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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:20 PM Original message |
For those incensed about the treatment of the free rider... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. I hope the next time you need help in an emergency, someone |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. -10 |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. -20. LOL. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Square root of -1 |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Teh maths is getting too hard! |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
82. Wait. Are you fer it or agin it? |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. This is way after the 'emergency'. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Seems like it's a justification of non-response to an emergency. |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. The head commissioner of Obion County clearly states... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. He called for help. Therefore, he's a subscriber. Failure to collect payment |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Huh? By what logic am I a "subscriber" because I call a city in which I don't live for help? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. ??--does that fire department not serve the area under subscription service? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:35 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. No, it doesn't "serve the area". It serves the properties of the subscribers. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. Was there another agency he was supposed to call, say, if he wanted |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #47 |
62. no, there is no county fire protection. BECAUSE THE COUNTY RESIDENTS DECLINE TO TAX THEMSELVES TO |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. I'm not sure what YOU don't get. You just go on and on about |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #64 |
70. There is no designated agency available to him unless he pays the city subscription. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:02 PM Response to Reply #70 |
81. We're just going in circles here. You keep saying, he turned down |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:48 PM Response to Reply #81 |
108. Why can't he do that? Because then EVERYONE should be allowed to do so, |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:10 PM Response to Reply #64 |
85. Oh, please - the irresponsible shitstain proved over and over that he didn't want fire protection. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:25 PM Response to Reply #85 |
100. The idiot risked his home instead of paying 75 bucks and he was NOT POOR |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:42 PM Response to Reply #100 |
107. That's exactly it. |
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sweetapogee (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #47 |
63. no lawsuit |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:16 PM Response to Reply #47 |
66. Twilight, this is the only answer I can give you... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Reputation? Is that how we determine emergency response and aid |
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sweetapogee (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:58 PM Response to Reply #67 |
78. in the case.... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:14 PM Response to Reply #78 |
87. And...so? Judgment isn't passed on any individual during a crisis, |
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sweetapogee (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 08:04 PM Response to Reply #87 |
115. i guess... |
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sweetapogee (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
56. I don't think so |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:06 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. What does that have to do with a subscription? |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:28 PM Response to Reply #61 |
69. Twilight, this man was offered a subscription for fire service by ... |
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sweetapogee (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:50 PM Response to Reply #61 |
77. no... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:20 PM Response to Reply #77 |
89. And now he wants it, presumably. Because his house is on fire. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:50 PM Response to Reply #89 |
110. He could just as easily have bought it last week, or even the day before. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 05:52 PM Response to Reply #77 |
133. no he didn't- |
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COLGATE4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. You seem to believe that some people are entitled to receive for |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. They are. |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:40 PM Response to Reply #48 |
106. One way to settle this is |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
52. they would find that i had paid all the appropriate and required fees, so i got no problem with that |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:55 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. So you support agencies checking to see if you paid your taxes |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 07:10 AM Response to Reply #54 |
119. a pumper truck costs $600K. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:32 AM Response to Reply #119 |
124. And it was right next door. I'll repeat the question above--do you support |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #54 |
126. if that is the policy that i have agreed to participate in, yes. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
80. I'm sure the OP'er goes out of their way to help others. You get what you give. |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
94. i hope you choose to not pay for fire protection then whine when your house burns down |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
97. I hope the next time you need help in an emergency, your local services haven't gone bankrupt b/c |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 07:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
120. tell it to the county. tell them a fire engine & a pumper truck will run close to a million dollars |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. I'm not sure at this point if we truly have this many libertarian cranks among us |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I've yet to hear a Firefighter defend the "action" (non-action) that these |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
46. Here you go. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #46 |
65. thanks, and thank goodness this person is in the vast minority- |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #65 |
72. that isn't just one person: those quotes are from multiple people on the firefighters' forum. |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:48 PM Response to Reply #65 |
73. Uhm,each paragraph are different entries,there were lots of others. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #73 |
79. I realize that now, but the voices you picked were in the vast |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:06 PM Response to Reply #79 |
83. LOL. Did you read the responses,every one disagreed with Schaitberger. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:44 PM Response to Reply #83 |
93. yes I did actually, and if you look at the pitiful number of them, you'll |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. People are conflating responding to this fire with |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. It's not about enforcing the libertarian punishment |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I don't think you've understood my post and will leave it at that. n/t |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
45. I don't think you, and others who take your position |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #45 |
59. As my post demonstrates, I do "truly understand" and I also disagree. n/t |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. Agreed... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:24 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Oh dear, we agreed on something. Now one of us has to die. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:35 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Must be opposite day at DU... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:37 PM Response to Reply #27 |
