OMG...that was some funny stuff! I am still laughing!

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thanx

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My brother-in-law works for a fire department. It is my understanding, that if you are parked in front of a hydrant, they have the right to do what they wish to your car. Including, using the fire truck as a bulldozer and pushing your car out of the way.

 

Now thats a good one they should show that on all the news networks to get the point across not to park in front of a hydrent unless you want this to happen to you.

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Truth is, we can't really tell from the photo (considering camera angle and length of lens) if the hose could have been easily run a different way. We weren't there and even if we were, most of us still wouldn't have the knowledge to make that kind of determination.

How many of you have ever seen tempered glass break? It crumbles into tiny pieces. It doesn't take but a few seconds to break a side window and clear away the crumbled glass. You can see the crumbled glass on the road.

As far as routing the hose in front of the car, I don't think so. The radius around the front of the car would be too small. Why not over the hood? Maybe if they went over the hood, the hose would be too short and they'd have to add on another length of hose and that could cause some problems. Again, we really don't know.

Running the hose under the car? Besides the clearance problem, remember one thing. A hose that doesn't have any pressure in it is like a limp noodle. Try pushing a limp noodle and see how far you get. You can drag it, but push it? I don't think so.

I'm sorry, but I'd have to give the benefit of the doubt to the firemen who did this. There's no conceivable way, in my mind, that they would ever run the hose in a way that would cost them time. If they didn't do things in the fastest, safest, and most effcient way, the fire department could get sued.

I don't think there's a judge or jury who would ever award damages to a car owner in this situation.

[This message has been edited by Dennis (edited 03-22-2001).]