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Beachnutt

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10. Oh, that explains it....

Reply to Skittles (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 08:22 PM

Sep 2022

The city garbage man serves too, and the the litter crews and road repair workers and the dog catcher and the city maintenance workers, city and county snow plow drivers, bus drivers, and on and on...

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Why is it that elected officials, fire fighters, cops [View all] Beachnutt Sep 2022 OP

police and firefighters tend to have more down time than nurses, teachers, empedocles Sep 2022 #1

I've always thought the same. Mr.Bill Sep 2022 #2

Like all the firefighters "just quit" instead of going into the buildings on 9/11? we can do it Sep 2022 #17

Where did I say that? n/t Mr.Bill Sep 2022 #18

You said firefighters can just quit anytime. You can't just walk out. we can do it Sep 2022 #20

Maybe not while on duty, neither can a nurse. Mr.Bill Sep 2022 #21

Ummmm " they can quit whenever they like" who said that? we can do it Sep 2022 #23

I agree. It's a calling. My stepdaughter Mr.Bill Sep 2022 #25

a coworker of mine in IT Skittles Sep 2022 #30

A friend of mine tried driving a truck Beachnutt Sep 2022 #31

OMG GIVE IT UP Skittles Sep 2022 #32

Actually I did serve in the United States Marine Corp Beachnutt Sep 2022 #33

Because we are public servants... 2naSalit Sep 2022 #3

I disagree totally... Beachnutt Sep 2022 #5

Hmmm.... 2naSalit Sep 2022 #7

Retired firefighter paramedic here - this post is offensive. we can do it Sep 2022 #8

Sorry, don't mean to offend anyone.. Beachnutt Sep 2022 #12

What exactly did you expect? Delete this piece of crap. Give us a break. we can do it Sep 2022 #15

agreed Skittles Sep 2022 #22

THANK YOU Skittles Sep 2022 #14

+1 2naSalit Sep 2022 #28

You are correct- and we serve whiners along with everyone else. we can do it Sep 2022 #24

So do nurses, school teachers and truck drivers.. Beachnutt Sep 2022 #26

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++!! 2naSalit Sep 2022 #27

Yep! Something else I've noticed: we can't paint those stereotypes with the same brush. I don't Karadeniz Sep 2022 #4

A guy I knew since I was a kid I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2022 #29

because they are paid by we the people Skittles Sep 2022 #6

Oh, that explains it.... Beachnutt Sep 2022 #10

I notice you didn't include military Skittles Sep 2022 #13

Military do serve this country, Beachnutt Sep 2022 #16

I don't know where you live but around here Elessar Zappa Sep 2022 #9

so are nurses, school teachers and truck drivers.. Beachnutt Sep 2022 #11

Not where I live. Mr.Bill Sep 2022 #19