Tuesday, May 05, 2009

The Consequences of...

...backyard grilling gone tragically wrong...



-- Post From The Road
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's a good thing you wrote a survival book and know how to take care of yourself.

4:48 PM
True_Texan said...

OH snap! I knew I used to much lighter fluid.

9:50 PM
Anonymous said...

But, did they save the steaks?
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P. S.: In our world, we often discuss the time it takes law enforcement to arrive on the scene when there's a crime being committed, such as a home invasion. Often, you're on your own until the event is over.
It is even more interersting to analyze your local fire departement's response time when there's a home fire. A few years back, I watched my then local fire departement arrive on the scene of what looked to be a containable house fire. I arrived just as they rolled up too. Then, I looked on in disbeleif when they seemed to be confused in what to do next. By the time they even got close to running hoses, or even getting the tank truck on scene, the house was a total loss. There were follow-up lawsuits and the score was: Home Owner, ZERO (0), Fire Department, One (1).
Recently, in my current rural community, where we have a mix of full-time fire fighters, paid-on-call fire fighters and volunteers, an alarm was called and it took them twenty-two (22), yeah, the same as the caliber minutes, to arrive on scene. The nearest fire station is about two (2) miles away. Then, there was confusion as to where the fire hydrants were (they claimed!!!!), etc. The house was reduced to a crater. The poor family actually saw fit to "thank" the fire department for their service. I wanted to throw up. Out here, you're on your own. Oh yeah, we have "purchased" police protection too.

7:44 AM

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