Hail to the bus driver, bus driver
Ma'am!

That's hawt.

Chesterfield Co. bus drivers would've used the kids as a human firewall.

\hero tag, indeed.

DRTFA, but when I was in school, the bus driver would've let us burn.

/was so obnoxious that I convinced my mother to drive me to school each day

Anastacya: DRTFA, but when I was in school, the bus driver would've let us burn.

/was so obnoxious that I convinced my mother to drive me to school each day

You didn't own a bike?

Was she hot?

Public Savant: Anastacya: DRTFA, but when I was in school, the bus driver would've let us burn.

/was so obnoxious that I convinced my mother to drive me to school each day

You didn't own a bike?

Um, my school was across town. Like, take the highway to get to it across town. And I was 8 at the time. I could've biked, but I don't think the outcome would've been favorable.

Scary that a bus can burn so well.

Anastacya: I don't think the outcome would've been favorable.

For you maybe...

"Honest teacher, I did do my homework, but the bus caught fired and it burned up."

The Envoy: Anastacya: I don't think the outcome would've been favorable.

For you maybe...

Damn, I didn't remember to compensate for Pedobear. Shame on me!

Go banana!

Nice happy story. Very glad that all the kids made it out okay.
It would be a shame if the Hero story was ruined by finding out the Bus Driver had caused the fire. /jaded

stuhayes2010: Scary that a bus can burn so well.

Ignited diesel fuel, combined with motor oil, rubber belts, hoses and wire insulation creates an extremely energetic fire.
It's like "how can a brick building burn down?'. With enough heat, things you think benign will burn like crazy.

Wanted for questioning.

flahorsegirl: Happy Hours: AbbeySomeone: Cool, hero tag deserved but liarmitter has left me a bit crestfallen.

Sad commentary on society when acting rationally and following proper emergency procedures rates a hero tag.

I agree, this was a strangely written article making the bus driver sound like she was a robot taught how to follow a procedure, and when she did, was rewarded for it. It was slightly belittling IMO. Does anyone else detect that?

And her response was slightly fearful.

I knew I shouldn't have let that kid have that remote control airplane.

Wow. That's awesome.
Serious question: Is she hot?

After all these years, Ms. Frizzle is still hardcore.

Montessori public school?
That's totally apropos of a non-manufacturing economy.

/No, not really.
//Do your work now, little serfs

doglover: Liar liar kids on fire!

Ok. That just made my day!

Wanted for questioning.

I'm not a fireman, but I've seen some training videos and stuff that my kid likes to watch. Isn't is standard procedure for someone entering a burning vehicle/structure to have another guy right behind him in case the nozzle guy needs to be dragged out? Is it standard procedure for a lone firefighter to enter a burning bus with no sign of backup?

There's a gremlin outside!!

QuinnTheFetus: There's a gremlin outside!!

Oh Quinn, you ridiculous fetus. HOW U TYPE FRM PIANO?

hotlink

The commercials for these damned videos are getting longer and longer...

"While describing Richardson as modest, the school district spokeswoman said that she deserves praise -- and she'll get some next week"

So she gets praised and a promise of sex next week? I wouldn't make her wait.

stebain: Wow. That's awesome.
Serious question: Is she hot?

Not sure if srs. But, if anyone is seriously asking this then let's just listen to her voice again.

She sounds fat.

I'll take "Movies I Forgot Existed" for 2000, Alex.

brownbread: stebain: Wow. That's awesome.
Serious question: Is she hot?

Not sure if srs. But, if anyone is seriously asking this then let's just listen to her voice again.

She sounds fat.

I guess this is her:

Can't tell if she is fat or not. If that had to be my wife, at least she isn't freaky looking or completely revolting.
Can't tell if she has any wits and can't see her eyes well enough to see if there is any brightness to the bulb.

Probably not hot, though.

