Chief Justice Roberts won´t be charged for his ambulance ride

[MaineDem]

ST. GEORGE, Maine — Chief Justice John Roberts won´t have to worry about the bill for the ambulance ride to a nearby hospital.

The volunteer St. George ambulance service is funded entirely by donations and fundraisers, staffed by volunteers _ and it´s free.

"We don´t charge people for rides," said Mike Smith, a contractor who serves as director of St. George Volunteer Ambulance Associates.

Smith was installing trim on a home when his pager went off Monday afternoon after Roberts suffered a seizure and took a tumble.

He said he was on the scene treating Roberts on Hupper Island about five minutes later after a short boat ride. "You clean up your hands a bit, and you go" is how Smith described the response to an emergency call.

Smith and another volunteer, Candice Davis, helped to get Roberts back to the mainland, where he was transferred to an ambulance.

"He was conscious and alert. That´s all I´m allowed to say," Smith said.

http://news.mainetoday.com/apwire/D8QNNR980-211.html

[Donnachaidh]

1. So is Roberts going to donate $600 to the ambulance service?

That's what the average cost is here. :grr:

[MaineDem]

3. I hope so

It's the least he should do.

[Donnachaidh]

16. what was the distance they had to take him?

My $600 *cab ride* was less than 5 miles. I'll bet he had to go a bit more than that.

[MADem]

4. That would be the classy thing to do.

Gotta love those Mainers, though--great people up that way.

[Donnachaidh]

15. yup -- that they are!

I grew up there :rofl:

[MADem]

2. Well,even at that, he's got great health insurance. Wish all of us had it. NT

[Bravo Zulu]

9. rudy says we don't need health insurance!

[MADem]

13. But his carbon pig of a wife needs a separate first class airline seat for her purse!!! NT

[DrDan]

5. fairly close to socialism, isn't it?

[mmonk]

6. I'm sure he had his Sicko card.

[SoCalDem]

11. you beat me to it

:rofl:

[bigwillq]

7. If it's free for everyone

then I have no problem with that.
Based on the headline, I thought he wasn't going to be charged because he is the Chief.

[MaineDem]

8. So did I but it's a nice little article about the local emergency services

Small town Maine; ya gotta love it. :)

[shain from kane]

10. Did Smith get any of that foam on him? Repeat, that washing your hands part. n/t

[Horse with no Name]

12. I wish someone would ask the real question

They say he was talking...but was he talking COHERENTLY?

[Bravo Zulu]

14. the pResident is incoherent when he tries to talk!