I'm a Fireman in Charleston West Virginia

Yep. Just a few feet of earth though does filter out a heck of a lot of bad stuff. Deep wells that are not near surface water runoff should remain safe.

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A Chicago based popcorn and nut store.

I don't consider cops and firemen to be overpaid. I consider sports people and singers and movie stars to be overpaid. An athlete gets paid millions a year to do exactly what they love to do. It's all a matter of putting it into perspective.

Sure whatever you say, do it attention, get real. I didn't choose it as a career. I have a regular day job. My evenings and weekends are used to volunteer at my local fire dept.

Over twenty years and not once during this time did I or others in the volunteer fire company do anything for attention.

Realize this every time the fire alarm or the ambulance alarm sounds, someone somewhere is in trouble. It is called giving back to the community. I have yet to receive one penny for the thousands upon thousands alarms I have responded to, nor would I want money.

I know there are some in every fire company has the "look at me" attitude, but those are few and far in between and for the most part doesn't last in the volunteer service.

I challenge anyone to call your local volunteer company and ask them "What can I do to help?". The sad part is the turnover rate, once they join, the massive amounts of training/schooling will change most minds.

Spending every Saturday and Sunday at Fire School, yet no monies are paid. I know locally one is required many, many hours of training even before you can ride a truck.

If you are so quick to make the claim "do it for attention", join your local volunteer company. You wouldn't be so quick to make judgements on others.

Especially when the majority of them barely fight any fires. My towns fire station won't even come down to help anyone because they're lazy assholes. The last time a house caught fire here, we had to hijack their trucks because no one was at the station. They complained, we told them the next time we'll burn their houses down if they complain again. A lot of firefighters are just as big assholes as cops. They take a government payed job, they settle in and try to rule the town. Suffice to say, we're going to vote them out very soon.

Some of the cities next to me have a "let it burn" policy because the fire chiefs refuses to risk "his people". I don't know why people put up with it there.

^^^THIS^^^

And I'll add that I think fat cat corporations( CEO's executives ) get far too much in subsidies on the backs of American tax payers.

Lol. Erin Brokovich came to my old town few years ago. Something about pollution from cement plants but nothing came out of it.

The job has it's perks! That's for sure.

Jealous husbands and boyfriends come to mind considering the most dangers aspects of the job.

I just read that Obamacare is threating to shut down volunteer fire companies. Is that true?

Everybody likes to be appreciated. I don't look at it as demanding thanks. I definitely don't pity them, but I do respect what they do. There may be some firefighters who have ego problems, just like anybody, but I know for a fact that isn't all of them.

Dude, seriously though you're making his argument for him. Volunteer fire-fighters do it for the attention, the career people typically are more humble. Your own post proves it.

Ill explain to you how, firstly if a smoke detector comes on, i have a few ways to fight the fire myself before you guys even get there (high pressure extinguisher).

Secondly ive seen fires and rarely do the fire department seem to show up after 70% of the thing is a blaze (this helps insurance companies).

lastly why would i volunteer for something that wont pay the bills? if im gonna work as a fire-fighter i expect it to pay my bills or at least give the hours and or shifts so i can do that.

you dont need that much training to be a fire-fighter just a little common sense of construction, such as if you see the joists above you in flames for fuck sakes, after putting them out dont start pulling at them with hooks (good way to bring a roof down)

Very funny.....

The Facade and Mike Heiser .......

Looking forward to his new book.

He wasn't serious.

LOL! I bet!

I hope the people sue the hell out of them

i personally find it strange that the concern here is with the tap water, and not the ground water??? yeah, the earth filters a lot... but not everything... and chemicals are a whole different beast when they reach groundwater... plus they mix with other chemicals we have polluted the water with... smh... the dose does not make the poison in these cases... and i actually saw that the ceo of the company responsible said the chemical "is not toxic to aquatic life" bawhahaha... i call utter bs there.... it IS toxic to all life...

oh, and to the OP... thanks for being a caring person.. whatever that may be worth..

The people won't get shit either of way. That scumbag lawyer will certainly clean up though!

I do too but I think the State may have some responsibility in this as they have very lax regulations on that type of facility.


Fireman?

Or are we sucking ass on lawyers here too?

I don't think this particular facility was even subject to inspection.

Keep her away from the booze and boats.

My brother is in Ravenswood and has been filling up jugs of water from his own home to take to people he knows in the area. Ravenswood isn't under the same water district so his water is not contaminated (supposedly)

D you think that many of the population there will do a little prepping by keeping water on hand and a filter?

Naw. Sheep will put their heads down and go back to grazing.

Me? I keep a minimum of 110 gallons on hand in food safe 55gallon drums, and a Berkey filter. And if that runs out, we have a lake in our neighborhood that I can use the Berkey on.

Erin Brokovich is a two bit tard

You're my fucking hero!!

West Coast...

Main Stream Media Stooges reporting that "Officials" are stating the West Virginia water is "safe" to drink?

???...

Just put that gun in your mouth and pull the trigger, take my word for it, it's not loaded?
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I think?

yes everyone does stupid stuff to feel important

i saved peoples lives from a fire when i was 18 and thirty years later they want to meet me and i said NO

i did not save their lives YAHWEH did

i am not proud

sheeple can not understand that

so what exactly happened? why did you have to pass out water?!