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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 05:20 PM Original message |
I remember an America where the fire dept would roll out their ladder truck to get a cat out of a tr |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. I remember when that happened in books and commercials, but I never saw it IRL. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 08:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. My daughter saw a bird caught on a wire outside our apartment building. |
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Clovis Sangrail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. thank a libertarian /nt |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
3. Damn freeloading cats need to pay their $75!!!! |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. or an owner that wont watch a fire "creeps" towards the house until engulfed and pets |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
4. I remember a time when the popular myth was that firemen rescued cats from trees, but... |
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SargeUNN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 05:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I saw one do it in my youth |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 05:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. I saw every fire and police department in the tri-state area a |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 02:25 AM Response to Reply #12 |
52. you don't have to ask in obion county. *no one* pays taxes for fire service there. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 11:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
45. Not myth, it happens all the time. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #4 |
56. It has happened. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
62. I watched a firefighter take a bunch of balloons (tied to binkies for the "binky fairy) |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's Ronald Reagan and Ayn Rand's America. |
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SargeUNN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 05:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I could be wrong but |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 07:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
69. that happens a lot around here |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. Cat climbs tree. Cat gets hungry. Cat comes down. FD not needed. nt |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
8. I remember an America where housewives wore pearls and lipstick and |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 12:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
57. were you stuck inside of a television in the '50's? |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
10. it still exists- |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
11. You remember an America where people paid taxes. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Beat me to it. n/t |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 06:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Word. nt |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Yep. It is those people who are against taxes that are the problem. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. and blame others when they dont get their pet out of house. or endanger a community. nt |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. The pet doesn't care who gets them out of the house!!! |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 11:12 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. sure would have been nice if the owner had so they didnt have to die. nt |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 02:13 AM Response to Reply #23 |
50. Would you pass by an animal in distress just because |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 06:16 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. no. i would not have. i would have felt the animal the same as kid. would have gotten out BEFORE |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 11:05 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. I am far from being 'loose' with the lives of firemen considering |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. let me ask you |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 07:52 PM Response to Reply #61 |
70. No, I do not know the exact timeline. I do know that every second |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
13. 79... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. you missed a couple. uh oh. what are ya gonna do. nt |
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demosincebirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
14. I seen them get a cat from a top of a power pole...what a waste time and $. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
36. Yes, it's all about time and money. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 11:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
44. No, not really |
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distantearlywarning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
16. I remember an America where taxes paid for fire departments |
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LiberalAndProud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
18. I doubt that Obion County ever conformed to your memory of America. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
21. i remember when an owner would be responsible enough to open the door and let animals out of house |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
25. I remember an America where many of the local stores where family owed. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
26. this is fun. i remember an america where gas was .50 and pack of cigs .50. |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:16 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I Remember An America |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:18 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. oh oh oh and your three kids all under 6 could line up against the bar while you drank.... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 02:28 AM Response to Reply #29 |
53. i remember an america where people smoked in theaters & grocery stores. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 12:34 PM Response to Reply #26 |
59. gas 19 cents, cigs 25 cents here. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. damn |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
27. remember that america where people used to be willing to pay to support a fire dept? |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
28. Winterblues |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. when my kids were way little, i tried to get them to chat with cops... and cops had no interest |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 11:11 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. seabeyond |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 11:19 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. ha |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 11:39 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. seabeyond |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
30. Tackleberry settled that......years ago. |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 11:13 PM Response to Reply #30 |
41. Historic NY |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
31. Only If |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
35. Now Firemen and police and teachers are the first to lose their jobs with cuts! eom |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
37. Atlas shrugged n/t |
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mindwalker_i (836 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
38. You remember an America where... |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 12:37 PM Response to Reply #38 |
60. the reasoning part of my brain agrees with you, but my conscience |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
42. Cats can climb up and down trees without help. nt |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 12:30 AM Response to Reply #42 |
47. tblue37 |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
48. K&R |
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Zanzobar (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
49. The America you grew up in also had...well...you know... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 02:23 AM Response to Original message |
51. i remember an america where doctors used to take root vegetables in payment. |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 12:43 PM Response to Reply #51 |
64. and they made house calls. |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
58. Getting a cat out of a tree doesn't endanger a human life to save a damn cat. I am sick of this. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
65. This was before 35 years of republicans and conservadems |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
66. You remember wrong... |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
67. I am kind of old and I don't remember that America ... except in movies or something? |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-08-10 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
68. I remember an America where people got off their ass and did something |
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