It can always be worse?
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
I believe that many times the most critical of remarks made towards local elected officials, come from citizens who seldom leave their own little world and objectively look at what they have compared to others.
To those people I say … compare this to where you live.
This is what life is like in Detroit according to the Detroit Free Press…
Tens of thousands of volunteers once again helped keep Detroit from burning out of control on Angels’ Night, but some local officials say there needs to be more help to prevent arson fires year-round.
“Those are the only three days we’ll have everything under control,” Detroit Fire Capt. Steve Varnas said of Oct. 29-31. “But on the other 362 days, we don’t have (this kind of) coverage. Tell me that’s a priority.”
Last year, Detroit had 6,625 fires that were classified as suspicious, meaning investigators initially believed the blazes were set or that there was no obvious cause such as an electrical source. That is an average of about 18 suspicious fires each day, according to Detroit Fire Department figures.
Eighteen suspicious fires each and every day on average … Day after day… Year after year.
Makes you thankful for where you live, doesn’t it.
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