Mon Sep 30, 2013, 01:29 AM
DemoTex (22,068 posts)
Thought USFS-FIRE was exempt from shutdown layoffs? WRONG!
I came down from the mountain today, cold and tired (and sick as a dog) from yet another 5-day shift in the wilderness, to be told that I will most likely be furloughed on Tuesday, if the government is shut down. The Department of Agriculture/USFS has the list drawn up, and most USFS-FIRE 1039-TEMPS are on that list. I am a USFS-FIRE 1039 TEMP.
I'll give the US GOV a couple of days, gratis, in the lookout tower whilst I pack my gear. If I spot a fire, I will report it. I will do what any sane, responsible adult (but not a member of Congress) would do in a bad situation. I'll do my job, clean my workplace, and move out .. all for free.
And I'll clean the lookout tower it like it has never been cleaned before, on my own time. Why? Because even after the ****ing teabagger Congress fires my ass, I'll be the one opening up the wilderness
Aren't you just an upstanding citizen!
Because we have to draw the line and stop spending the taxpayers money like a drunken sailor, you're willing to let the wilderness burn. I'd do the ****in' job for nothin'! I'm disabled and retired, but I bet I could still spot fires from a tower on some mountain top.
****in' prick! I have volunteered many times for fighting fires here in the Pacific Northwest, and never asked for a dime of compensation! They fed me exceptionally, furnished showers, bedding, etc. It was my duty, ya ****in' asshole! All you think about is havin' those of us who have actually worked for a living pay your worthless ass to sit around and enjoy nature.
Granted, there are times ya actually have to pick up a shovel, but chances are, you haven't actually done any physical labor for months! Even when ya do, I'll lay dollars to donuts ya do your best to do as little as possible!
(edited to add):Besides, the ****in' job is "temporary"! Ya do get, "temporary", right? Once fire season is over, let me guess, ya collect federal unemployment, right?
Yer nuttin' but a ****in' leach, DUmbass! Go out and get a real job, if ya can find one since yer messiah has destroyed the jobs market for his socialistic ideals!
****in' leach!