Originally Posted by goof2 (Post 415980)

I thought that was probably it but I have no idea what unlocking his house has to do with anything. I must have missed a thread (IMPOSSIBLE!!!!).:shrug:

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho (Post 415723)

Exactly. Sorry, but you cannot give everyone a free ride... Pay after the fact? The world doesn't work that way... ....

Originally Posted by Mikey (Post 415769)

Kaneman, you still don't get it. This is not a case of a tyrannical government oppressing its citizens.

This man had a choice. Either have the means and a plan to handle any fire-related contingencies on his property, or pay someone else a small annual fee to have those capabilities for him. He chose to handle it himself rather than pay the fee. When the shit hit the fan, he found it was beyond his capabilities and tried to get retroactive coverage.

If the firefighters had done what you seem to think was the "right thing to do", they would be undermining their entire system. The system may need revising, and after this event it no doubt will get that, but in the meantime, it has to be upheld or everybody will be SOL.

Please, save me the bleeding heart bullshit. If you want less goverment interference in your life (as you clearly seem to want), then you have to be prepared to provide for yourself as well. This man chose to have less government involvement by refusing to retain the services of a fire department. That means he's on his own here. You can't have it both ways.

Originally Posted by Mikey (Post 415778)

I disagree. I think the negligence here falls solely on the homeowner. It's a sad situation, but one for which he bears sole responsibility.

Originally Posted by 101lifts2 (Post 416018)

Uh....yeah it does. You use electric then you pay at the end of the month. Same with natural gas. :idk:

Originally Posted by 101lifts2 (Post 416021)

So...you miss one payment on your house and the bank says...nope foreclosing. You cannot back pay your missed payment.

See how that works.

Originally Posted by Particle Man (Post 416023)

There's a difference. With those things, there's a variable quantity that needs to be counted before a charge can be applied. Different scenario here.



No. You miss a premium payment on your insurance and you get dropped. Pay said premium and the coverage picks back up. If something happens while the coverage is dropped, you're fucked.

Originally Posted by 101lifts2 (Post 416019)

I think the whole point of this debate is that those firefighters allowed 4 animals to burn to death. Its the same thing as seeing an accident of a biker who didn't wear gear and then say fuck it. He deserves what he gets, then drive off.

Everything in this world doesn't have to have a fucking dollar sign attached to it.

Originally Posted by Kaneman (Post 415984)

Wow, you suck.

Originally Posted by Particle Man (Post 415997)

http://www.twowheelfix.com/showthread.php?t=6030

http://www.twowheelfix.com/showthread.php?t=6102

Originally Posted by 101lifts2 (Post 416025)

The money was a drop in the bucket in comparison to the cost of the house and the cost of the enviromental impact. Not to metion the death of the animals.

Also, you cannot compare insurance to this, because the guy was ready to pay for all the back pay. With insurance, you are esentially asking to pay 500 bucks in order to claim 10 grand. It's not the same thing.

Originally Posted by Kaneman (Post 416030)

Its not just the animals. If they'd let some old man burn alive in there people would still be saying the same thing. Shoulda paid your bill sucka...