You call them Heros'

[JDMEnthused]

eek.. all the fussing. i guess the guy had a right to do it and if not, the sensor just wanted to do it, im guessing.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Who the F bumped this old thread? I was in like 5th grade back then, lol.

[PoorManQ45]

LMAO. Who bumped this beast!!!

This was a very fun thread

I suspect it will be deleted now

[Tyler Durden]

My God man. You are an epic douchebag. I mean, I'm a fictional a$$, but my o my...

I mean s*** man, how did you get so stupid? Did you just grab a hammer and start giving yourself head shots?

I searched for posts by you, after I saw that a$$ you posted today. After reading your posts, I feel suicidal.

This thread has to be the crème de la crème of your idiocy.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Who are you directing that comment at? Me?

[PoorManQ45]

My God man. You are an epic douchebag. I mean, I'm a fictional a$$, but my o my...

I mean s*** man, how did you get so stupid? Did you just grab a hammer and start giving yourself head shots?

I searched for posts by you, after I saw that a$$ you posted today. After reading your posts, I feel suicidal.

This thread has to be the crème de la crème of your idiocy.

LMFAO. Ah, the naive mind. How innocent.

Don't take everything at face value.

You didn't like my earlier post that contained pure facts. Sorry it corrupted your angelic views.

[Tyler Durden]

No, the retard who started this thread of down-syndrome.

[Red coupe]

Brian is too deep, you will never understand him.HE QUESTIONS AUTHORITY!

Man, I remember when he used to crank out s*** equally as douchy as this on a daily basis.

[Tyler Durden]

LMFAO. Ah, the naive mind. How innocent.

Don't take everything at face value.

You didn't like my earlier post that contained pure facts. Sorry it corrupted your angelic views.

I only have one angelic view. It has something to do with your mom, and a coathanger about 21 years ago.

[PoorManQ45]

I remember this thread completely. I stand by what I said.

Currently the local stupidity is this:

If it starts to drizzle the fire trucks start cruising the streets with their lights and sirens blaring. They arn't heading to a call. I've followed them before. They get to the end of their particular "route" and turn around only to repeat it.

There are about 5 trucks locally that partake in this nonsensical action.

Anyone care to explain this action?

[Tyler Durden]

Holy s***. Your stupidity is unbelievable.

Those are called drills. Kind of like practice.

I hope the guy who is driving a 40k pound (dry) truck around at high speed in heavy traffic, knows and practices what he is doing.

[PoorManQ45]

Interesting. Considering they do it every single time it rains. In the summer that is everyday, all day!!!

Those arn't drills. They are a waste of taxpayer's money.

Note: My Uncle has been a Captain of the Local FD for 18 years. He offers no logical explanation and no mention of "drills" for these actions

[Tyler Durden]

Look here waterhead...

If it bothers you so damn much, why don't you go ask them what the hell they are doing?

You could also try to make a difference, and join your city counsel, and try to save some of these precious taxpayers dollars that you are so worried about.

Note: My Uncle has been a Captain of the Local FD for 18 years. He offers no logical explanation and no mention of "drills" for these actions

You also said your uncle was fat and lazy, and a sponge of the benefits that are offered to him.

You have already negated his opinion on anything by your previous posts about him. Now that it is convenient, you can't start using him as a reference.

[PoorManQ45]

My previous statements stand.

He is a Captain. He is fat and lazy. Although he has lost weight, but he's still lazy

I have had numerous encounters with firemen. I do ask them. Their response is, "we are keeping people safe"

WTF? how is driving around in the rain with lights and siren going keeping people safe?

Note, I always run into them at the local grocery store as they are shopping on the clock.

They work 24 hours on, 24 hours off, sometimes 48/48, even 72/72. This makes no sense still to me as there is no reason that they couldn't have normal shifts like every other job. If they're in the middle of an emergency they stay late just like any other job.

With the current setup they immediately get overtime pay(or whatever it's called for salary).

[Tyler Durden]

I won't piss away time multiquoting you.

Uncle's statements = worthless. You already negated his knowledge.

I have had numerous encounters with firemen.

And you're still breathing?

The lights and sirens crap... like I said, Drills. I don't care what your uncles says/said. You negated the validity of his knowledge already.

They have to eat, so they shop.

Why do they work crazy shifts? Well, if you want a station to have say, 6 guys always on the clock, working 8 hour shifts, you need 18 employees.

If you want 6 guys on the clock and run 72 hour shifts, you set the schedule in rotation, and only need 9 guys. Even if they were paid OT for all the hours they spend there, you're still coming out at 13.5 guys, and not 18. It's about math, and I expect this all to be way over your head.

[PoorManQ45]

At any given time there are 6~8 people on staff. The total at the local stations totals IIRC 15~20 depending on the month.

Noone negated the validity of my Uncle's statements.

He is a Captain. He has a lot of information. His statements were that they are keeping people safe, too.

They are shopping on the clock, using city funds to shop!

I don't understand where you're getting your negative attitude from.

Statements like "and you're still breathing" indicate that you arn't one for maintaining you're composure. Everyone is entitled to there own opinions. I often have views different then others. Sometimes they parallel.

