WAITING POLICY.
The village fire brigade stood by helplessly watching the. top storey of a building blazing merrily. When questioned by an ordooker .pboufc their inactivity, the captain replied, blandly:— "Our hoses aren't any too powerful, mister. We'll have a better chance when the fire gets to the second floor!"
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 111, 11 May 1940, Page 19
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50WAITING POLICY. Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 111, 11 May 1940, Page 19
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