Title: Fire boat flips on test drive
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2008-09-18 19:16:34
Canadian

   

Look out Halifax. May's comming and will be asking why you didn't buy Canadian.

   

They sould have bought Canadian. Buying forgieng hurts out economy.

   

Why would you disagree? From what I heard the local builders even told them that the design they opted for would be unstable in the conditions here.

   

You're right.. that riding might be Liberal so she'll probably bless it as a smart and green move.

Seriously.. yeah they should have bought local, depending on the cost difference. Not being an expert in fireboats however, my comments are only as valid as those other unidentified folks on shore. I just find it difficult to believe that the these qualified professionals would have looked at a boat that was unsuitable for the conditions.

   

Can you say anything without being such a partisan suck? Seems like if one particular woman happens to make a comment on a particular issue it automatically affects your view - pretty sad.

Well either the qualified professionals bought an unsuitable boat, or the qualified professionals flipped a perfectly suitable boat in calm waters.

Regardless, neither of those "beliefs" affects the issue of whether or not government should opt for out local industry - especially in a province where boat building is part of its heritage.

   

Lol. The only reason you're here was because of my Green jab anyways.
So who's the bigger hack, the hack that leads or the hack that follows?

   

Um, no, I'm not defending her at all - as far as I'm concerned she's an idiot, but I don't let that affect my judgement of the issues. My focus has been on whether or not they should have bought local, and you're the one making it political - for Christ's sake, May's not even mentioned in the article, and you've chosen to ignore the points I've made on the issue.

Anyway, I can see that you're incapable of making any point beyond "jabs" at political leaders, so I'll wait to see if anyone else has something worthwhile to contribute.

   

That's fair. I came out swinging because I thought it was funny. Since May got all silly about Canadian army knives being made outside the province, I thought this would be ironic for her to bitch about this also but you weren't in on the joke so it dosen't make sense to you.

I guess what struck me odd was the news clip. The reporter mentions these folks standing on shore saying the boat is wrong but was that before it flipped or after. Do they know anything about boats or do they work at the local boat plant, or are they grumpy firemen who wanted a bigger boat. We don't know any of this yet the reporter felt that it was important but not important to identify them.
In any case, there's a hearing and I don't live there.
.. and that's my 2 cents on that.

   

I'm fully aware of the knife issue - what doesn't make sense is why you stubbornly cling to the notion that this boat was a good choice when all you seem to have is baseless speculation and a determination not to share any similar views with one particular woman. That's the joke right there.


So you've abandoned your appeal to HRM's boat-buying skills? Now it's the reporter hiding facts that "struck you odd"? Didn't it strike you odd that the people you seem to trust to purchase a suitable boat flipped it in calm waters?

The local boat builders said it would be unstable before the accident. They might not be the most unbiased view, but if we're relying on professional opinions, I'd rely on a local boat-builder's opinion on how to design a suitable boat for local conditions over a Fire Department's ability to purchase one.

   

Wow. You making a career over this? Do you have some personal connection with this story? It was just a comment and you asked so I followed it up some more.

I really don't care enough to continue this thread though. Whe the investigation gets done, please post the results but till then, happy boating.