tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post2038391415969027765..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Hold Your Drugs HampshireLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-51800702511371647122016-03-04T09:56:57.113-05:002016-03-04T09:56:57.113-05:00Sort of.
It would be up to the Select Board, T...Sort of. <br /><br />It would be up to the Select Board, Town Manager, Town Meeting or whoever the hell is in charge to decide who to hit up. And nobody wants to mess with God.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-69684589708276956102016-03-04T09:52:05.088-05:002016-03-04T09:52:05.088-05:00Larry, if Kulik's bill passes, wouldn't it...Larry, if Kulik's bill passes, wouldn't it have to apply equally to all the tax-exempts, including the churches? And all of the non-profits?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-17274694477928528172016-03-03T01:04:06.497-05:002016-03-03T01:04:06.497-05:00Carbon MONoxide is deadly -- it bonds to the hemog...Carbon <b><i>MONoxide</i></b> is deadly -- it bonds to the hemoglobin in your blood, precluding Oxygen from doing so. Carbon <b><i>DIoxide</i></b> is essential for life, it is what tells you to breathe. It also is the bubbles in beer & soda.<br /><br />Different gas, folks...Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-66837109256393312822016-03-02T16:48:18.721-05:002016-03-02T16:48:18.721-05:00Wouldn't a "sniffer" in every AFD ve...Wouldn't a "sniffer" in every AFD vehicle, <b><i>including the Chief SUV(s)</i></b>, be a whole lot better investment than this bullet-<b>resistant</b> vest foolishness?!?<br /><br />While bureaucrats, the Assistant Chiefs are still trained firefighters, and "their" AFD vehicles are legally considered "fire trucks." They ought to have basic stuff like a fire extinguisher, some basic first aid stuff, a Hallagan tool, and a "sniffer." There is a real chance that this stuff might be used -- the vests, not-so-likely....<br /><br />For that matter, wouldn't purchasing them for the APD and teaching the officers how to use it be a better TX than this "active shooter" Bull-Bleep? <br /><br />Carbon Monoxide is a much greater threat, particularly with the extent to which buildings are now being heated with Natural Gas -- and increasingly will be if the Luddites permit the pipeline to be built. (Price will drop.) I believe that these "sniffers" will also pick up other things, like Ammonia & Chlorine. (Larry, remember the video of the officer dying from Ammonia?)<br /><br />There is a reason why CO detectors are required by law (unless you have electric heat) -- entire families have died. Cops have died in cruisers as well.<br /><br />And there is nothing worse than not being able to trust a piece of electronic equipment, that's why I recommend mounting *two* CO detectors instead of just the required one-per-floor -- if <b>both</b> go off, at the same time, it kinda tells you something....<br /><br />Likewise if you have a train derailment with HazMat stuff venting, I'd suspect that the guys would feel a lot more comfortable with two "sniffers" saying the air is breathable where they are than just one. Or if you get a hysterical citizen, AFD can say "m'aam, *both* of these devices aren't broken..."Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-63630796687457891542016-03-02T12:00:35.778-05:002016-03-02T12:00:35.778-05:00The sniffer was on Engine 2.
The Assistant Chie...The sniffer was on Engine 2. <br /><br />The Assistant Chiefs don't happen to carry one in their pockets.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-19522942855309328552016-03-02T11:58:59.440-05:002016-03-02T11:58:59.440-05:00How many people does it take to respond to a CO al...How many people does it take to respond to a CO alarm?<br />How much does that "sniffer" weigh?Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-90091188120963297152016-03-02T10:36:13.004-05:002016-03-02T10:36:13.004-05:00Yes.Yes.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-79112742182248542252016-03-02T10:23:49.200-05:002016-03-02T10:23:49.200-05:00Do you mean CO (as in carbon monoxide)?Do you mean CO (as in carbon monoxide)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-70312356374035497982016-03-01T20:15:35.361-05:002016-03-01T20:15:35.361-05:00Aren't the Hampshire College students constant...Aren't the Hampshire College students constantly telling us how we all should care for our fellow humans? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-54179806326287137922016-03-01T18:53:00.613-05:002016-03-01T18:53:00.613-05:00Make those hippies pay! Make those hippies pay! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com