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London Fire Brigade reveals rise in handcuff callouts
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| 29 July 2013 Last updated at 07:21 ET
Posted on 07/29/2013 10:47:37 AM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: Slings and Arrows
"They could be over-responding to make themselves look busy. In one town where I lived, even the simplest 911 call got you police, a fire truck, and an ambulance."
Over-responding seems to be SOP these days. Recently an obese man was bumped by a car in a supermarket parking lot and went down to the pavement. There were three police cars, two aid cars, two fire engines, including a hook-and-ladder truck, and a fire chief car.
To: Steve_Seattle
Hook-and-ladder? He must have been *really* obese!
Seriesly, barring a major communication failure, that seems like a textbook case of padding the books.
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07/29/2013 12:04:26 PM PDT
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Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
A guy who did contract work for me was a volunteer firefighter in his home town, and he said whenever there’s a fatal crash they refer to their response as “the show”. There’s nothing practical to do but it’s all hands on deck to reassure the public that they’re on top of things.
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07/29/2013 12:22:28 PM PDT
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Squawk 8888
(I'd give up chocolate but I'm no quitter)
To: Squawk 8888
Understood. Of course, it’s also nice to have the help around to direct traffic, secure the scene from the lookie-loos, and so forth.
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07/29/2013 12:54:05 PM PDT
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Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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