jokerman said:
It's amazing, a house will be on the same land for 400 years and as soon as a developer has his eyes on the property and a historical problem is preventing development, it burns to the ground..and the fire department has never stopped any of them from their fate. Yes, when it comes to shit like this, things don't necessarily follow normal protocol. Get a clue bro. People nowadays want the least amount of trouble as they always have. Yeah, there's no way a fire official could never be bought off?..."now who's being naive, Kay"..that's from the Godfather movie regarding Pacino's wife saying "Senators don't kill people Michael".
I believe this was what Kendawg was referring to, after he (Kendawg) had said:
"As a former fireman, I don't think the police will burn it to the ground. More likey the local fire department will have a drill, which gives them experiance in putting fires out. If the house is almost falling down, it's all the more reason to stay out of it. No need to get trapped and especially when nobody knows you are there."
I can see where "get a clue bro" and "now who's being naive, Kay" and "Yeah, there's no way a fire official could ever be bought off" would ruffle a few feathers. I thought it had been directed at Ken, because it fit the topic, directly followed Ken's post and did not have a quote box. After second reading I see where it could have been directed at either Ken or Tom or both. Anyway, I think Ken handled it very diplomatically.
It's hard on email, especially if you don't know a person personally, to know how a person means something. If the comment was to Tom, I've met him and he's a nice enough guy. A commercial fisherman. I interpreted his comment about marshmallows as comic relief, an attempt at humor to break the tension.
Jokerman, perhaps in the future you might consider using the quote button so we know to whom you are responding?
Ah, the world of cybercommunication...
Maybe we should just let this thread die out...
Renee