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Started by Karl in Chit-Chat

What is everyone’s thought on the fire fighters strike?

I’m not sure, I think they deserve a pay rise, but 40%?. I was thinking if the government don’t fork out, we’ll end up paying for it in council tax, so whatever pay rises we get at Christmas, if we do get any, will go straight to the fire fighters.

Posted on Fri, 22 November 2002 at 13:16

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Citizen Erased wrote:

I don’t see how anyone can justify 40% - its unaffordable (would love to see my bosses face if I asked for that!) and seems greedy when they refuse to renegotiate working conditions. And whilst I do agree that they do a valuable and life-threatening job, it’s hard to see why they should get such a big payrise when there’s so many people willing to do the job at the current pay levels.

I think both the government and the FBU have been rather foolish and have put themselves into positions where neither can afford to back down, which means that this could gone on for ages, and damage both of them.

Posted on Fri, 22 November 2002 at 14:02

#2

White Psycho wrote:

I agree that they should get a pay rise but not 40%, enough to bring them in line with the NHS and police

Posted on Fri, 22 November 2002 at 16:48

#3

Blonde Blade wrote:

The only good thing about this strike is i can drive round and beep my horn at groups of nice-looking firemen all day. Everyone’s happy!

Posted on Fri, 22 November 2002 at 16:56

#4

Ronald wrote:

well, hopefully the firestarters are also on a strike because the price of matches have gone up tremendously!

Posted on Fri, 22 November 2002 at 17:10

#5

Citizen Erased wrote:

No no no this is a serious matter!

Do you think we can borrow their stations and slide down the poles whilst they’re not using them?

Fireman’s pole is not meant as a euphemism!

;)

Posted on Fri, 22 November 2002 at 17:22

#6

opalmantra wrote:

40% is fuckin’ rediculous.
Far too much for rescueing cute kitties out of trees and holdind a firehose. :D

I have to work 20 years to get 40%. (at least).
Have they been so badly paid over there?
This is not a strike anymore, but more like blackmailing.

Posted on Fri, 22 November 2002 at 19:15

#7

Ronald wrote:

Hey, I hold my waterhose for free!

Posted on Fri, 22 November 2002 at 19:50

#8

opalmantra wrote:

Ronald wrote:

Hey, I hold my waterhose for free!

I just KNEW somebody was gonna say that.
And I knew you’d be the first. Hahaha.
Do you know it takes two to hold such a big hose?
(hahaha)

Posted on Fri, 22 November 2002 at 20:04

#9

Ronald wrote:

Uhm…well…uhm…If that second one hasn’t got a waterhose I wouldn’t mind, and I hope mine is not going to strike the first 60 years!

Posted on Fri, 22 November 2002 at 21:00

#10

Sabotage wrote:

40% in one go seems a lot to me. Maybe over a period of time. 5 years or so, so they can catch up with teachers etc.
Let the Army use the DENNIS’s too.

Posted on Mon, 25 November 2002 at 09:27

#11

Karl wrote:

I’m glad everyone seems to agree. It was only after I sent the thread, I thought shit, I hope I haven’t touched a raw nerve with people. But I don’t think the public support the fire fighters as much as they think they do.
What pissed me off, was an interview at the weekend, with a fire fighter, who said he just wanted a decent wage to look after his family, and send his kids to school, who doesn’t mate?

Posted on Mon, 25 November 2002 at 09:35

#12

opalmantra wrote:

Yes. But what is decent. I have no clue what they make right this very moment. But if they ask 40%, that’ll be not much.
But I do think the public sector of policemen, firemen should be in the same wage factor. As long with nurses etc…
It’s important. I don’t see why ALL firemen striked…did they really do this? Always keep a backup for emergancies.

Posted on Mon, 25 November 2002 at 11:41

#13

Ronald wrote:

yes, but that is just the thing: Everything a fireman does= an emergency I guess, and that’s what the danger is…

Posted on Mon, 25 November 2002 at 12:00

#14

Karl wrote:

I to think the public sector should be on the same wages, as nurses always seem to have a raw dael here in the UK.

For the firemen, our current back up is the army, and that is who is fighting the fires now. I believe a soldier risks his life a lot also, they are currently fighting fires in the UK, when we are on a high state of alert with the middle east, and they could end up going to war in a couple of weeks.

Posted on Mon, 25 November 2002 at 12:10

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Blonde Blade wrote:

I think we should take the money out of Davina McCall’s wages and give it to the firemen and nurses. On a related thought, while the firemen are on strike, i think now would be a perfect time to set the Big Brother house on fire.

Posted on Mon, 25 November 2002 at 12:14

#16

Karl wrote:

Oh you little minx!!!
That was really funny

Posted on Mon, 25 November 2002 at 12:18

#17

Blonde Blade wrote:

I don’t believe i’ve ever been called a little minx before… i’m not sure how to take it… ;)

Posted on Mon, 25 November 2002 at 12:25

#18

Karl wrote:

Don’t think I have ever called anyone a minx, don’t know why I said it to be honest. I’ll have to look it up in the dictionary after, but I do remember Minnie the Minx from the beano or something like that.

Posted on Mon, 25 November 2002 at 12:34

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White Psycho wrote:

doesn’t it mean naughty (I hate that bloody word!) or something?

Posted on Mon, 25 November 2002 at 19:49

#20

opalmantra wrote:

Ronald wrote:

yes, but that is just the thing: Everything a fireman does= an emergency I guess, and that’s what the danger is…

Not really. They rescue kittens out of trees. :D
And when there aren’t any people involved, it’s not that much of an emergeny…know what I mean? (unless when the thing might explode or fire spreads)

Posted on Mon, 25 November 2002 at 20:01

#21

Ronald wrote:

well,if you’d be a cat you would think differently my friend!

Posted on Wed, 27 November 2002 at 17:27

#22

opalmantra wrote:

Hahaha. Yeah…;-)

Posted on Wed, 27 November 2002 at 20:46

#23

Citizen Erased wrote:

Wish they’d stop it now - the news has got really dull.

Posted on Thu, 28 November 2002 at 12:45

#24

Karl wrote:

I agree with you citizen. But haven’t they got another 8 day strike planned soon.
I don’t know how much public support they have, but everytime it is on the news, people seem to be beeping their horns in support, or could this be that they can’t be arsed shouting fuck off? I dunno!

Posted on Thu, 28 November 2002 at 13:26

#25

Citizen Erased wrote:

Not that I’m cynical, but I suspect that, outside the other unions, people are getting fed up and there’s a certain amount of journalistic license going on with what’s shown on TV.

That said, Tony’s a turd, so am not too upset with anti-Labour journalism (shame we have no sensible alternative to Labour at the mo’).

Posted on Thu, 28 November 2002 at 14:32

#26

lucifers Machine wrote:

i know if my pussy was on fire id want somebody to come and put it out pretty sharpish

Posted on Thu, 28 November 2002 at 14:56

#27

donVutz wrote:

lucifers Machine wrote:

i know if my pussy was on fire id want somebody to come and put it out pretty sharpish

you don’t really wan’t any reply to that post, do you?

Posted on Thu, 28 November 2002 at 16:24

#28

lucifers Machine wrote:

errr! what can i say, im a cat lover?

Posted on Thu, 28 November 2002 at 19:43

#29

Blonde Blade wrote:

:D I’m sure i’d feel the same way!

Posted on Fri, 29 November 2002 at 16:11

#30

Citizen Erased wrote:

We’re back to needing lubricant again, aren’t we?

Posted on Fri, 29 November 2002 at 16:37

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