You call them Heros'

[The Mic]

Oh yeah, I totally missed this as spelling champ of my eighth grade class.

there is no apostrophe moron, It's Heroes d!ck.

[MinisterofDOOM]

My uncle was a volunteer firefighter for much of his life. He retired a couple years ago. I have a great amount of respect for him, and for what he did. I respected him, and all firemen (and firewomen) far before "9/11." Anyone who says that it's not heroic because "it's their job" is a moron. You've already been...er..."pwned" by Hitman, Maine Export, S13GUY, and just about everyone else on these forums. Please allow me to be next.

From your initial post, you come across as a person who is going to hate anyone or anything who inconveniences you. If that stoplight hadn't been a personal inconvenience, you wouldn't have given it a second thought. And since you were pissed off at being stuck at a light, you decided to rant. Somehow, that rant ended up being directed at firemen. Then you tried to convince everyone that firemen, who risk their lives on a daily basis--even if it IS their job--are somehow not deserving of admiration and respect for that.

You, sir, are an *******. You are a whining, self-absorbed, ungrateful d!ck who would do well to find some purpose or meaning in your life. As you sit there, preparing some sort of juvenilistic rebuttal to this post, I'd like you to realize one thing: you've already made an *** of yourself, so nothing you said beyond the first post in this thread means anything to anyone. Just go find something better to do. Stop insulting people who deserve the respect you so desperately desire.

Oh, one more thing. Clear things up:They DO live at the station. When my uncle was on duty, he'd stay at the stationhouse for anywhere from 4 days to a couple weeks, depending on how the rotation went at that particular time.
Modified by MinisterofDOOM at 3:08 AM 1/6/2005

[PoorManQ45]

Hmmm. Let's see, my original post was about an Emergency stoplight being used for the purpose of letting out a single car. Which in turn cause ateast 50 other cars to come to a stop for about 1minute. Which in turn caused about 5~10 gallons of gas to be Wasted.

So, lets turn this thread away from firemen if you want. Tell me, why is the american transportation system designed to waste gas/diesel?

Have you ever sat at one red light. It turns green, and then 1 block ahead, there is another light. When you're sitting at the first red light, the second one is green. As the fist light turns green, the second one turns red! And there is usually noone at the second light when it's green!

[PoorManQ45]

You know about as much about firefighters as you do about law enforcement officers.

Most people who couldn't possibly pass the requirements to become either are hyper-critical of them.

Hmmm....

Oh, about my Uncle. Guess what happened to him. He "hurt" his shoulder when he was at Home. So he had to go have an operation done. So he is going to be out of commission, unable to work, for about 6months. And guess what he gets. His regular paycheck eventhough he's not going to be at work for a long time! What other jobs do you know of that you can get hurt Off-The-Job, take a "vacation", and still get paid while not at work?

This is making me think... I should go be a fireman. Gotta love those benefits

[mmatl16]

Yeah I know that they "have to eat" too. But have you ever noticed that the manjprity of firemen are over weight? Now, I know that there are those firemen who are not over weight, I know a few of them, but it seems that the majority is over weight.

Tell me, if they are working so hard, how come they are over weight? Could it possibly be that they are eating more then they are working?

ya and have you noticed that 3 out of 4 people in the u.s. are overwieght....ya realize it....they are fat because all we do in this country is eat f*cking junk food...its not because they are lazy....i guess if your house ever burns down you wont need to call 911 because you know you could handle the fire itself.... d*mbf*ck

[mmatl16]

Hmmm....

Oh, about my Uncle. Guess what happened to him. He "hurt" his shoulder when he was at Home. So he had to go have an operation done. So he is going to be out of commission, unable to work, for about 6months. And guess what he gets. His regular paycheck eventhough he's not going to be at work for a long time! What other jobs do you know of that you can get hurt Off-The-Job, take a "vacation", and still get paid while not at work?

This is making me think... I should go be a fireman. Gotta love those benefits

umm how bout my job you stupid f*ck...i work for healthnet. ya if i get hurt on or off the job ill get paid til im better......d!ck

[AZhitman]

So, lets turn this thread away from firemen if you want.

Good idea to change the subject.

You'll get your ignorant arse handed to you on this one too.

[AZhitman]

Have you ever sat at one red light. It turns green, and then 1 block ahead, there is another light. When you're sitting at the first red light, the second one is green. As the fist light turns green, the second one turns red! And there is usually noone at the second light when it's green!

It's called a timed succession, genius. And if you'll quit blithering long enough, you'll notice that they're set for traffic traveling at a asteady pace (usually the posted speed limit).

I can time my travel such that I never hit a red or yellow.

[PoorManQ45]

It's called a timed succession, genius. And if you'll quit blithering long enough, you'll notice that they're set for traffic traveling at a asteady pace (usually the posted speed limit).

I can time my travel such that I never hit a red or yellow.

But. Once you hit one single light, the whole timing is thrown off.

[AZhitman]

What other jobs do you know of that you can get hurt Off-The-Job, take a "vacation", and still get paid while not at work?

Did your parents have any kids that lived?

If I get hurt OFF THE JOB, I get my regular paycheck until I return.

It's called sick leave, short-term disability, and long-term disability.

