Reply #182: Oh, I see those posts too.

[Gormy Cuss]

When the argument is that it's unfair for the city to take care of the county, that's still missing the boat. It's not about fairness and it's certainly not about the $75 subscription fee. The issue that has politic implications (i.e. why it's worth discussing here,) is the lack of universal fire service provision by the county, its substitution of a system that requires opt-in, and whether that is an acceptable public safety strategy.

Then there's the sociological issue of whether having people stand by and do nothing is something we want to promote as Americans.

Pets and this individual's failure to pay the subscription are really a footnote to the whole saga.