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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 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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Insane Bartender wrote:
> window cleaners are just as at risk as firemen walking rooftops.
Nonsense. The building a window cleaner works on isn't likely to collapse under/on top of him. He doesn't have fire raging all around him, or have the possibility of lung damage from smoke inhalation. Nor does he have to carry unconscious bodies from the building. Nor does he face the likelihood of being killed any moment by an exploding gas main.
> window cleaners are just as at risk as firemen walking rooftops.
Nonsense. The building a window cleaner works on isn't likely to collapse under/on top of him. He doesn't have fire raging all around him, or have the possibility of lung damage from smoke inhalation. Nor does he have to carry unconscious bodies from the building. Nor does he face the likelihood of being killed any moment by an exploding gas main.
Nor does he have heavy equipment on
Belldandy wrote:
> Govt: "4%, take it or leave"
> FBU: "But...."
> Govt: "4%, get lost while we vote ourselves another 35% increase
> yeah ?"
> FBU: "Okay...strike time"
> Govt: "Agh your all horrid union members, cease and desist
> because tony says so, and Mr "I need a Jaguar to go down the
> road".
They got offered 11%, which would put them on 23.5k. That is a respectable wage!!
> Govt: "4%, take it or leave"
> FBU: "But...."
> Govt: "4%, get lost while we vote ourselves another 35% increase
> yeah ?"
> FBU: "Okay...strike time"
> Govt: "Agh your all horrid union members, cease and desist
> because tony says so, and Mr "I need a Jaguar to go down the
> road".
They got offered 11%, which would put them on 23.5k. That is a respectable wage!!
I heard 4%
that's probably just the union playing up their cause.
It was 4% now, with the rest to come somewhere down the line. Knowing government, that would put it somewhere between never and infinity.
exactly what angers me. They won't take a proper scheme. Somethint that allows the government to find the money to fund the increase. It's like a bank charging you for bouncing a check.
"Oh, look, Mr Rippingale, you have no money. We're going to charge you £25 for having no money. We hope our service has been helpful.
Utter stupidity.
"Oh, look, Mr Rippingale, you have no money. We're going to charge you £25 for having no money. We hope our service has been helpful.
Utter stupidity.
AbsoluT Neó wrote:
> Thats one thing I dont understand - Football clubs can give £50k
> plus a week to a footballer, whilst the government cannot afford to
> give fiermen anything like that a year?! wtf
Problem solved. Let's get the government to seek sponsorship for the fire fighters.
Dave and Jim race to the scene of a fire in their White and Red "Marlboro" enblazened truck (Not casting a thought to the irony of a Fire service being sponsored by cigarrettes). They arrive at the scene, wait for Adidas to arrive and let them choose their boots for this blaze, and then they tackle that fire.
Fire out, a few post emergency interviews for the press, and they head home.
Or maybe not.
> Thats one thing I dont understand - Football clubs can give £50k
> plus a week to a footballer, whilst the government cannot afford to
> give fiermen anything like that a year?! wtf
Problem solved. Let's get the government to seek sponsorship for the fire fighters.
Dave and Jim race to the scene of a fire in their White and Red "Marlboro" enblazened truck (Not casting a thought to the irony of a Fire service being sponsored by cigarrettes). They arrive at the scene, wait for Adidas to arrive and let them choose their boots for this blaze, and then they tackle that fire.
Fire out, a few post emergency interviews for the press, and they head home.
Or maybe not.
Well, first, i heard on the news that most of the time their not on a job, their doing community stuff, schools and all.
Second, why shouldn't they get the pay. They'd be equal with the other emergency services. The only differance is, that they got their pay rise's over a period of time, now the fire want to be equal, just in a lump sum.
Third, i think they do earn it, i mean, just how many lives do they save a year. Any how much property is saved, plus, how many Firefighters get killed or injured a year for you and your stuff. Wouldn't you want a little more for risking your-self as they do.
In short, i think they should get at least a rise. Probably one not far off the 40% they want.
Second, why shouldn't they get the pay. They'd be equal with the other emergency services. The only differance is, that they got their pay rise's over a period of time, now the fire want to be equal, just in a lump sum.
Third, i think they do earn it, i mean, just how many lives do they save a year. Any how much property is saved, plus, how many Firefighters get killed or injured a year for you and your stuff. Wouldn't you want a little more for risking your-self as they do.
In short, i think they should get at least a rise. Probably one not far off the 40% they want.
It's a hard desicion.
I think it's totally wrong. Their fire fighters, and we need them to fight fires, their job is to put out fires and save people lives. By refusing to work they are putting peoples lives at risk!
How will you feel if today someone you know is in a fire/car crash etc and dies, because of a lack of a proper team? It's almost as ridiculous as Doctors going on strike (not that they will with the money they earn).
But then again, how else can they do it? They put their own lives at risk everyday, and yet a roadie, yes, someone who carries band's gear around for them, earns £30,000 a year!
I think it's totally wrong. Their fire fighters, and we need them to fight fires, their job is to put out fires and save people lives. By refusing to work they are putting peoples lives at risk!
How will you feel if today someone you know is in a fire/car crash etc and dies, because of a lack of a proper team? It's almost as ridiculous as Doctors going on strike (not that they will with the money they earn).
But then again, how else can they do it? They put their own lives at risk everyday, and yet a roadie, yes, someone who carries band's gear around for them, earns £30,000 a year!
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