Our tax dollars hard at work - warrington fire dept.

[Honduh]

Originally Posted by dragonfly2k3

but why not save the GOOD tires in the event they ever have a blow out/etc. where they need another good tire and are short funding.

Exactly I wouldnt really have a problem with this if this was how it was working out. My problem is that the fireman that drives this vehicle for fire calls is taking the tires for his personal car.

[redline]

Originally Posted by Honduh

Exactly I wouldnt really have a problem with this if this was how it was working out. My problem is that the fireman that drives this vehicle for fire calls is taking the tires for his personal car.

If he/she said this then you need to report it to the County. But I doubt they told you they wanted them for that.

[ZeroCSS]

Originally Posted by Honduh

Exactly I wouldnt really have a problem with this if this was how it was working out. My problem is that the fireman that drives this vehicle for fire calls is taking the tires for his personal car.

Damn whackers.

[Honduh]

Originally Posted by redline

If he/she said this then you need to report it to the County. But I doubt they told you they wanted them for that.

This is what I was told by the tech installing them. I don't see any other reason they would keep them.

[Gorilla Unit 33]

this guy is a crooked cheap ****. report that ****!

[redline]

Originally Posted by ZeroCSS

Damn whackers.

I think you were looking for the word "Wankers"

So you "heard" they were going to use them on his own vehicle?

[Honduh]

I'll probably end up losing my job if I report this lol.

Originally Posted by redline

I think you were looking for the word "Wankers"

So you "heard" they were going to use them on his own vehicle?

No this is what I was told, by the tech installing them, who was told by the parts manager, who brought the car in, who will get the $$$ for selling the tires, that the dude wanted to keep the tires rather than have us dispose of them for free. You have no idea who crooked this place is. I really don't care if you believe me or not.

[redline]

Originally Posted by Honduh

I'll probably end up losing my job if I report this lol.

that would never happen, if it does it will work out for you. If you know what I mean

[Soda Popinski]

Originally Posted by Honduh

This is what I was told by the tech installing them. I don't see any other reason they would keep them.

Hearsay. It wouldn't hold up in court. A first hand account source would have to blow the whistle. What that source said to you doesn't count... UNLESS... the best of evidence rule kicks in, and it's different in each state. If they went to great lengths to cover it up, and say... intimidated or killed the tech who installed it, then the next best of evidence would lie with you, although more speculative.

Still, whistle-blowers get immunity. It's public record to check sales on tires etc. The IRS could very well request to see the receipt for those 'new' tires hey put on his truck. No receipt? Lets go to the store. No receipt? Lets go to jail.

[Honduh]

No, maybe I said it wrong. The new tires are going on the truck. The used, still good, tires are being kept.

[Soda Popinski]

Originally Posted by Honduh

No, maybe I said it wrong. The new tires are going on the truck. The used, still good, tires are being kept.

It's a relative term. The tires have 8/10's of tread left? What are they new, 12? 13? IIRC if a tread hits the wear bars at 3/10 (and are still driveable) then that's 5/10 left, about 1/2 the tire life left. why are they changing them now?

[jjm4life]

haha who said anything about court regardles of where he heard it from, if its true, its still ridiculous. this isnt going to court so i dont there hearsay is an issue..

[Soda Popinski]

OK... if YOU or the TECH blows the whistle, and peeps it to the news, etc... a general investigation is going to go off. And who do you think's gonna come knockin' on your door? The oversight commision / grand jury over the investigation for corruption. I've been part of one before, for a fellow who was double-billing his IT clients that I would do work for. NOT fun.

In other words. If I kill someone tonight, and tell you tomorrow, you could blow the whistle on me and be a witness. But if you go and tell someone else, it's hearsay to them and they don't count and couldn't be a witness unless they were there when I told you and they overheard it directly.

[K-Rex]

So you are talking about one fire company, 4 tires, maybe a couple of hundred bucks.

Imagine what happens on a larger scale such as the Armed Forces.

Carriers dumping millions of gallons of fuel in the ocean so that they get the same amount next year, so on and so forth...

[PAFirefighter11]

Originally Posted by redline

I think you were looking for the word "Wankers"

So you "heard" they were going to use them on his own vehicle?

Nope, he had it correct. Wackers. I'm a firefighter.. trust me I know that term well lol.

[ZeroCSS]

Originally Posted by redline

I think you were looking for the word "Wankers"

So you "heard" they were going to use them on his own vehicle?

"Whacker" is what you call a fire fighter.

[Honduh]

Whacker......lol.

If anyone cares, I went and personally asked and they are NOT keeping the tires. So if anyone needs any ford explorer tires or whatever the **** it was, pm me.

[Soda Popinski]

^^

[twastheglow]

I guess it's a good thing no one was ever called.

[ZeroCSS]

Lol...HYPOCRITE!