42. The issue has been ongoing for decades, & the city has been putting out fires for free for decades. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:02 PM Response to Reply #42 |
58. Right. And obviously, it's not working. n/t |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:49 PM Response to Reply #58 |
75. no, it's not, very predictably. what do you propose? yes, the county "should" tax itself |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:59 PM Response to Reply #75 |
113. I've already posted my proposal at least twice, Hannah |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
86. I can't believe we have this many people unable to accept realities other than their own. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
99. it's neither |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
8. TN has more homes and businesses burn to the ground than anywhere I've lived. |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. Defense Lawyer...you are aware that... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Yes, we do know what the orders were. |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:34 PM Response to Reply #21 |
38. EFerrari, thanks for that link... |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
50. Maybe arson is contributing to it. nt |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
10. 8 of top 10 threads in GD now about this shit... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I think it resonates with people because like it or not |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. I know...but the resonance is deafening... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. DU can rarely be faulted for indifference, that's for sure. |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. lord knows i have gotten into my pissing matches here |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:32 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Yeah - we're definitely not *Meh Underground* |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:37 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. nice... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #36 |
60. LOL! |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:01 PM Response to Reply #15 |
98. I think it's even more about our responsibilities to one another, |
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Amaril (447 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
68. +1,000,000,000 |
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qb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
13. I am truly thankful that my city has a socialist fire department. |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:19 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. Yeah qb, I agree... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
19. Then that's on the idiots of S. Fulton, they set up a contract without means for a legal recourse |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:19 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. The county set up the system. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Then this is where the problem lies |
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COLGATE4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. That's your opinion but it doesn't fit the facts. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:48 PM Response to Reply #49 |
74. That's your opinion, |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:01 PM Response to Reply #19 |
57. MadHound...Fulton is in Kentucky...under Tennessee Law... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #57 |
71. You can't do intra state contracts for emergency services? |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:24 PM Response to Reply #71 |
90. How do you enforce a contract that never existed? |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
20. We know. We're just human. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
24. South Fulton is in TN |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. yes, this is a point of some confusion. fulton ky & s. fulton, tn are twin cities. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
25. Does Tennessee state law allow insurance companies to refuse to sell fire policies to a locale? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
43. apparently it does, as the homeowner says his policy will build him a new house. |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:28 PM Response to Reply #43 |
92. I wondered about that when I saw the KO interview. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:27 PM Response to Reply #92 |
101. Me, too. n/t |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
26. My two cents. This is a result of cowardice from the county..... |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
51. No one is arguing what the rules are for this PHUCKED SYSTEM...just |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
53. So as a HUMAN BEING, you would stand and watch |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:50 PM Response to Reply #53 |
76. Good intentions will not put fuel in that pumper's tanks... |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:25 PM Response to Reply #76 |
91. the problem is, the FD had the hoses, the water, the manpower, and |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:28 PM Response to Reply #76 |
102. "These subscription fees take the place of taxes which these rural residents do not pay." |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #76 |
104. What if there had been someone trapped in that house and |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:11 PM Response to Reply #76 |
112. So, you would refuse to help then? Nt |
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speppin (197 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
55. The issue is that fire should not be a fee for service but part of the |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:09 PM Response to Reply #55 |
84. speppin, Yeah, it should be. The documentation linked to... |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #84 |
96. do you support public education? |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #55 |
103. BUT the county residents voted 19-1 against that. n/t |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
88. All in unison now: "Don't get sick! If you do get sick, die quickly!" |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:51 PM Response to Reply #88 |
95. and if insurance is only $75 a year and you can easily pay for it. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
105. One should not need to "decide the issue." Anyone who supports the fire department's actions here |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:51 PM Response to Reply #105 |
111. +1 |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
109. "Free rider"? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 06:51 AM Response to Reply #109 |
116. you think those with the means to fund public services should be given a pass? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 06:58 AM Response to Reply #109 |
118. Amazing, isn't it? |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
114. I call bullshit. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 06:56 AM Response to Reply #114 |
117. Hell, they can probably just slap a mechanic's lien on the property |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:00 AM Response to Reply #117 |
122. Exactly. The homeowner asked for the services. File a lien. |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #114 |
125. TexasObserver, the statement that money owed for fire... |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #125 |
127. Then he doesn't know what he's talking about. |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 04:06 PM Response to Reply #127 |
128. LOL TexasObserver... |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 05:05 PM Response to Reply #128 |
132. The head commissioner has nothing to do with this matter. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
121. Comparisons of this situation to Emergency Rooms are filled with Fail. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:02 AM Response to Reply #121 |
123. Your post is FAIL. Fire is not always controllable, and always a public safety threat. |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 04:18 PM Response to Reply #123 |
129. Twilight, the fire department was there for the next door neighbor... |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 07:18 PM Response to Reply #123 |
134. Nah, they were on top of preventing it from spreading and there was no threat to human life. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
130. It's a fucking protection racket... |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 04:37 PM Response to Reply #130 |
131. cynatnite, The mob? Surely you jest. |
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