Firefighters let home burn

[EpyonXero]

If you look at the odds, its probably smarter not to pay the fee and save the money.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by EpyonXero

If you look at the odds, its probably smarter not to pay the fee and save the money.

Say you live in your house for 50 years... that's $3,750 over 50 years... seems pretty fucking stupid to me...

[Trip]

You don't have to pay the fee for them to save you, you have to pay them the fee for them to save your shit. Makes sense to me. Not saving you would be bad, not saving your stuff because you won't fork out the fee is fine.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Trip

You don't have to pay the fee for them to save you, you have to pay them the fee for them to save your shit. Makes sense to me. Not saving you would be bad, not saving your stuff because you won't fork out the fee is fine.

Yep. Like I said earlier, if you don't pay insurance premiums and then file a claim, are you entitled to getting that claim paid? Of course not. Same concept.

Originally Posted by azoomm

Why do they show up and watch if they didn't pay the fee? That just seems mean. Or, was it they had extra marshmallows around the firehouse that needed roasting?

They're there to keep people away and prevent injuries.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

Yep. Like I said earlier, if you don't pay insurance premiums and then file a claim, are you entitled to getting that claim paid? Of course not. Same concept.



They're there to keep people away and prevent injuries.

what if those other people didnt pay either, do they prevent them from getting injured?

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by azoomm

Why do they show up and watch if they didn't pay the fee? That just seems mean. Or, was it they had extra marshmallows around the firehouse that needed roasting?

If I remember correctly... with the one that happened last year, they showed up to make sure the neighbors houses, that payed their fees, didn't catch on fire.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by tommymac

what if those other people didnt pay either, do they prevent them from getting injured?

The way I am reading it is that they'll protect people but not property

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

The way I am reading it is that they'll protect people but not property

The moral responsibility (and not wanting a wrongful death lawsuit) vs. the lack of legal responsibility.

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by EpyonXero

If you look at the odds, its probably smarter not to pay the fee and save the money.

I can name two families who think you're wrong