Shooting's too good for 'em...

Ya' know, some people should just be shot. Summarily executed... right then, right there... for being an @$$.

Yesterday the fire departmet that I'm in was called to a MVA (Motor Vehicle Accident) around 5:00PM. This was our third call of the day since only 2:30PM. Anyway, this was a very bad accident. A log truck had lost control and rolled over while trying to turn from Texas 105 onto Texas 321, losing it's load in the process. The logs crushed a Volvo station wagon and the log truck, now on it's side, runs head-on into a Nissan pick-up. This is a very, very bad wreck, with logs scatterd all over the roadway. Pictures of it can be seen at www.tarkingtonvfd.org.

Anyway, only the northbound lane of Texas 321 is passable, so the Fire Department started re-routing traffic down county roads and around the accident. Of course, this is going to back up traffic. And people are going to be angry and frustrated.

But don't take it out on the firefighters!!! We were out there for three long hours working this accident, when most would have preferred to be at home. Oh, and did I mention that we're all volunteers. Yep, that's right... we didn't get paid a cent for it. And we're getting cursed at by people.

To make matters worse, some jerk in a Jeep actually threw something at one of the firefighters. Bad move, really bad move. State troopers jumped in their cruisers and went in search of the dumb@$$. Last I heard, he was in custody. They should've just shot him right then and there.

The only good thing that came of the whole ordeal was that, miraculously, no one was killed or seriously injured. Look at the pics... someone's guardian angels were working overtime.