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How about mounting a few stingers on the bird. You know "death from above". Smoke a few trucks on the parkways and the word will get around.

I wish them a speedy recovery. I don’t mean to be insensitive but didn’t they have a bailout system? If they did the fire spread so fast that they couldn’t use it.

Spuds on the plane is not the problem. One of the advantages of a ban on cell phones in the cabin of a commercial jet is the quiet. If WY-FI is approved, I can see people SKYPEing from coast to coast. Screaming kids won’t be the only thing annoying,

Guys, Now is not the time for any conversations about guns, disturbed people, school security or lack thereof, or any secondary topic. It’s a time to grieve, help the survivors, the parents/ relatives of the dead and the first responders. Its time to help the children come to terms with something that could haunt them for the rest of their lives. Nothing else! Knee jerk reactions to a horrific event can wait. Let’s let the investigators do their job, and learn as much as they can. Let’s get the facts, there will be plenty of time to point fingers and express opinions later. All of our attention should be on how can we help the victims, survivors and the responders.

To go one step further. How many lives will the system save compared to the amount of injuries sustained in training.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/15/15189916-firefighter-paramedic-killed-by-her-own-140-pound-mastiff-dog-authorities-say?lite CHICAGO -- A far west suburban firefighter and paramedic who was found dead in her home died as a result of an attack by one of her own dogs, the Kane County sheriff’s office said Wednesday.

Lets hope that people who insist on frying thier turkeys remember to have the proper safety gear nearby and the fryer is far enough away from the house and other combustables. And most important READ THE INSTRUCTIONS! Stay Safe.

Always the optimist? What king of odds are you giving?

Well said, I would like to see his reply (if you ever get one). I wonder what would happen should a very large new movement called “Occupy Marathon” would form a tent city (as they have no place to live) at the starting line, part of the route or finish line. You know the, 1 percenters of tri state residents who feel neglected from the cleanup/ restore effort. Would the Mayor be as accommodating?

While the loss to business may be significant as the Mayor states. There is no reason not to postpone it for a few weeks. Let the race be rescheduled for when the businesses can actually sell something. Now is not the time to take attention away from the devastating damage that was caused by the storm. Every ounce of pressure and attention must be given to restore the services that impact to the lives and wellbeing of the residents of the Tri-State area.

You can't make this stuff up.

http://vitals.nbcnew...cking-risk?lite According to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a non-partisan agency that works for Congress, not only is such a scenario possible, there’s a growing danger that grandpa’s heart rhythm device, or, say, a child’s insulin pump – any implantable device that can be accessed remotely -- could be susceptible to hacking. Looks like yopu iPhone isn't the only thing that may be on WIFI. Also See: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/next-health-hazard-hackable-medical-implants-122796 For concerns about medical implants.

I am surprised that she did not ask for a deer crossing guard or a traffic light with a deer walk cycle to be installed.

Looks like Helicopter may need to do an airlift with the Bambi bucket after all. Items for drop: Beer Beef jerky 1 pair of extra sox. Remember pack the beer with Dry ice. It stays cooler longer and you can pack more beer into the bucket.

Actually The quote is: " Thats it, lets roll! Hey, lets be careful out there" Sgt. Phil Esterhaus (Michael Conrad), Hill Street Blues.

These RMPs look more like the ones I remembered in the 80's- Dented. I don’t remember ever seeing a RMP without a few dents. Gave them character.

When I was on still on the job, we would receive a lot of misdials from people trying to call overseas. (The overseas area code is 011). As well as hang-ups. The problem with 911 hang-ups is what is your policy? At the time when I will a sergeant, if the dispatcher could not call the person back and receive an assurance that everything was alright, we would dispatch two cars to the scene and attempt to make contact. If we were met with no answer at the door, a supervisor was dispatched to make a determination. If the site was an apartment and a super with a key could not be located, the door was taken down. Houses were a little different in that sometimes you could see into the house. If not an entry was made. The end result was that we made a lot of entries to people’s dwellings because they would not answer the phone or left the dwelling after dialing a wrong number. This is a dammed if you do and dammed if you don’t situation of the first order. If you receive a 911 call and don’t enter the premises and Mrs. Smith dies because she was just able to punch in the 3 numbers and passed out and you don’t make an entry, you are wrong. If you break into an apartment because you John Jones left after misdialing and cause $1000 in damage to the front door, you are also wrong. Also do you have to baby sit the residence because you broke down a door and it can’t be secured? As you can see, all departments should have a 911 response policy including hang-ups. Now let’s throw another wrench in the works. Telephone service is migrating toward VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and wireless. A larger portion of phone service is using the internet or cable as a carrier. Services such as Vonage, Cable providers and FIOS are using this technology. The days of POTs lines are coming to close. This may mean an end to the traditional pair of wires from the Central Office directly to a fixed location. The location of the origin of a call placed will become harder to determine. Also Vonage provides an “alternate 911 service”. In that the customer enters the address of the phone location through a signup process. If you don’t complete the sign up, no 911 dispatches are provided. Vonage has an answering service that receives 911 calls and transmits them to the local authority. Vonage uses a router that is portable and you can take with you and make calls anywhere you can connect to the internet. In other words, if you plug in a phone to your Vonage router that is connected to the internet to a hotel in Florida and dial 911, the service thinks that you are calling from your home in New York. The moral of the story is people should be instructed (or reminded) that if you dial 911 by accident don’t be embarrassed, stay on the line and give the dispatcher honest answers. If they decide to send a car, wait for them to arrive. The consequences for not answering could get expensive. Also if you have a nontraditional phone service, keep you information up to date and if you move, advise your carrier

More like a chapter from Blackhawk Down! This City sounds like a funeral waiting to happen. Seriously, If thing are that bad take Richard Pryor’s advice “RUN” don’t stand there “RUN”. It’s time to transfer to a department that is at least offers some support. I remember a quote but don’t remember who said it. “A society that makes war on the police had better make friends with the criminals.” It sound like this place has adopted that policy. The only advice I can give is, if employees start leaving then the politicians will have to address the issue. As you won’t see them in blue.

Depends on how much ice you need.

i understand that the huricane shelters tend to be a bit cramped and in order to save space, we may have to sacriface the fresh water. no loss though.

Barry, You seem to be on a hot streak this week, First this and now the SAFER grant, whats next the City hitting the lottery? .

Like Izzy just said: http://www.lohud.com/article/20120822/NEWS/308220075/Driver-Hutch-crash-fires-gun-punches-other-driver-before-fleeing-cops-say?odyssey=obinsite Shots fired on the Hutch. Thank God no one was hit.

Gets better, Isn't she Gov Coumo's ex wife?

Does this version come with a “Police Pursuit or Interceptor” package? Four cylinders instead of the normal 3?

Another shot of waht may be comming as we may see this trend in command vehicles making its way onto this side of the pond