Mark Z

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  1. Posted

    There are plenty of things you can do; if they do informational picketing, you can join them on the line as a show of solidarity; you can deluge the City Manager's office with letters objecting to the proposed closings/layoffs, you can inform the elected officials of the possible political ramifications at the next election when their terms are up. you can camp out in front of the City Managers house and let his neighbors know that he's putting them and their families at risk, you can assist the paid guys in getting petitions signed by the citizens of Beacon condemning the city's actions, etc. There's all kinds of legally permissible activities you can do without withholding your services as a volunteer.

    THESE ARE MUCH BETTER THINGS TO DO! DO NOT THREATEN NOT TO RESPOND!!

  2. Posted

    There are links of completed vehicles and interior shots, very interesting concept, definitely not something in metro/suburban areas.

    A quick search shows Coffman Cove is in SouthEast Alaska, and is classified as a Level I Isolated Village(*). Maybe this is a support vehicle in which any member with a pickup can back up, drop the module into their bed and take off to the scene. With a population of less than 1,000 how may calls a year are they seeing?

    http://www.serems.or...communities.htm

    http://www.serems.or...els_of_care.htm

    Probably more than you think! I would bet that given the isolation any medical issue could become an emergency simply due to time and travel distance. I would bet that this kind of unit would work well for them tho, I just wouldn't want it in the lower 48!

  3. Posted

    I don't believe such a unit would be even remotely KKK complaint and wouldn't work for day to day use as a front line unit. I think those that suggested limited use in specific situations where accessibility of a standard ambulance would be an issue is where that type of unit would be useful. I wonder if it could be used as a replacement vehicle for a flycar in a pinch or additional vehicle in high traffic times when the vehicle underneath wasn't needed for other duties. My only concern with that would be some beancounter then suggesting that it could be a frontline unit for cost savings. Overall I don't think I want one in my town!rolleyes.gif

  4. Posted · Edited by Mark Z

    Are you serious?

    Not comepletely, but if a house was on fire near where I parked my car I think I might notice unless I was dead asleep! Like I said, I am not going to really comment much more because I don't have the whole story and I also made the mistake of thinking both were parked by hydrants, which they were not, I thought the hydrant was hidden by the ladder jack untill I looked closer but I still won't say the ladder chauffer was wrong for what he did, the driver of the car was just in the wrong place at the wrong time! I don't think he has much to complain about if his car got damaged other than bad luck.

  6. Posted

    ok so everyone thinks this is cool but a year ago when a pic from a wappinger's fire showed a hose over a car everyone thought it was the worst thing in the world and not needed but if it was fdny its ok

    Depends on why Wappingers did it! If the hydrant was legitmately blocked and they needed water, fine, I wasn't there so I can't and won't second guess the situation. FDNY does many things depts don't need to do elsewhere, I won't second guess them either!

    BTW, I bet that driver will pay alot more attention to hydrants in the future! :D

  8. Posted

    My fist CAN be a weapon With, of course, the severest punishment for misusing *anything* as a weapon, except in proven self-defence.

    The emperor has no clothes. This is the same thinking that won't let me take a tiny keychain Swiss Army knife through airport security, but will sell me glass bottles of high-proof spirit immediately before boarding the flight.

    mstrang1 gets it.

    So does abaduck! Well said!

  11. Posted

    Does your card still have all four corners though? Since my days as a scout, I have always carried at least a pocket knife. Sometimes also a multi tool. From reading the article, I have gleaned that the school board has a zero tolerance policy to weapons of any kind being on school grounds. The parking lot is school grounds. It is unfortunate that this fine young man got caught, but from what the article states about the policies and what happened, he did break the rules. Do I agree with the rules? Most definitely not. But this is a school. Do we really want everybody walking around with knives? My opinion is that keeping a knife locked up outside in your cars glovebox should be fine. I have no problem with having a legal knife locked in a glovebox in a locked car. However, the school board told everybody to leave the knives at home. This kid didnt. He broke the (crappy) rule.

    Fine then give him a talking to and tell me not to do it again! This kind of a situation does NOT warrant this kind of action that can effect his entire life! This is a minor infraction at best and did not need this kind of heavy-handed response.

