Posted by fayeroe on October 12, 2006, at 9:41:45
In reply to Re: Lou's reminder to Dr. Hsiung » Lou Pilder, posted by alexandra_k on October 12, 2006, at 8:37:03
to add a bit more to your very good post, in NM if you called in a false alarm you were cited. for your second false alarm, you were fined $500. the third time you called in a false alarm, you were removed as a member of the association and given your membership fee back.when you joined the fire protection society you signed a contract to that effect.
for the rest of us,
there is a story, which i'm sure you've heard, of the boy who cried "wolf" too many times and a deaf ear was turned to his pleas.and for another example from New Mexico, we had a ditch irritagation system (water ran down from the mountains) and we were well aware of "give water an inch and it will take a foot".......when you're irrigating an orchard and three gardens, that is a very good thing and you work it to your advantage. if you were trying to irrigate the entire village, it would be impossible to keep up with.
okay, i'm out of New Mexico examples for this year. :-)
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