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Ladies & gentlemen, this is how it starts. Instead of just letting the story play itself out with the MUCH NEEDED shot in the arm we emergency service workers have been waiting for in light of all the NEGATIVE press lately, WE'RE the ones who are going to bring it all crashing down with the finger pointing & chest puffing. There's no doubt in my mind the novelty of the rescue would've worn itself off in due time but to speed up the process with this OPEN FORUM infighting only exacerbates things. There have been some posts here mentioning working together & hand-in-hand at both emergency scenes & charity events. The OPINIONS (I'll get back to THAT!) expressed here will undoubtedly make their way onto one of those scenes & the downward spiral will never end! These social networking sites (Facebook, Twatter, etc.) do nothing more than allow EVERYONE to express their opinions, HOWEVER ridiculous! There's no filter, no authentication of background or experience, simply a log-in process & express away! Not to sound like an old timer but way back when, the only opinion anyone heard was Walter Cronkite's & that was because he was INFORMED & RELEVANT. Discussion is healthy but when it's muddied up by agendas & jealousy it ceases to be a discussion & takes on more of something akin to a competition. Again, at the risk of sounding like an old fart, can't we all get along?

Hey! Is that Artie Econom?