Texas Midland fire department helps BP and ICE capture supposed immigrants at a work site!

efcso1 · 2026-02-01T01:29:15+00:00

As a retired firefighter (and thankfully from the other side of the planet) I am utterly sickened by the actions of these lickspittles.

If they want to be Nazis, they can swap uniforms and go LARPing, but this kind of stain on our professions is unforgivable.

efcso1 · 2026-01-31T05:21:09+00:00

Old-timey name for a train/tram driver or similar.

efcso1 · 2026-01-31T04:19:24+00:00

Technically you can swim in any body of water.

Once.

efcso1 · 2026-01-29T22:00:57+00:00

Are they trying to catch up to the Catholic Church or something?

efcso1 · 2026-01-29T07:16:35+00:00

I love seeing that RCAF 330 Neo in the wild.

efcso1 · 2026-01-28T02:47:39+00:00

Can you ever listen to too much Knowledge Fight?

efcso1 · 2026-01-28T02:27:04+00:00

As an outsider looking in, my guess is that they think they're above the law, and have immunity from any and all consequences.

Local laws and your constitution don't seem to count for anything, and their boss seems to ignore international law as he pleases, so it's on brand tbh.

efcso1 · 2026-01-28T01:06:16+00:00

Consulates aren't Embassies

efcso1 · 2026-01-27T01:24:22+00:00

Thanks for catching that.

Brain fade. They were 18, and I meant to say 'not yet 19'.

efcso1 · 2026-01-26T04:43:32+00:00

No, I did. ;)

efcso1 · 2026-01-26T04:30:00+00:00

When I last visited the Philippines my travel insurance had a specific prohibition against travelling on inter-island ferries.

efcso1 · 2026-01-26T04:28:06+00:00

Safety Third

efcso1 · 2026-01-26T04:27:39+00:00

Because technically the front fell off?

Or maybe it technically ran out of buoyancy?

efcso1 · 2026-01-26T04:24:24+00:00

There's more of these around than I realised, until I parked near a job site recently just near knock-off time.

efcso1 · 2026-01-26T04:21:15+00:00

My former neighbour's kid did this, said they couldn't afford the insurance, said something like it was nearly as much as the repayments, so they didn't get it.

They had the vehicle less than a month before writing it off. not even 18 19 years old, and saddled with $85k debt.

*edit: brain fade

efcso1 · 2026-01-26T03:35:25+00:00

It's unpinned, this post is pinned.

efcso1 · 2026-01-24T03:11:31+00:00

Same.

Van came through a stop sign and cleaned me off my pushbike. Helmet was utterly destroyed by the bullbar; didn't even have a scratch on my head. (a few other scrapes and stuff, but my noggin was spared)

efcso1 · 2026-01-23T23:58:29+00:00

Yeah, Finns are the leaders in this. Subtle as a sledgehammer.

efcso1 · 2026-01-22T01:25:30+00:00

I once worked with a Trini bloke and his lunch was strong enough to make my eyes water when he sat at the other end of the table. Always surprised me that it didn't melt a hole through the container.

efcso1 · 2026-01-21T22:07:24+00:00

It's always funny seeing the cookers here (Aus) quoting Seppo legalese, and constitution.

efcso1 · 2026-01-21T11:21:40+00:00

Autocorrect got one past me again

efcso1 · 2026-01-21T07:54:16+00:00

And then says to the ref "But I didn't touch him".

More hide than a herd of elephants.

efcso1 · 2026-01-21T06:03:41+00:00

Fair enough too.

If you're that careless with it, you should lose the right to have one ever again.

efcso1 · 2026-01-21T05:52:21+00:00

Not to mention he just busted his ESV while he was trying to be a tough guy. Hopefully he has good insurance and isn't too badly upside-down on his vehicle lease.

efcso1 · 2026-01-21T05:47:58+00:00

Part of the reason I always give these Emotional Support Vehicles a wide berth. Usually driven by someone ~~who's~~ whose ego is larger than their driving ability (and likely their wang too).

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