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"Fire Strike - Vote Here"

Fact: It's not difficult to recruit Firemen. If they were given a big pay rise then that would be a cue for everybody else too. Taxes would rise dramatically and the economy would melt down. We would all be worse off.

I have two suggestions:

1. Train the armed forces to use up to date fire-fighting equipment and make it illegal for anybody to prevent the use of such equipment.

2. As Firemen have nothing to do except play darts for half their time, why not give them some more work. They could be the town watchers, pouring over cctv monitors to watch for traffic jams, fires and rowdy elements of society, and simply reporting events to the Police as necessary. That could be worth 5% on their pay. Of course they might have to be banned from doing second jobs during the day if they have to stay awake all night watching monitors.

These are exceptionally good and logical ideas. Maybe I should be a Governement adviser.

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Fact: It's not difficult to recruit Firemen. If they were given a big pay rise then that would be a cue for everybody else too. Taxes would rise dramatically and the economy would melt down. We would all be worse off.

I have two suggestions:

1. Train the armed forces to use up to date fire-fighting equipment and make it illegal for anybody to prevent the use of such equipment.

2. As Firemen have nothing to do except play darts for half their time, why not give them some more work. They could be the town watchers, pouring over cctv monitors to watch for traffic jams, fires and rowdy elements of society, and simply reporting events to the Police as necessary. That could be worth 5% on their pay. Of course they might have to be banned from doing second jobs during the day if they have to stay awake all night watching monitors.

These are exceptionally good and logical ideas. Maybe I should be a Governement adviser.

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I say we make everything out of ice so we dont need firemen anymore.

I totally agree with what you are saying there. Half the time the firefighters are just sitting around in the station, either cleaning equipment or playing cards. Furthermore a semi-skilled job should not command such a salary, regardless of how much train drivers get.

Tony wrote:
> These are exceptionally good and logical ideas. Maybe I should be a
> Governement adviser.

Or maybe you should keep this 24 hour a day job. ;)

Tony wrote:
> 2. As Firemen have nothing to do except play darts for half their
> time, why not give them some more work
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I thought most firemen(rrrrr) already have part time jobs.
Except Fireman Sam. He's a hardcore Firefighter 24/7.

Mystique wrote:
> Tony wrote:
> 2. As Firemen have nothing to do except play darts for half their
> time, why not give them some more work
> ******
>
> I thought most firemen(rrrrr) already have part time jobs.
> Except Fireman Sam. He's a hardcore Firefighter 24/7.

Absolutley.

#Fireman sam you cannot ignore, Sam is the hero next door#

Still got an episode or 2 of that on video somewhere.

My head hurts arguing about it

My school gym was on fire the i=other day and the firemen still came out and done it but it was those green guys.

Mystique wrote:
> I thought most firemen(rrrrr) already have part time jobs.
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Our bass player is a fireman.
Also a postman, teaches bass in schools and private tuition.
Because fireman's pay sucks balls.
These people are willing to risk their lives for strangers, to run into burning buildings to pull you out.
And they earn less than train drivers.

Disgraceful, and purely for the fact I've needed firemen before and owe my life to them? I say they deserve their raise.

"Sitting around most of the day"
Please, dont watch "London's Burning" and then toss your hat into the political arena.

Goatboy wrote:
> Our bass player is a fireman.
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Does he look fit in his uniform?
;)