Making Due

Fire destroyed a convenience store/gas station business in Oakes, ND last Tuesday night, but the underground storage tanks and gas pumps were not damaged, according to news reports. Several firefighters and apparatus responded and worked for hours to contain and suppress the fire.

Water tenders were supplemented by two cement trucks full of water sent by two businesses in Oakes.

“On a service station fire you definitely handle things differently,” said Randy Burley, Oakes Fire Department Chief.

Breathing Toxins vs. Religious Discrimination

In an EEOC complaint citing Title VII, three Orthodox Jewish medics have charged the Pikesville Volunteer (MD) Fire Company with religious discrimination, alleging they were barred from responding to calls unless they shaved their beards. They further allege the fire company is retaliating for their membership in Hatzalah, an emergency response organization made of mostly of Orthodox Jews in northwest Baltimore. Apparently the Hatzalah beats the Pikesville Volunteers to some scenes which has caused friction between the groups.

Citing the Baltimore County Fire Department SOP’s, a lawyer for the fire company pointed to a regulation allowing for mustaches and sideburns “only if they do not interfere with the proper seal of a breathing apparatus face piece.” Fire officers have been instructed to keep bearded responders off the apparatus.

See the full report from Yeshiva World News

Looking For Love in All the Wrong Places

Armed only with a cell phone and a need, police say 29-year-old Joshua Basso found himself between a rock and a hard place.

After running out of cell phone minutes and still looking for sex, 911 was the only number this Tampa, Florida man was left to dial. Police say he called several times requesting permission from the 911 operator to come to her house.

Instead, police came to his house and gave him a ride to their house.

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