That is the beauty of this county. We can express our opinions, be it negative or positive without fear.

If you get offended by someone's differing opinion who's fault is that? Not everyone is going to think like you.

Are my views radical? Sure they are. So what.

[snwbrdr435]

Old thread eh

[PoorManQ45]

I'm wondering who bumped it, and for what reason.

I suspect malicious intent.

[RCA]

Look here waterhead...

Seriously QFT

p.s. I've decided that before you clutter the boards with any more moronic drivel, I'm revoking your signature space.

So much for an open forum?

But I agree with PMQ45.On the grounds that the light is controlled by the fire fighters. If it truly is a sensor which is hard to believe (Light would turn red when pulling in as well as pulling out) then it is a different story.

Although your title was a little out of hand.I personally didn't take offense to it, but obviously others did.

[ADDirishboy]

This thread makes me really angry actually. Since I'm training to be a fireman.

Your complaining that firemen get paid to go shopping and paid to eat. They sure as f*** deserve it. 24 hour shifts. You need to eat. Who stocks the food? We do. Yes. We get paid to shop. We get paid to sleep. Get over it.

We also get paid to run into a f***ing burning house and pull you and your loved ones out. We risk our lives everyday for pricks like you who want to complain.

Wanna run your mouth about how terrible it is that we get paid to eat and sleep after we're done putting our lives on the line? Go take it up with the 343. I'm sure they would LOVE to hear you b**** and moan.

And if you don't know who the 343 are, google it. And then go f*** yourself.

[ADDirishboy]

I know this may upset most people, but please tell me what the firemen did on 9/11/01 that makes them heros? I know that they were "willing" to risk their own lives to try to save others, but that's their job.

I will call a single fireman a hero when I see them do something truely heroic, but to make broad sweeping generalizations that all firemen are heros is just plain insane

I just lost all respect for you. Those men ran in when everyone else was running out. They had no idea what was going on, since the planes took out the radio towers and they had little to no communication. Jesus Christ, people like you make me f***ing sick.

[PoorManQ45]

We also get paid to run into a f***ing burning house and pull you and your loved ones out. We risk our lives everyday for pricks like you who want to complain.

Many people do this even when it's not their job!

You are defining a sppcific job as being heroic. What I am saying is that being a firemen doesn't make you heroic. Saving someone when noone else will is!

If I see someone who's life is in danger I will be damn sure to do everything in my power to attempt to help them.

This is heroism. There are many authoritative figures that simply issue parking tickets. Yet some of their fellow employees save lives. Should I call the ones that issue tickets heros because of their buddies? NO!!!

What you're not speaking of about 9/11 is the civilians that rushed back into the buildings, or the ones that stayed behind to ensure that others got out that died.

Respect is not given, it is earned.

[marlin29311]

Respect is not given, it is earned.

Eat your words douchebag.

[numbnuts240]

i didn't go any further than the first page. there is a lot of ignorance and bile being spewed from op's pie hole. i'd suggest he stop and remove his foot from his mouth before he kicks his own a** from the inside out.

[DrifterXRPS13]

hahaa....you guys don't know half the stuff PMQ does...his thread from back in the day were legendary for being locked and or just shatwalked all over..and not just by members, by the mods and admins, oh man, good times, i just use to watch back then like a voyeur hiding in your closet while you take a poop.

[numbnuts240]

i just use to watch back then like a voyeur hiding in your closet while you take a poop.

i thought i heard heavy breathing

[Beancooker]

More evidence added for the need of mandated sterilization. Thanks Brien.

Tell your parents that I feel sorry for them.

[Project240]

Who the F bumped this old thread? I was in like 5th grade back then, lol.

Uhh. Looks like you did*, homie. Probably would've been better if you hadn't.

*unless someone's post got erased

[RedFay]

Many people do this even when it's not their job!

You are defining a sppcific job as being heroic. What I am saying is that being a firemen doesn't make you heroic. Saving someone when noone else will is!

If I see someone who's life is in danger I will be damn sure to do everything in my power to attempt to help them.

This is heroism. There are many authoritative figures that simply issue parking tickets. Yet some of their fellow employees save lives. Should I call the ones that issue tickets heros because of their buddies? NO!!!

What you're not speaking of about 9/11 is the civilians that rushed back into the buildings, or the ones that stayed behind to ensure that others got out that died.

Respect is not given, it is earned.

I agree. You claim you would save someone's life if they were in trouble, yet your sainthood is threatened when this actually does happen and your automatic response is "This is their problem, don't worry about it" and you end up walking away.

You know I know this from personal experience, and I can't believe you of all people are dogging down on everyone else that worked on 9/11, and yet you are claiming them not heroes? Just b/c they are getting paid to do their job doesn't mean they are not heroes.

Martin Luther King was paid enormous amounts of money during the Civil Rights Movement and yet he's seen as a hero. And for what... b/c he died? He wrote speeches? He organized marches, boycotts? He didn't save lives.

[DrifterXRPS13]

OH SNAP!! this thread is about to get lizocked in the near future...so i guess i'll go ahead and say IBTL!