Well said.
Respectfully,
Steve
"What you don't know can't hur..$#&(@^ ARGHHHHkkk!"
satew@mninter.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Rico Dagastino <Dagbear@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: Fire ruins my day...

>  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.
>