Oh yes you did.

"The test was blatantly unfair"You still made a claim. See above.Does not change the fact that you made a claim. If there is not enough evidence to substantiate that claim, that is your problem, not mine.Could you please point out where I said that?Well, there you go, you're assuming and have no hard evidence.

I do find it hilarious that you're accusing me of saying something I didn't say, while denying that you said something you did say.

As always, you can't admit you're wrong.

You said that there were no universities where firefighting was taught. You were quite adamant about it, in fact. Alas, though, it took no time at all to prove to everyone here that you don't know what the fuck you're talking about. The funny part is how you assured us that you "thought long and hard" about the question. Perhaps you should leave "thinking" to others, as you don't appear to be very adept at it.

The only person here who doesn't realize that you're clueless is you. It's sad, really, but in a funny kinda' way...

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If it wasn't for double standards, liberals would have no standards at all...

Oh, please, do tell us more about these "halogen" firefighting systems. Maybe I'll read your response on my laptop while I'm in my car turning on my HEADLIGHTS...



Quite honestly, I can't think of a reason why he wouldn't.

Seriously, Maat, do you just make this shit up as you go along? Are you completely devoid of any knowledge on the topic, so you opt to just blurt out the first foolish thing that pops into your head?

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If it wasn't for double standards, liberals would have no standards at all...

Right.

What a complete load of steamy horseshit...

"Now boarding, the Credibility Train".

Sorry, Maat, looks like you missed that one.

New Haven has an airport. If it has an airport (even a small, regional one like New Haven), they'll have foam...

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If it wasn't for double standards, liberals would have no standards at all...

Conversely, it would be unreasonable to assume that you have the first fucking clue of what you're talking about...

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LOLOL!!!

A fire department most certainly does know of the different systems used. When a building is built, it has to be built "to code". That includes a "fire code" which the "fire department" ensures it meets...

What type of water delivery system would be used at a refinery?

Oh, man, this shit is too fucking funny.

Thanks for the Independence Day laugh, Maat!

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If it wasn't for double standards, liberals would have no standards at all...

That's a good thing because, clearly, you don't know the first fucking thing about firefighting...

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I think you need to be medicated. You are making such wildly baseless presumptions that it is clear you are out of your mind.

Only the "wealthy" can afford tutors? What are you basing that stupid statement on?

According to your reasoning, someone who gets 30% on a test having not studied with a tutor is MORE qualified than someone who gets 90% having gotten help studying from a tutor? That is just stupid. If you honestly believe that, then you are clearly incapable of any truly rational discussion.

Everyone knows what really happened here. The people who did well are by and large the people that actually made an effort to prepare for the exam.

You have made intellecutally incoherent arguments in defense of what is just a stupid (whether willfully ignorant or refelective of your lack of intellectual capacity) position.

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Nonsense.
It was blatantly unfair for the test to be derived from purchased material that they were told was not necessary.
The test should only have been about what the fire stations actually did, which was what the free material contained.

But I never said the test was necessarily racist.
We have no information on that.

Whether or not one could hire tutors from universities is not relavant however.
The point is that the test should have been made fair by being based on information freely available to all of them, since they were all told that was the case.
If you want to say promotions would be based on what you can learn at particular classes ahead of time, then that is fine.
But you can't lie to the applicants and rig the tests.

Who told them that? Link?The fire station put out fires and rescued people. Knowledge of engineering and how pressure and fires work is quite relevant to that.You said enough unsubstantiated bullshit even despite that.

What are you talking about?

Halogen extinguishers and systems have been around for about 50 years, but require no knowledge of the physics of pressurized gases to use.

Sure they have an airport, but they also have their own foaming equipment and personnel, so the New Haven fire fighters would never get to use it.

No, fire system vary way too much, and are limited or required by building codes, but not specifically designed by them.
You can have countless variations, that firefighters may be totally unfamiliar with.
In practice, that has always been the case in my experience.
The firefighters knew nothing about even the simplest building fire system.

And they certainly would not know about the systems used at specialized dangerous locations like refineries.

It is obvious you don't know anything about standardized tests.
Yes, a person properly coached but ignorant of the subject, can easily get a much higher score than a person who knows the subject but has not been coached.

As I have pointed out serveral times, I have been taught how to pass all standardized tests, and can do well on all of them, including ones where I don't know the subject.
I have done this many, many times, just for fun.
I have all sorts of credentials and certifications that I will never use.