Volunteer Departments: Really?
When the fire trucks are delayed 40 seconds in traffic, People say:
“It took them 20 minutes to get here.”When the truck races at 50 M.P.H., it’s:
“Look at those reckless fools.”When three men struggle with a four-man ladder:
“They don’t even know how to raise a ladder.”When firemen open windows for ventilation to reduce heat in fighting a fire:
“Look at the wrecking crew.”When they open the floor to get at a blaze:
“There goes the axe squad.”If the oic stands back where he can see and direct his men, people say:
“He’s afraid to go where he sends his men.”If they lose a building:
“It’s a lousy fire brigade.”If they make a good “stop” folks say:
“The fire didn’t amount to much.”If lots of water is necessary:
“They are doing more damage with water than the flames.”If a fireman gets hurt:
“He was a careless guy.”It a citizen gets hurt:
“It’s a crazy brigade.”If a fireman inspects a citizen’s property:
“He’s meddling in somebody’s business.”If he gets killed and leaves a family destitute:
“That’s the chance he took when he joined the fire brigade.”
If the OIC stands back, people usually say “thank god the fucking chief isn’t up our ass right now”
(via charles27e)
