[WadeWilson]

Originally Posted by PQ

Not sure if that was meant to be a joke, but it's the truth.

I am on the accountability side here. I've always been held to my decisions and have accepted the results of my bad desicions, wether I thought the penalty or non-benefit, was just or not.

Without knowing all of the circumstances of the family, if they knowingly didn't pay the service, I don't have a problem with the outcome.

Sounds calice I know, but I'm quite ceretain if there were lives at risk, they'd have help save lives. But if they concede to putting the blaze out after the guy offered to pay, then more people may decide to pay as they need it. And that won't work. Because then, even the people who pay may have a sub-par service. That's just the message you send to those who pay too, if you accept his late offer, it tells all the ohters that they don't need to pay till they have a fire.

It sucks that their house burned down, and had it been a neighbor of mine, I'd have been out doing whatever I could, and I'd help them however I could going forward, and I'd never say it to them unless forced to, but I'd have to be on the side of the city and the department on this one.

I would have to agree with you Randy. It's horrible he had to lose his house as a result of neglecting to pay, but he should have ponied up the $75. It sounds as though he didn't agree with having to pay the fee until the time came and was in need of their services. A tough live and learn lesson, but I would have to say he will pay the fee from here on out, if they decide to stay rather than relocate.

Originally Posted by Tallboy

Very well said.