They are the HIRED HELP. No different than your plumber or your gardner!!! You just throw you gardner you wallet and tell him to take what ever he feels he is worth. Does he have the keys to your car, your house?
They are EMPLOYEES of the tax payer, and STEWARDS of our tax dollars. They are SUPPOSE to make do with want they receive, not burn it and DEMAND MORE!!

**Tishimself** · 02-17-2014, 11:43 PM

LOL...good night to you both...I gotta be up and out in the AM....but it is what it is guys. They "own" the truck from the moment they clock in till the moment they clock out. Nothing you can do to change that. So stop whining about it. There are cop cars in driveways around my neighborhood, I could care less. We need to be talking about jet botes and how it is they are still around after the recession. They should be banned from the waterways...they suck up the poor fish and spit them out like ......sushi....Hmmmmm....

WESTERNAERO · 02-17-2014, 11:48 PM

Originally Posted by Tishimself

LOL...good night to you both...I gotta be up and out in the AM....but it is what it is guys. They "own" the truck from the moment they clock in till the moment they clock out. Nothing you can do to change that. So stop whining about it. There are cop cars in driveways around my neighborhood, I could care less. We need to be talking about jet botes and how it is they are still around after the recession. They should be banned from the waterways...they suck up the poor fish and spit them out like ......sushi....Hmmmmm....

What's your opinion on the 2nd amendment?

**Hye power** · 02-17-2014, 11:48 PM

Got this off the Costa Mesa fire departments website.

Q: Why do I see the fire engine at the grocery store everyday, and who pays for their food?
A: The firefighters pay for their own food each day. If time permits and they are not busy running calls, you may see them shopping at a grocery store that is within their first-in area--the area in the city that each individual engine or truck is responsible for providing service. Firefighters do not get lunch breaks, or time off during the day, so many times you will see them leave the store while shopping to respond to an emergency call.

GRADS · 02-17-2014, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by Hye power

Got this off the Costa Mesa fire departments website.

Q: Why do I see the fire engine at the grocery store everyday, and who pays for their food?
A: The firefighters pay for their own food each day. If time permits and they are not busy running calls, you may see them shopping at a grocery store that is within their first-in area--the area in the city that each individual engine or truck is responsible for providing service. Firefighters do not get lunch breaks, or time off during the day, so many times you will see them leave the store while shopping to respond to an emergency call.

And there you have it. Nice avatar by the way.