[quote name='Mack505' post='286776' date='Mar 3 2009, 19:56 ']Ahh, the continuing death of the English language, both spoken and written. Did anyone else spot this gem in the second paragraph?
Fire Capt. Michael Polidoro said the 2009 model, made by Pierce, with its 1,000-pound capacity platform can make safer rescues
Perhaps it can make the rescues more SAFELY. I'm not sure of the need to 'make safer rescues.' I always thought our job was to rescue those in danger, not those who were safe.
I also noted this quote:
Acting Fire Chief James Sullivan said the platform also has "two big water guns"
I'm inclined to lay this second one at the feet of the reporter. I hope the Acting Chief didn't call them Big Water Guns.
No disrespect is intended to the firefighters involved. I know it is distinctly possible they were misquoted. I sincerely hope that was the case.[/quote]
The Berkshire "Beagle" is not known for high quality journalism; watch the video even though the Captain stammers a bit here and there what he says and what is not what is above. Big water guns wouldn't be my first choice as how to properly describe the tower monitors, but it certainly gets the point across to Joe Citizen.
Fire Capt. Michael Polidoro said the 2009 model, made by Pierce, with its 1,000-pound capacity platform can make safer rescues
Perhaps it can make the rescues more SAFELY. I'm not sure of the need to 'make safer rescues.' I always thought our job was to rescue those in danger, not those who were safe.
I also noted this quote:
Acting Fire Chief James Sullivan said the platform also has "two big water guns"
I'm inclined to lay this second one at the feet of the reporter. I hope the Acting Chief didn't call them Big Water Guns.
No disrespect is intended to the firefighters involved. I know it is distinctly possible they were misquoted. I sincerely hope that was the case.[/quote]
The Berkshire "Beagle" is not known for high quality journalism; watch the video even though the Captain stammers a bit here and there what he says and what is not what is above. Big water guns wouldn't be my first choice as how to properly describe the tower monitors, but it certainly gets the point across to Joe Citizen.
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