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At height of storm, motorist rescued from floodwaters in Neponset Circle
By adamg on Fri, 01/05/2018 - 9:37am
The Boston Fire Department posted this photo of firefighters rescuing a man from his car, trapped by floodwaters in Neponset Circle in Dorchester as the tide came in early yesterday afternoon (another photo).
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Thanks
To all the Firefighters, Cops,EMT'S, MBTA workers. Last year you were blasted by unfair protests, union busting, bloated pensions etc. Yesterday you once again showed that you put service before self.
Sure
I agree I'm glad the first responders didn't... quit when they were needed to do their high paying jobs? Also glad my doctor didn't walk out during my operation a few years back. Good stuff.
Hopefully the firemen and
Hopefully the firemen and this storm taught this moronic and entitled driver a lesson.
What Is Wrong With You?
Are you suggesting a public servant berate and possibly, since your tough keyboard words are a wee vague, beat a citizen because they screwed up without breaking the law?
Would you mind being "taught a lesson" by the authorities next time you bike the wrong way down a one way street?
I grew up in Dorchester. I have never, ever seen water in front of the car wash, even in the two big 1978 storms and the 91 storm. Somebody messed up. Lighten up, would you please?
Entitled?
Moronic, ok. Driving into floodwaters is never a good idea. But where's the entitlement? Does mere car ownership now = entitlement?
Yeah, I was confused by the
Yeah, I was confused by the "entitlement" part of that comment. Are we saying the driver felt entitled to drive into a flood?
According to kinopio....
...if you drive, you're entitled. Period. We hear this all the time.
Yes, s/he's an idiot
He's cranky, folks
Kinopio is having a long cold lonely winter. Let him have his timeout.
You know what we should do
No one tell him that the fire fighters all drove to work yesterday, probably alone in their SUVs. I promise not to mention it if nobody else does.
Yes, I’m sure that was on the
Yes, I’m sure that was on the top of their list, while doing water rescues.
Why do the nice firemen
Why do the nice firemen always have to rescue/carry these guys in knee deep water?
(i.e., if the firemen can walk into it why can't you walk out of it?)
Maybe they should do like NH does for lost hikers - charge them rescue costs unless they pre-buy a "drive through humongous puddles" card?
Firefighters wear dry suits
For water rescues, most wear dry suits. You can't tell in this one, but the Chelsea firefighter in another post is definitely suited up.
They have water resistant and insulated clothing in any case.
It isn't really clear that this driver did anything wrong - they may have been that one unlucky person who was in the wrong place at the wrong time when the surge came through.
Interesting idea.
This:
sounds like a good possibility to look into.