  12. Posted · Edited by Mark Z

    I feel sorry for the poor secretary who has to answer the phone! The total frustration in her voice over what she has had to deal with was obvious in her voice! I hope this kid gets his record cleared and gets his chance at the Point. I called this am, as an aside I carried a knife just about every day from about 14 on and on one ocassion loaned it to the Principal. He returned it! Hmmm, on second thought where is that knife??

  14. Posted

    . . . .Mark Z thanks for telling me that I am all wet!! Prob means I am diving somewhere on OT!!

    I took quite a bit of time to choose the word I did, I wanted to let you know that I felt you and Goose were wrong IMO and didn't want to use a more negative word simply because I didn't want to start a war of words! If you are out diving in this weather have fun! Stay Safe as well!!

  15. Posted · Edited by Mark Z

    Some of you think they weren't posing? One of them was getting a kiss on the cheek while covering the patch on his chest while looking into the camera! Doesn't look as if they were trying to move away! These guys could have very easily said no to a kiss, hug, or a picture. They are supposed to be PROFESSIONAL!

    Pretty convientent for them to do an occupancy check during a LINGERIE PARTY!!

    I can tell you this, if I WAS WORKING AND A PICTURE WAS TAKEN OF ME GETTING A KISS AT A BAR I would most definitley be suspended. I don't want to see that happen, but now that the MEDIA has a hold of this you can guarantee they are gonna keep this all over the place!

    Give Them a break; I don't really care why his hand was there, it doesn't really matter. I worked at Foxwoods Casino as an EMT (not firefighter) for over three years and getting grabbed and kissed is mild compared to some of what happened or was suggested could happen while I was on duty. Those of you that suggested that they could say no, obviously have no clue how negatively that kind of response can be percieved and all the offended party will remember is the party-pooper they dealt with last night. Saying no sometimes just makes a situation that could be over in seconds drag on for minutes because some lady drunk doesn't want to take no for an answer. This is a simple no news situation getting all blown out of proportion by people who just don't have a clue about what can sometimes happen when you mix firefighters and drunk women. The compliance checks are probably a good idea and having the young guys do them is probably not all that terrible for them or the women!

    Goose, Oneeye, you guys are all wet!

    Hey Chief! I'll volunteer for that detail!! :)

  16. Posted

    Thank you for saying or reminding me of what I forget all too often, why I do what I do. Maybe not for the highest of reasons or with the best results but hopefully the highest of ideals and principles, and love of my profession, paid or otherwise.

  18. Posted

    We've only seen the beginning of the fiscal disaster that we are destined for....

    Just as the bottom fell out of the residential real estate market last year, it's now the turn of the commercial real estate market to go through the floor and that along with the current administrations propensity for printing money will make the last couple of years look like a walk in the park.

    Why do you expect the commercial real estate market to go into the toilet?? I am not saying your wrong, i'm asking why you say that.

  23. Posted

    They probably wanted out-of-title pay for that 1/2 hour.

    In a funny way, I don't blame them, what would have been said if something had gone wrong and someone was hurt/killed? Would we be so critical of them? Remember part of what we are here for is being ready for what might go wrong and not just for dealing whatever has already gone wrong. Also, with all the budget/staffing cuts that are going on, closing a firehouse to wash an elephant does seem like a silly thing to do. I also firmly believe that the city probably wanted the house closed but is covering it but by changing the story after the fact.

    As far as getting out-of-title-pay, I am not going to touch that topic!

  24. Posted · Edited by Mark Z

    Why? Because the Chief basically went back to the City with the firefighters concerns, and hashed this out?

    Naaah, I don't feel sorry for them because they are firefighters and live in TX!!! :D

    Seth,

    I didn't think that policy as I read it made alot of sense and I honestly believed that it would be changed before long. I have no desire to be the chief of AFD and take my hat off to anyone who can run a dept the size of AFD, but the policy was way too restrictive and I bet cost the chief some credibility with the rank and file in the dept and I don't think it served the citizens of Austin well either.