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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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VenomByte wrote:
> But what we all really want to know, is what Tonty's middle name is.
>
> I think it's Flash. Or maybe Hermes.
No, my middle name is Mr Angry.
> But what we all really want to know, is what Tonty's middle name is.
>
> I think it's Flash. Or maybe Hermes.
No, my middle name is Mr Angry.
Goatboy wrote:
> Okaaay. I think the point is, road accidents happen and are
> unfortunate. Wheras a fireman's job is to intentionally place himself
> in harms way.
Thats my point, police officers are not as commonly called to do this.
> Okaaay. I think the point is, road accidents happen and are
> unfortunate. Wheras a fireman's job is to intentionally place himself
> in harms way.
Thats my point, police officers are not as commonly called to do this.
I don't think they should get a pay rise, not because they're useless or pointless, but because of the indirect effects.
Eg
Firefighters get, sya 30%. So policeman want 30%. So doctors and nurses want 30%.
Therefore, strikes could theoretically happen in every public sector if the firefighters don't get their pay.
The strike? I'm not fussed. Unless my house is on fire. And theres no Green Goddess. In which case..
STRIKE? WHAT THE HELL DYA MEAN...STRIKE?
Eg
Firefighters get, sya 30%. So policeman want 30%. So doctors and nurses want 30%.
Therefore, strikes could theoretically happen in every public sector if the firefighters don't get their pay.
The strike? I'm not fussed. Unless my house is on fire. And theres no Green Goddess. In which case..
STRIKE? WHAT THE HELL DYA MEAN...STRIKE?
But what we all really want to know, is what Tonty's middle name is.
I think it's Flash. Or maybe Hermes.
I think it's Flash. Or maybe Hermes.
Oh please, this thread should be renamed ‘the Devils advocate thread’!
Although with over 7 pages on the subject, I guess you could say it's mission accomplished.
Although with over 7 pages on the subject, I guess you could say it's mission accomplished.
Tony wrote:
"I'm not telling you my surname as I want to remain anonymous."
But we all know anyyewaay
"I'm not telling you my surname as I want to remain anonymous."
But we all know anyyewaay
Tony wrote:
> It's probably more dangerous to be a van driver. I'm not sure though,
> but it seems to me that full time driving is a hazardous occupation.
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*scratches head...reads again*
Okaaay. I think the point is, road accidents happen and are unfortunate. Wheras a fireman's job is to intentionally place himself in harms way.
> It's probably more dangerous to be a van driver. I'm not sure though,
> but it seems to me that full time driving is a hazardous occupation.
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*scratches head...reads again*
Okaaay. I think the point is, road accidents happen and are unfortunate. Wheras a fireman's job is to intentionally place himself in harms way.
I'd say the most dangerous job is a miner, of any sort...
Insane Bartender wrote:
> excuse me, but theirs is NOT the most dangerous job, that more than
> likely goes to the police. And don't discount the NHS, throwing
> themselves in the face of infection every day.
It's probably more dangerous to be a van driver. I'm not sure though, but it seems to me that full time driving is a hazardous occupation.
> excuse me, but theirs is NOT the most dangerous job, that more than
> likely goes to the police. And don't discount the NHS, throwing
> themselves in the face of infection every day.
It's probably more dangerous to be a van driver. I'm not sure though, but it seems to me that full time driving is a hazardous occupation.
In my personal opinion it is.
The police's job is dangerous, granted, but not as dangerous as a firemans, you are less likely to walk into a dangerous situation as a police officer.
As a side note, does anyone know if Fireman sam is on strike, and how will this affect bob and pats jobs???
The police's job is dangerous, granted, but not as dangerous as a firemans, you are less likely to walk into a dangerous situation as a police officer.
As a side note, does anyone know if Fireman sam is on strike, and how will this affect bob and pats jobs???
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