Some gave all

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/pilot/news/la-dpt-firefighter29aug29,1,979908.story?coll=la-tcn-pilot-news

Here's why you don't want to be the first responder to a hazardous materials incident. Or, for that matter, work at a metal plating joint.

Poor guys.

[as usual with the Times, genital/genital if you don't have an acct]

Reasons why I am a southern californian forever

* I drive by a line of eucalyptus trees and smile because I know that there was an orange grove there once, and that was the windbrake.

* When I arrive at a party, the first 15 minutes of conversation are about how we all got there, and how the traffic was

* I wear Vans shoes frequently even though I never was a very good skateboarder

* I'm used to smelling jasmine flowers at night.

* I can always find my way around if I can see the mountains and I know where the sea is.

* If the temperature is not 70 degrees F I feel a need to complain

* I know about snow, sure! There is snow at the mountains. In the winter you can "go to see the snow"!

* I expect people who look Asian to speak perfect english and say "dude" a lot, and I'm surprised when they turn out to be from actual East Asian countries.

* Although I don't care about money at all I can have a 30 minute conversation about real estate prices

* I do not own a suit

Area Stereotype Held in "Hacker" Case