Garage burns down whilst Fire Brigade watch!

[MJK 24]

Slightly humerous I thought - the guy hadn't paid the equivalent of his Council Tax. As no lives were in danger, the Fire Brigade did nothing.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews

[TeamD]

Not really surprised. I wonder how much money he saved?

[The Wiz]

Seems he didn't know he had to pay .... well he does now!

[dogwatch]

Dangerous game for fire brigade to play though, they might think a building was empty of people only to find afterwards that one of their relatives was trapped in it.

[Code Monkey]

welcome back to the victorian age,
will have a small plaque on the side of the house soon, to say if you have paid everything or not, before the police (or peelers) will even attend to the scene of a crime.

[s2gonzo]

Code Monkey said:

welcome back to the victorian age, will have a small plaque on the side of the house soon, to say if you have paid everything or not, before the police (or peelers) will even attend to the scene of a crime.

Anhk Morpork?

[GreenV8S]

That's how the London fire brigade started, isn't it?

[ATG]

s2gonzo said:

Anhk Morpork?

hope he had in-sewer-ants.

[john75]

GreenV8S said:

That's how the London fire brigade started, isn't it?

Think Norwich Union started its own fire service at one point.

[shadowninja]

john75 said:

GreenV8S said: That's how the London fire brigade started, isn't it? Think Norwich Union started its own fire service at one point.

Would they soak me happy with their fire engine?