tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post1304239016791626365..comments2024-03-29T10:15:32.542+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Overreactions R Us!JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-84897907782774461662011-01-25T05:39:30.967+00:002011-01-25T05:39:30.967+00:00"We rock up to gigs like this regularly. We k...<i>"We rock up to gigs like this regularly. We knock on the door, we have a laugh and a joke with the householder, offer some advice, maybe fit some smoke detectors if they need them, and then foxtrot oscar, no drama."</i><br /><br />And that's what everyone would expect to happen. <br /><br />So, it's a mystery as to what went so wrong here, and why...JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-51153044619034326002011-01-24T21:37:15.648+00:002011-01-24T21:37:15.648+00:00Anonymous said...
With respect Mr Fire Stopper,
I...Anonymous said...<br />With respect Mr Fire Stopper, <br />It was MY BLOODY HOUSE! I understand youe skepticism but if you care to see the replacement door...<br />Your Fire Service may be better organised and competent but I regret that Manchester is not.<br />(Please forgive me posting a response, no insult to you or your Brigade is intended. I post anonymously for personal reasons.)<br />TTFN :)<br />PS It WAS over 10 years ago so I trust things have changed!<br /><br />24 January 2011 21:31<br /><br />No offence taken... I just can't ever envisage my gang breaking a door for no reason.... likewise the Dinner Party story. We rock up to gigs like this regularly. We knock on the door, we have a laugh and a joke with the householder, offer some advice, maybe fit some smoke detectors if they need them, and then foxtrot oscar, no drama.The Twisted Fire Stopper.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-86469279587610516222011-01-24T21:31:35.079+00:002011-01-24T21:31:35.079+00:00With respect Mr Fire Stopper,
It was MY BLOODY HO...With respect Mr Fire Stopper, <br />It was MY BLOODY HOUSE! I understand youe skepticism but if you care to see the replacement door...<br />Your Fire Service may be better organised and competent but I regret that Manchester is not.<br />(Please forgive me posting a response, no insult to you or your Brigade is intended. I post anonymously for personal reasons.)<br />TTFN :)<br />PS It WAS over 10 years ago so I trust things have changed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-68521903496042023652011-01-24T20:39:01.964+00:002011-01-24T20:39:01.964+00:00A lovely story.
Although I might call "bull...A lovely story. <br /> Although I might call "bullshit" on the anonymous post about getting his door kicked in whilst the family were sitting down to dinner- we'd NEVER axe a door if there is no answer and no signs of fire- for the exact CYA reasons, that we get an almighty bollocking if we cause any unnecessary damage!The Twisted Fire Stoppernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-37794027752747230012011-01-24T12:48:21.447+00:002011-01-24T12:48:21.447+00:00I'm with Ranter on this one. The woman was far...I'm with Ranter on this one. The woman was far too restrained regarding the stupid advice given by the fireman.Dr Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00176521760477086914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-56149222177353933272011-01-23T22:34:54.116+00:002011-01-23T22:34:54.116+00:00"Lucky for them the SS didn't turn up to ...<i>"Lucky for them the SS didn't turn up to abduct the children and the RSPCA to kill the pets!"</i> <br /><br />Indeed!<br /><br /><i>"What if it had occurred at a BP board meeting?"</i> <br /><br />LOL!<br /><br /><i>"No doubt the wind will change again..."</i> <br /><br />Oh, yes. Advice is only as good as the last example you choose. <br /><br /><i>"...a fine example of the lack of common sense and discretion that is afflicting our emergency services."</i><br /><br />Not to mention the desperate desire to CYA...<br /><br /><i>"Practical upshot, insurance claim we cannot have door replaced as "Fire Brigade had legitimate reason" and we are not covered for them being spectacularly useless!"</i> <br /><br />Good god!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-30431862356240745602011-01-23T22:09:36.461+00:002011-01-23T22:09:36.461+00:00We had these fools call at our house which was all...We had these fools call at our house which was allegedly "on fire" according to an insurance agent. Back door disappears as Fireman with axe hacks way into kitchen to be greeted by us sat with cups of tea. Kitchen knives at ready to deliver the "Good News" to what we thought were thugs breaking in while we called Police...<br />Apparantly the agent saw the steam from the Kitchen vent and decided it was smoke and we were "on fire" (no alarms going off inside, the place is covered with motion/smoke/heat detectors). Fuzz roll up stand about looking useless (no change there... GMP and I'm amazed they detected the house).<br />Practical upshot, insurance claim we cannot have door replaced as "Fire Brigade had legitimate reason" and we are not covered for them being spectacularly useless!<br />£600 for a new solid door (Victorian so not ruddy cheap) oh and new insurer because it was THEIR BLOODY AGENT who started the whole sorry tale.<br />TTFN :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-1258475318745523732011-01-23T19:03:41.172+00:002011-01-23T19:03:41.172+00:00I really would have told the lot of them to fuck o...I really would have told the lot of them to fuck off out of my house! What an absolute disgrace and a fine example of the lack of common sense and discretion that is afflicting our emergency services. Things can only get worse!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-20178845590970431542011-01-23T14:31:11.946+00:002011-01-23T14:31:11.946+00:00Why didn't they just tell the firemen - and th...Why didn't they just tell the firemen - and the rest - to go away?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-43894395306139609672011-01-23T13:02:16.964+00:002011-01-23T13:02:16.964+00:00Elf n Safety changes, like fashions... or the wind...Elf n Safety changes, like fashions... or the wind.<br /><br />Years ago, my wife and son were in a car that broke down on a motorway slip road. My wife got out with my little lad and went and sat on the grassy bank to wait for some help to arrive. A cop car pulled up and demanded that the pair sit back in the car as it was "much safer to sit in the car on the road" than leave it and sit up a grassy slope.<br /><br />After several tales in the intervening time of cars that ploughed into the back of broken down vehicles, causing death and destruction, the received wisdom now is that it's better to vacate the vehicle.<br /><br />No doubt the wind will change again...Grassy Knollernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-59385482301627237292011-01-23T12:42:50.664+00:002011-01-23T12:42:50.664+00:00"What should you do if a small fire breaks ou..."What should you do if a small fire breaks out during supper?" <br /><br />What if it had occurred at a BP board meeting?<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AAa0gd7ClMmicrodavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352078582764696261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-5978539273814633622011-01-23T12:42:03.158+00:002011-01-23T12:42:03.158+00:00Lucky for them the SS didn't turn up to abduct...Lucky for them the SS didn't turn up to abduct the children and the RSPCA to kill the pets!Jiksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-59132436137025922662011-01-23T11:45:30.859+00:002011-01-23T11:45:30.859+00:00Good post! It gave me a smile. :-)Good post! It gave me a smile. :-)Zaphodnoreply@blogger.com