You really should think before you type.

[AZhitman]

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

[mmatl16]

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

o god damn that had to hurt

[AZhitman]

This is like taking batting practice on a slow-pitch machine.

[mmatl16]

i think he finally gave up

[Florida240sx]

This thread is.......well it is...nm.But on his statement about wasting 5-10gallons. That's incorrect. More like 2-3gallons.Unless everyone in line is redy to race and revving their engines.But then I guess you will start complaining about the wear on your brake pads too??? You were 1 out of 50 people that happen to be caught by a light for only a minute that happens maybe once a month. There is a developed system to traffic lights for timing and sometimes you ar ein it and sometimes you get screwed. Hey it's part of driving get use to it. So what if it say emergency only..Did anyone get hurt or any damages done? Besides your brake pads wearing down and the gas burned that harms the ozone layer. Do you follow every sign on the road. You go the speed limit everytime??You don't??Well neither do I and this pizza guy was in the right for being there. Maybe he took a wrong turn and went out the wrong way but hey mistakes happen and nothing resulted from it except for you coming on here whining.I'm sure there was a coupel other drivers annoyed but they probably forgot about it by the time they reached home. You my friend have some bad karma now and if I were you I would carry a fire extinguisher with me 24/7.

[The Mic]

HAAHHAHAHAAHAHAAAHHHAAHAAH

Never in my time here have I seen someone's sig be removed for any reason! Greg, you continue to shock and awe the rest of us

[gniknave]

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

[accel junky]

Thats a pretty weird scenario.

[Mr1der]

this boy really needs to grow up.

I don't know about you, but I'd damn sure calll anybody a hero that's willing to run into a burning building ready to collapse and drag my worthless *** out. Hell...could I really thank them for what the did? It doesn't matter if I'm a saint or a sinner, in they go. They damn sure don't do what they do for the money either. I dunno...maybe you just need to volunteer or join the Police Explorers.

this falls under the same principle of whether or not you're gonna compain if a cop pulls you over and decides not to write you a ticket....he's honestly doing the wrong thing when he does that.

[Gold Digger]

This is prolly a guy who wouldn't go to the military either. Talk about some brave people, military are some of the most unapreciated people in the world. They are doing **** they know isn't right in some aspects, but they do it, and they die for our country...I know my fellow vets and current active duty personnel can back me up on this...

[toki]

"they don't live there"

"they have to go buy groceries for the house and sleep there."

mm hmm that about sums up this arguement.

[AZhitman]

Ouch.

You KNOW you're if toki punks you out with logic.

[skydragoness]

Not humor, I'm being serious.

Hmmm. it would seem that you contracicted yourself in your own post.

About the sensor: it would make more sense to have the sensor tied directly into the alarm that goes off when they get a call. Wouldn't that make sense?

I'm sorry i made the mistake of thinking that most of your posts that i have read in other threads as being tongue in cheek. You truly are stupid. You probably didn't even know that traffic lights have sensors before you made this thread and its "please flame me" title.

"contracicted"

[AZhitman]

And the "coup de grace" from Christine...

RIP, PMQ.

[Mr1der]

most emergency vehicles are actually equipped with something called a strobe that tend to turn said newer style lights to their favor anyway...it's what I hear anyway...

[Altiman94]

I think this thing is getting out of hand a little. He sort of makes a valid point about the car using the wrong exit, but goes about it in the wrong way. I feel like we are being too harsh to him.

[The Mic]

I know this may upset most people

He basically sealed his fate with that sentence.

[JESTER]

You know, I really shouldnt get pissed reading this stuff. We hear it all the time. I heard it back in the day when I was on the fire department, by people that got PO'ed when we put out their illegal burns, and they try to stir up crap. I heard it when I was full time over at the PD. People upset because we put them, or their stupid kids in jail. Again, just trying to stip stuff up. And I still get this crap at the comm center. People getting ill because something didn't go thier way, and the bad ole deputies or fire department had to come out and take care of a problem they created, and werent smart enough to know they were gonna get them selves hurt or killed.

Anyway, speaking for all of us in emergency services, we are use to PM's type of bull, it doesnt offend us. We dont do what we do for thanks. We do it, because it is what we have to do, what we are suppose to do, what we were meant to do.

And dude, you have no clue how the real world works. I pay for that short and long term disability, that keeps my bills paid if I am out of work. And if you have any sense, you will have disabilty insurance as well. I pay extra for all the insurance I can get through my work.

And reguardless if you like the firefighters or not, when they are needed, they will respond, just the same. So you go ahead and bash them. It may hurt their feeling or piss them off, but in the end it really doesnt matter. Because your life still matters to them. And they would still risk their's to save yours.

[JESTER]

I think this thing is getting out of hand a little. He sort of makes a valid point about the car using the wrong exit, but goes about it in the wrong way. I feel like we are being too harsh to him.

Oh I dont think so. Read the thread title. Valid point??? He is pissed because the traffic light changed for the pizza man, and he had to wait a minute. That is nothing more than a spoiled brat!

Their is no validity in anything he has said since he started this thread. He should have left the house five minutes earlier, if these accidental traffic light changes upset his schedule.

[jdmfreak]

Damn! So much pwning. Its gotta hurt.