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Armchair_Politician

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Re: Canadian fire fighting plane
Reply #15 - Jan 10^th, 2013 at 5:53am

woof woof wrote on Jan 9^th, 2013 at 11:43pm:

so why bother having a fire department at all, they don't make any money cost millions to run and for what, put out the odd house fire that happens maybe once a month at best, hell there would be towns where they haven't had a house fire in years?? why have them??

I was going to answer your stupid question, but decided to save my breath...

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Re: Canadian fire fighting plane
Reply #16 - Jan 10^th, 2013 at 8:44am

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 9^th, 2013 at 10:32pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 9^th, 2013 at 10:00pm:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 9^th, 2013 at 6:40pm:

Also, you need to consider the fact that these aircraft would not necessarily be required every summer, thus wasting taxpayer funds with the aircraft sitting idle and under utilised

Rubbish ... thats the excuse the states use to avoid having to buy one.

However if the federal govt. bought it for use by all the states, you would not get a single summer without it being used. When was the last time we had a summer without bushfires somewhere across this country?

Sure, we get bushfires almost every summer. But an aerial appliance isn't needed on all of them. When I turned off the news prior to heading off to work this morning, there were 137 fires burning across NSW alone. Are you saying we need a fleet of about 100 aircraft? The RAAF has only 260-odd aircraft. Do you want the government to fund a fire fighting air force??? This federal government is so broke it couldn't afford to fund paper planes!!!

you like to go from sublime to ridiculous don't you? Who mentioned 100? If you need help with English, ask ... the fact I said ' bought it' implies one ... but you just can't help but look like an idiot can you?

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Reply #17 - Jan 10^th, 2013 at 9:29am

woof woof wrote on Jan 9^th, 2013 at 6:22pm:

Why hasn't the government or insurance companies pooled resources to purchase an doperate a few of these massive fire fighting planes????

The costs would be recouped in no time at all in saved policy pay outs???

Russian ones are better. Get those.

Yes, why haven't these liberal governments purchased these plans? Shameful. O'Farrell thought all he needed to do was lose some weight and he'd be the best premier ever. Der

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Re: Canadian fire fighting plane
Reply #18 - Jan 10^th, 2013 at 4:53pm

John Smith wrote on Jan 10^th, 2013 at 8:44am:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 9^th, 2013 at 10:32pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 9^th, 2013 at 10:00pm:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 9^th, 2013 at 6:40pm:

Also, you need to consider the fact that these aircraft would not necessarily be required every summer, thus wasting taxpayer funds with the aircraft sitting idle and under utilised

Rubbish ... thats the excuse the states use to avoid having to buy one.

However if the federal govt. bought it for use by all the states, you would not get a single summer without it being used. When was the last time we had a summer without bushfires somewhere across this country?

Sure, we get bushfires almost every summer. But an aerial appliance isn't needed on all of them. When I turned off the news prior to heading off to work this morning, there were 137 fires burning across NSW alone. Are you saying we need a fleet of about 100 aircraft? The RAAF has only 260-odd aircraft. Do you want the government to fund a fire fighting air force??? This federal government is so broke it couldn't afford to fund paper planes!!!

you like to go from sublime to ridiculous don't you? Who mentioned 100? If you need help with English, ask ... the fact I said ' bought it' implies one ... but you just can't help but look like an idiot can you?

I wouldn't put it in that strong language, but armchair does come up with some comments which make no sense, like buying 100 aircraft.

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Re: Canadian fire fighting plane
Reply #19 - Jan 10^th, 2013 at 4:54pm

hawil wrote on Jan 10^th, 2013 at 4:53pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 10^th, 2013 at 8:44am:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 9^th, 2013 at 10:32pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 9^th, 2013 at 10:00pm:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 9^th, 2013 at 6:40pm:

Also, you need to consider the fact that these aircraft would not necessarily be required every summer, thus wasting taxpayer funds with the aircraft sitting idle and under utilised

Rubbish ... thats the excuse the states use to avoid having to buy one.

However if the federal govt. bought it for use by all the states, you would not get a single summer without it being used. When was the last time we had a summer without bushfires somewhere across this country?

Sure, we get bushfires almost every summer. But an aerial appliance isn't needed on all of them. When I turned off the news prior to heading off to work this morning, there were 137 fires burning across NSW alone. Are you saying we need a fleet of about 100 aircraft? The RAAF has only 260-odd aircraft. Do you want the government to fund a fire fighting air force??? This federal government is so broke it couldn't afford to fund paper planes!!!

you like to go from sublime to ridiculous don't you? Who mentioned 100? If you need help with English, ask ... the fact I said ' bought it' implies one ... but you just can't help but look like an idiot can you?

I wouldn't put it in that strong language, but armchair does come up with some comments which make no sense, like buying 100 aircraft.

I've tried subtlety with him, it just doesn't work .....

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