scruffy
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Re: VFD\'s
RobertN, and all, I hope I don't antagonize some with my observations, but the other side of the coin not mentioned here, and most certainly not directed at anyone on this board, is the simple fact that every individual is exactly that, an individual. Those that do, each have their own reasons for becoming a volunteer fireman. Some have the time-honorable desire to help their fellow man, others nothing more than to set a fire so that they can go 'help' put it out, thus raising their status in their own eyes if nothing else. Others fall in between, volunteering for the 'status and bragging' rights in itself. I personally hold that the majority are there for nothing more than returning to their fellow neighbors something of intrinsec value in a manner beneficial to all. Although not seen as such through their own eyes, it is a nobel and often herioc deed that is well recieved (for the most part) by those in need of their services.
RobertN, and all, I hope I don't antagonize some with my observations, but the other side of the coin not mentioned here, and most certainly not directed at anyone on this board, is the simple fact that every individual is exactly that, an individual. Those that do, each have their own reasons for becoming a volunteer fireman. Some have the time-honorable desire to help their fellow man, others nothing more than to set a fire so that they can go 'help' put it out, thus raising their status in their own eyes if nothing else. Others fall in between, volunteering for the 'status and bragging' rights in itself. I personally hold that the majority are there for nothing more than returning to their fellow neighbors something of intrinsec value in a manner beneficial to all. Although not seen as such through their own eyes, it is a nobel and often herioc deed that is well recieved (for the most part) by those in need of their services.