With a few topics over the past few months the idea of sacred cow fire departments that simply can't be questioned unless you are a member of some elite clique has entered my head.
Why has this occurred to me? Well perhaps because I have been questioned attacked and slammed by both big city paid firemen and by vollies on different occasions. Since I am a paid fireman in a medium sized city in Wisconsin I guess I have a perspective on that side and since I am a volly out in a 2 blinker rural town I also have that perspective.
It seems no one dare question a big city fireman unless they are one...on any topic. The same with the vollies. It seems unless you are one of either of these groups you dare not impune them ever by questioning something they do. Frankly, asking a question or trying to debate with someone about what they do that you feel is simply wrong or dangerous always evolves into my Balls are bigger than yours and you never walked in my shoes so WTF do you know about anything.
What's my point? Maybe simply this: Just because any FD does something and has done it for years doesn't make it automatically right or wrong. Just because somebody disagrees with you doesn't make them old fashioned or a stupid wacker from the sticks. Different places do things differently, always have, always will. Every debate or disagreement doesn;t have to become a cyber ****ing match.
Yes I know I have engaged in some ****ing matches in the past. I try very hard to stay away from them now. I will succeed at times and I will fail at times.
FyredUp
Why has this occurred to me? Well perhaps because I have been questioned attacked and slammed by both big city paid firemen and by vollies on different occasions. Since I am a paid fireman in a medium sized city in Wisconsin I guess I have a perspective on that side and since I am a volly out in a 2 blinker rural town I also have that perspective.
It seems no one dare question a big city fireman unless they are one...on any topic. The same with the vollies. It seems unless you are one of either of these groups you dare not impune them ever by questioning something they do. Frankly, asking a question or trying to debate with someone about what they do that you feel is simply wrong or dangerous always evolves into my Balls are bigger than yours and you never walked in my shoes so WTF do you know about anything.
What's my point? Maybe simply this: Just because any FD does something and has done it for years doesn't make it automatically right or wrong. Just because somebody disagrees with you doesn't make them old fashioned or a stupid wacker from the sticks. Different places do things differently, always have, always will. Every debate or disagreement doesn;t have to become a cyber ****ing match.
Yes I know I have engaged in some ****ing matches in the past. I try very hard to stay away from them now. I will succeed at times and I will fail at times.
FyredUp
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