golfmom
Former Member
This guys neighbors are in an uproar because he bought a personal fire truck, just in case ... needless to say his neighbors are seeing red.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-pumper-both-22may22,0,2967634.story
When firefighters relied on the water in their trucks to put out a blaze in a neighbor's garage because a hydrant was too far away, Peter Mitchell fretted about what might happen if his house caught fire.
His solution: He bought a shiny red pumper on eBay for $7,000.
He parked his new acquisition near his home in Schaumburg Township, comforted that firefighters could use the 1,500 gallons of water it held to benefit the neighborhood if another fire broke out.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-pumper-both-22may22,0,2967634.story
When firefighters relied on the water in their trucks to put out a blaze in a neighbor's garage because a hydrant was too far away, Peter Mitchell fretted about what might happen if his house caught fire.
His solution: He bought a shiny red pumper on eBay for $7,000.
He parked his new acquisition near his home in Schaumburg Township, comforted that firefighters could use the 1,500 gallons of water it held to benefit the neighborhood if another fire broke out.
.......
