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Tiny US fire department using 1980s gear surprised by $500,000 donation (www.theguardian.com)

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A 91-year-old man made the donation to a struggling rural station in Missouri: ‘It’s important to have a good fire department’

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago

Good on that dude - that's awesome. That said, this is what happens after decades of people in power pretending taxes are the worst thing in the world.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Based guy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Kurt Vonnegut always had good things to say about firefighters. Hard to argue.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

God bless you Mr Rosewater