Date:         Thu, 22 Apr 1999 06:38:48 EDT
Reply-To:     kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fire ruins my day...

Sue Taco Bell!
Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe

On Thu, 22 Apr 1999 01:21:54 -0400 "Horace K. Sawyer"
<firestream@MINDSPRING.COM> writes:
>Bravo!  I'm a vol. f/f too.
>
>Sue the fire dept?    For what?  Did they start the fire?  Heck, truth
>be
>known, the owner was probably negligent in not maintaining his
>vehicle.
>After all, how many well maintained vehicles spontaneously burst into
>flames at Taco Bell.
>
> What if he ran into someone and killed them because he was too damn
>cheap
>to maintain the van?   Then what would we be facing . . .
>
>HkS
>
>
>
>At 05:51 PM 4/20/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>  Eric writes, "I would start by getting a good lawyer and suing the
>nozzle
>>nuts. They cause more damage than the fire
>>sometimes. It's a wonder they didn't try to cut the roof on a door
>post, to
>>get in to a perfectly fine unlocked door to get to the fire."
>> My wife is a Paramedic who runs 911 calls in Shelby County, TN.
>surrounding
>>Memphis.  Stationed in a firehouse and making the fire scene with
>>firefighters she is exposed to all of the dangers attendant to fire
>fighting.
>> A burning automobile is a danger to those who are fighting the fire
>and
>>there is risk of injury.  Those "hose nuts" have a responsibility to
>protect
>>the public interest while at the same time protecting their personal
>safety.
>>They have a responsibility to attack the fire in a manner that is
>aggressive
>>enough to ensure their personal safety.  Unfortunately, that may mean
>the
>>application of more water than may seem appropriate to the average
>observer.
>>There is often more damage from water than from fire.  That is the
>current
>>state of the technology.  If you don't want water damage, don't call
>the fire
>>department.  But, there will be little left to salvage if you don't.
>>
>>Rico Dagastino
>>Munford, TN.
>

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