The NZA Posted July 8, 2005 Author Share Posted July 8, 2005 even def uses firefox. why wont LL, much less that horrible bastard dante? What the hell is superman walking anywhere for? He better be in a room with low cellings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 Shit like this really gets under my skin. What an asshole. How safety forces hose the public There has been a big change in the way safety forces respond to routine fender-benders, at least where I live. When I drive to the office, I use a freeway having four lanes in each direction. Initially, if there was a fender-bender, a single police car would show up, and as soon as possible, the police would have the damaged vehicles moved to the shoulder so that all four lanes would remain open to traffic. Then, a fire-department ambulance began showing up with the police car regardless of whether or not anyone was injured. (As an aside, I'll mention that the police also began to leave the vehicles wherever they collided, apparently unmindful of the terrible traffic tieups this creates.) Next, two police cars began showing up along with the ambulance. Then a fire truck began showing up along with the ambulance and two police cars. With all these vehicles spread over the highway, every minor collision essentially shut down the freeway. In the many years I have traveled past these accidents, I rarely if ever saw any people injured. So at first I couldn't figure out why the ambulances showed up. Likewise, there were rarely any fires, so I couldn't figure out why the fire trucks were on the scene. And the only purpose of the second police car seemed to be to add to the congestion. Then newspaper articles began to shed light on the matter. What they revealed is that typical big-city fire departments today are woefully underworked. Fireman, today, spend most of their runs taking elderly people to the emergency room for sprained ankles. More or less typical is the situation at one Washington, D.C., firehouse where the crew can't recall being called to a significant fire in the last 18 months. So one reason firemen respond to automobile accidents is to relieve their boredom. The biggest reason, however, is the fact that many communities now charge to send fire trucks to accident scenes. A fireman hands a clipboard to the drivers involved in an accident and asks them to sign a form, which most drivers do reflexively without question. Bingo! The driver's signature lets the fire department ding the drivers insurance company for a charge. For example, the city of Cleveland now charges $590 to send a fire truck to a minor accident, and it charges $850 to free people from wreckage. The city expects to generate up to $2.5 million annually from this practice. An adjacent suburb expects to build three firehouses with the money collected from appearing at accident scenes. How bad does it get? Recently, not far from my house on a residential street, three cars were involved in a chain-reaction rear-end collision. It was distinctly minor, and with a quick look as I drove past, I couldn't even see any discernable body damage. Unbelievably, this accident drew three police cars, an ambulance, a fire truck, and the fire chief. The revenue generated by responding to accidents helps cities perpetuate the overstaffing. How much resulting featherbedding is there in municipal safety forces? An example is what I saw from my office window, which at the time overlooked Lake Erie. One day, police and emergency vehicles begin arriving at a pier jutting into the lake. I didn't know what the calamity was, but I was flabbergasted to see a mix of police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances exceeding 14 vehicles. (There were so many vehicles and they were crowded so closely together that I couldn't get an accurate count.) Later I found out that several days earlier, a woman bent on suicide had jumped off the pier and drowned. It was the discovery of her body washing ashore that had brought some 50 policemen, firemen, and paramedics to the scene. Evidently, time weighs heavily on the hands of the underworked safety forces, and when they heard about the body on the police and fire-radio frequencies, the huge crowd rushed to the scene to put some excitement in their day. -- Ronald Khol, Editor Send feedback to MDeditor @ penton.com my reply wasnt what it shouldve been... The ignorance of this article is astounding.Firstly, simply "passing by" does not magically allow Mr. Khol to diagnose potentially serious internal injuries, especially regarding cervical spinal damage - perhaps if it was a relative of his, Mr. Khol would hope the city would opt to err on the side of caution...? The billing reflects the pay of valuable fire/EMS workers, supplies, and many other factors provided by the finest pre-hospital careworkers in the world. Additionally, firemen don't respond to EMS calls because "they're bored", they do so because in large cities, up to 75% of calls are often EMS related. While it's true that fires are not an everyday event, it's also worth noting that having trained professionals available 24 hours a day in the event of one is also an importnat and difficult task, one that receives meager pay given the exposure to harm. It's truly a shame if traffic is temporarily halted at the expense of other's health and well-being, but I'm sure Mr. Khol and others manage. Honestly, this article's ignorance borders on offensive. whoever this dipshit is, its gonna be exciting one day when he needs defilibration, and he's waiting a few extra minutes without