Don’t Drink and Fight Fires

Fire warning sign

“It is the duty of all members of the Public being on the premises to conduct themselves in such a way that no person on the premises is exposed to danger from fire through any act or omission of theirs”

Geez. All I wanted to do was have a few pints, yet suddenly I have to make sure that I don’t omit doing anything which could prevent any person on the premises from being exposed to danger.

It reminded me of Asimov’s first rule of robotics, yet it was missing the crucial additional qualifiers. Sure, I don’t want anyone to come to harm and I certainly will do my best to prevent any dangerous situations, but the absolute and all-encompassing nature of the posted demands are well beyond the skill of this completely untrained fire-fighter. Again, too much work for a fellow just looking for a drink.

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