@Mike-Tech: Outrageous because we are a democracy? I think it can happen only because we ARE in a democracy. Where in the theory of democracy does it say we have the right to fire protection or any other services for that matter. I thought democracy was about things like having your own opinion and right to choose…

@2nd White Line: "They are supposed to act in the public interest and funded by public dollars, not opt-in shit like this, regardless of how far away the family lives from the station." so says y0u...can you find me anywhere that list the duties and obligations of a fire department—by law? These opt-in options are…

I have swore to my wife that I will leave my kids penniless and with nothing in exchange for the chance to spend whatever I have left to travel into space before I die. Hopefully it gets cheaper and I can do a bit of both.

@Yeah!: that is the best ever.

@GodinHeaven: That is an excellent point. The wood has made it through a couple centuries and now its been given a two year deadline for a death sentence.

I disagree. I think Farmville is the singe most compelling reason to avoid iPhone 4. Totally ridiculous that they brought that game to the keynote.