Friday, September 08, 2006

 

A Buoy named SUE !



It is only a matter of time... MARK, my words (not yours).
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Firefighters' families file suit

The lawsuits allege that Motorola's faulty radios led to two deaths in a basement marijuana farm.
By Julie Shaw
Inquirer Staff Writer


The families of two firefighters who died after being trapped in a smoky fire in a Port Richmond basement where a man had been growing marijuana have sued Motorola Inc., claiming the company's faulty radio equipment led to the deaths.

Two civil lawsuits, filed in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, each seek more than $50,000 jointly or separately from Motorola, another communications company and Daniel Brough - the man who had set up the pot farm. The suits also seek a jury trial.

Philadelphia Fire Department Capt. John Taylor, 53, of Northeast Philadelphia, and firefighter Rey Rubio, 42, of North Philadelphia, both died of asphyxiation in Brough's basement on the 3600 block of Belgrade Street while responding to an Aug. 20, 2004, fire.

The lawsuits, filed on behalf of Charlene Taylor, Taylor's wife, and Amelia Hyden, Rubio's daughter, contend that "the malfunctioning Motorola radio system prevented Capt. Taylor from communicating with other firefighters while he was in the basement" to let them know that he and Rubio needed assistance.

Taylor's repeated attempts to use his radio to signal for help were not heard by firefighters outside, the lawsuits say. Meanwhile, in the burning basement, Rubio, then Taylor, collapsed on the floor after each of their air supply packs ran out.

"Both men suffered agonizing and horrible deaths from asphyxiation, before they could be rescued," the lawsuits say.

Taylor's radio was part of the city's new $62 million emergency communications system, purchased from Motorola, for use by the police and fire departments.

Installed in 2002, the digital radios became the source of numerous complaints, many from firefighters whose calls were blocked by busy signals.

A Philadelphia Fire Department spokesman yesterday said he would not comment on the lawsuits because of the pending litigation.

Spokesmen for Illinois-based Motorola and Wireless Communications and Electronics Inc. of Philadelphia, a codefendant in the lawsuits, also said yesterday they had no comment because of the pending litigation.

At Brough's criminal trial last year, the prosecution contended that the fire was caused by the intense heat from the 1,000-watt lamps Brough used to grow marijuana plants in a small plywood basement closet.

Brough, 37, was convicted of two counts of involuntary manslaughter and other offenses and sentenced in December to 15 months to four years in prison. He is currently serving his time at the State Regional Correctional Facility in Mercer.

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MY QUESTION IS,
HOW SOON UNTIL WE SUE ?
CLASS ACTION ??


Decoded,
K3SAM
Sam W. Jacobs
Government Licensed 1st Class
Communications Engineer

[BLAH-GER NOTE] Please see the earlier POST on this BLAH-G which included a letter to the Blah-ger by Rillton Fire Station 14 Fire Police Officer Joe Minkel concerning these same issues. I have been warning you for over a year now that it is just a matter of time unfortunately until we (GOD FORBID) lose one of our own ! My sourses say that we have already lost 8 EMS Patients due to poor radio communications and mapping problems ! [end NOTE]



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I am taking a break from castrating Matason, Brammell, The Three Stooges (Tom Balya and his two cronies Tom Two and Phil Light), Stevens and now adding a Light on, Tantlinger Lite.

A large number of people read my Blah-gs so I thought I’d throw up (geeesh) a personal note and see if it gets to the proper person. It is only going to mean something to ONE person because the rest of you weren’t there. Besides, if the following doesn't make sense to you then you can tell your friends. Perhaps someone else will understand it !
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To the person that had to help drive the last few miles to the Poconos
The same person that was baptized into Christ in Greensburg
You were the magnet, I was the steel
The ’56 Chevy
The laundry chute and
Yes, same person who might remember some wild sex on New Years Eve back in the‘70’s

Is this meant for you ?

So it is written:

If you LOVE someone
You MUST let them go free
If they come BACK to you
Then they are yours FOREVER
If they don’t
They NEVER were…

Were you ?

CLICK HERE IF THIS WAS MEANT FOR YOU… SEND ME AN EMAIL
Otherwise… tell your friends. Will that mystery person see this ?
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I’m not starting a dating service here, however if you would like something like this posted here for yourself, perhaps directed towards a long lost love… just let me know.

NORMAL BLAH-GS TO RESUME SHORTLY...



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