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Jees. Trying hard aren't you Chuck? What *won't* you use to make a
political
point?

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?????????

We used to see three patrolmen in a boat. Now we're down to two, making
it more difficult for the patrolmen to keep one another in sight or in
comunication at all times. Had two patrolmen been sent ashore to try
and secure the lines while the third held it in place with the
patrolboat, its possible that the officer would not have slipped or
that somebody could have responded before he had been underwater for
ten minutes.

When tax roll-backs force cuts in police and fire protection around
here, it's often the boaters who see services cut first and most
drastically. Example: Tacoma Washington had to reduce the payroll in
the Fire Department a few years back, and the solution? Shut down the
fireboat station, "cross train" members of other stations to do various
jobs on the fireboat, and "mothball" one of the two fireboats. It got
to the point where if there was a marine fire alarm or other emergency,
the fireboat had to wait at the dock until the entire "crew" arrived
from locations all over town to get underway.

People who are always automatically so anti-tax *should* realize that
understaffing our police and fire departments often puts the officers
in jeopardy as well as impacts the level of service available to the
community. What's so "poltical" about that?


LOL! Somehow I knew a "Who, me?" response would be coming from Chuck.

JimH wrote:

LOL! Somehow I knew a "Who, me?" response would be coming from Chuck.

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Following me around to make personal remarks must get very boring. May
I suggest you consider an actual hobby of some kind?

Do you have anything of substance to add to this discussion, either the
tragedy itself or the
risks associated with reducing staff in certain public service
occupations? Or, have you contributed to the extent of your interests
and abilities with the petty personal comment?

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JimH wrote:

LOL! Somehow I knew a "Who, me?" response would be coming from Chuck.

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Following me around to make personal remarks must get very boring. May
I suggest you consider an actual hobby of some kind?

Do you have anything of substance to add to this discussion, either the
tragedy itself or the
risks associated with reducing staff in certain public service
occupations? Or, have you contributed to the extent of your interests
and abilities with the petty personal comment?


Sort of like these comments *you*made today?
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1.
You're slipping, Jim

Making remarks about liberals in general is only one small step away
from making specific personal remarks and falling back into the
name-calling, etc, for which you recently apologized.

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2.
Start at the top. Read slowly.

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3.
Aren't you among the crowd normally critical of editing cut 'n paste
before posting?

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4.
Looks like you hope to create a mountain out of a molehill on this
item.

Are you aching so badly to find some excuse to begin acting up again?

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Now what is that saying about people in glass houses Chuck?

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Following me around to make personal remarks must get very boring. May
I suggest you consider an actual hobby of some kind?


I recommend JimH try boating. Then he may have something positive to
contribute.