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"Firefighter" rant.
I have a neighbor who is a FIREFIGHTER. He's about 30 years old and drives a fire engine red SUV with fire helmet stickers in the back window. He wants the world to know he's a FIREFIGHTER.
Well...the state of California is ON FIRE! More than 1,100 fires burning. 650,000 acres burned. More than half of the firefighters in Colorado, Montana and Wyoming are in California fighting the fires. They are battling exhaustion, dehydration and smoke. My neighbor? He spends his days in the firehouse mostly watching TV. He's home by 5 PM. You see, he elected not to be a part of the strike force. He's never walked into a burning house or a burning forest. I have no idea how he can face his brothers who are giving a full measure of heroic effort.
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My work here is nearly finished.
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