08-01-2022, 11:56 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-01-2022, 11:57 AM by Reckless Rat.)
On that particular subject I was present at the official opening of Sheffield's new fire station on Charter Row, when all the lads from the old one at West Bar were invited to see its magnificence. Someone asked the proud city engineers who had made the decision as to the siting and width of the roller shutter doors on the new edifice. The reply was "We just took the measurements from the old station and incorporated them into the design of the new one."
"Bloody marvellous!" Came the reply. "We can't get an engine out of the old one without first folding the bloody mirrors back because the doors were designed for a horse and cart not a modern fire pump. It costs us valuable seconds on each call because someone has to fold the mirrors back out every time we go on a shout!"
Never assume anything.
The "new" station has since been demolished.
"Bloody marvellous!" Came the reply. "We can't get an engine out of the old one without first folding the bloody mirrors back because the doors were designed for a horse and cart not a modern fire pump. It costs us valuable seconds on each call because someone has to fold the mirrors back out every time we go on a shout!"
Never assume anything.
The "new" station has since been demolished.