breathing because people just needed to get to work early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Well, I'm a badass Cowboy livin' in the Cowboy days. Wiggy, wiggy, scratch, yo, yo, bang, bang. Me and Artemis Clyde frog go save Salma Hayek from the big metal spider. A wiggy wig wig wiggy wiggy wig Fresh cowboy from the west side Wiggy wiggy scratch yo yo bang bang Me and Artemis Clyde frog go save Salma frog parta pussy pants Go down to, well... rumpletumpskin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 Mike Jones changed his number. Dammit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defgoddess Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 p.s. def is super hot and i want ten thousand of her non-babies. aw so, the order of the day: wake up work... til almost 10 because people are bitches and trashed the store in-n-out stomach going wack... prolly cause of that tamale i ate, i bet you opening financial aid packet discovering uop has taken a $5,000 scholarship away FUCK UOP fin. ps FUCK YOU OWE PEE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 these 24 hour shifts get into my bones and shit. 2 more hours and id prolly opt for sleep over head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 p.s. def is super hot and i want ten thousand of her non-babies. aw *scratches his chin...things could get interesting...* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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defgoddess Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 ugh... shudder... well, i guess you don't have to look at their faces to tap that shit... apparently i make a lovely gift... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Man, people don't know how to run to Droknar's Forge. Fuck them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 11, 2005 Author Share Posted July 11, 2005 » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « it was the debo-lookin cop that hit up his wife? who knew?!jesus R kelly, there goes like 15 minutes of my life man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Spoiler for What-now? Sin City finally hits Australian shores this Thursday. Those cunts made me wait an additional two months for this, an' I'ma enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 11, 2005 Author Share Posted July 11, 2005 Fat Joe vs 50 Cent: its just getting silly now, people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Beth Hirsch has the most amazing voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Fat Joe vs 50 Cent: its just getting silly now, people. I don't think anything will be bigger than Tupac vs. Biggie....did I just say that? who the fuck am I now...heh....EAST COAST! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MetalHeart Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Oh dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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defgoddess Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 i'd like to point out that i'm sad... because today as i went to type in the url for fafsa... in netscape, cause apparently the govmint hates firefox, i found... lots of lesbian porn. =my 15-year-old brother. i guess it's hard to explain if you don't know my brother... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 LL wouldn't wear this, but I think she'd agree with the message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defgoddess Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 omg i want it no love for the caucasoid! wtf indianoid. wtf. i'm sitting at home alone so clearly i'm not out thrift shopping with you. wtf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Snake Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Beth Hirsch has the most amazing voice. I've got 'Lamb - Fear of Fours' on my PC, if you don't have it just remind me next time we're talking on AIM. PS: Def-Heart? How about Def-Metal, it's almost a pun...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 I've got 'Lamb - Fear of Fours' on my PC, if you don't have it just remind me next time we're talking on AIM. PS: Def-Heart? How about Def-Metal, it's almost a pun...? mmmmm breaking the rules of Blargh = almost as good as sex. I would love it, bitte!! umm umm umm aim is being a little whore. normally to fix this, I unplug the router and plug it back in and bang we're back in business, but mr cj is on the guild wars so that would be a no-no at this point. GET ON MSN. at least for chattage. haha Def-Metal... I love it. I never thought of it. lesigh. ps THRIFTING?! I wanna thrift! as;lkfj;alskgj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 13, 2005 Author Share Posted July 13, 2005 too cold, too cold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 Hey, your old man should know if you see a shadow somethings there. Cj and I are going to his hometown of Kerrville, TX from Thurs. to Sun. That's right, I will actually be having a life away from the computer, guild wars, and eye exams. We haven't gone in... well, since we got the marri3dz. so 1 1/2 yr, ish? a little longer than that. Shit how time flies... We are heading there via bus, b/c gas sucks and the planes are all crazified with summer travelers. man, I never fly. I love flying! Fuck all the people who take regular vacations... leave some room for us! Now we gotta pick out some clothes to wash, since we haven't done laundry in.. forever. heh. Blargh is the new Live Journal. recognize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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