Marshall Willenholly: I'm not a fireman, but I've seen some training videos and stuff that my kid likes to watch. Isn't is standard procedure for someone entering a burning vehicle/structure to have another guy right behind him in case the nozzle guy needs to be dragged out? Is it standard procedure for a lone firefighter to enter a burning bus with no sign of backup?

For a building, it's a minimum of a 2 man team with a 2 man RIT team standing by. For a bus? It didn't look he penetrated very far, and I'm sure there was at least one other fireman close by. It's actually not nearly as dangerous as a structure, because there is very little risk of the floor collapsing or the roof coming down on you and, like I said, it looked like he just stepped in the door. The bus was likely a diesel, so it's not going to get 'splodey either.

fappomatic: stuhayes2010: Scary that a bus can burn so well.

Ignited diesel fuel, combined with motor oil, rubber belts, hoses and wire insulation creates an extremely energetic fire.
It's like "how can a brick building burn down?'. With enough heat, things you think benign will burn like crazy.

Tires burn crazy hot, they burn forever, and they're damn near impossible to put out. We had a semi tractor pulling a cattle pot one time, and the brakes got hot and started the rear tractor tires on fire. By the time we got there, which was less than 5 minutes, the front half of the thick aluminum trailer was completely gone, just from the heat of the tires burning underneath it. The aluminum got so hot it was actually burning. We're not talking beer can aluminum here, the structural beams are a couple of inches thick, and the sheeting is somewhere between 1/4" and 1/2" (not sure exactly). The poor critters that were up front never had chance, and were very well done by the time we got the fire out. We managed to get most of them out, though.

/CSB

Skr: Nice happy story. Very glad that all the kids made it out okay.
It would be a shame if the Hero story was ruined by finding out the Bus Driver had caused the fire. /jaded

I also wouldn't be surprised to learn that one of the patents later freaks out over their child even being in a smoky bus and somehow gets the driver fired. Or that she gets accused of 'touching' one if the kids during the evacuation.

/being jaded sucks

BurnShrike: QuinnTheFetus: There's a gremlin outside!!

Oh Quinn, you ridiculous fetus. HOW U TYPE FRM PIANO?

The same way I can hug my bear... with my cold, ashy hands

fappomatic: stuhayes2010: Scary that a bus can burn so well.

Ignited diesel fuel, combined with motor oil, rubber belts, hoses and wire insulation creates an extremely energetic fire.
It's like "how can a brick building burn down?'. With enough heat, things you think benign will burn like crazy.

While all of this is true, practically none of it is applicable here. There's no engine compartment fire at all. Note the lack of smoke, and in later shots of the extinguished vehicle there's a clear lack of any damage forward of the firewall. Likewise, the fuel tanks along the bottom of the vehicle are uninvolved.

Based on her description, there was an electrical fire in the dash, which probably extended into the driver's seat. Once the fire got to that polyurethane foam seat cushion, it was rock and roll time. The stuff burns as good as gasoline and each seat row just added to the inferno.

Marshall Willenholly: I'm not a fireman, but I've seen some training videos and stuff that my kid likes to watch. Isn't is standard procedure for someone entering a burning vehicle/structure to have another guy right behind him in case the nozzle guy needs to be dragged out? Is it standard procedure for a lone firefighter to enter a burning bus with no sign of backup?

Just a guess, but the engine's probably riding three instead of four. Engineer's running the pump, other guy's securing the hydrant. This guy's there with a charged line so he went to work instead of standing around with his thumb up his arse. You can tell from the steam he mostly only advanced to the top of the steps so there wasn't a real risk. I would've done the same thing, safety sallies* be damned.

/Safety Sally is derogatory term firefighters use to describe those who use the safety mantra to mask their lack of competence or outright cowardice.

flahorsegirl: Happy Hours: AbbeySomeone: Cool, hero tag deserved but liarmitter has left me a bit crestfallen.

Sad commentary on society when acting rationally and following proper emergency procedures rates a hero tag.

I agree, this was a strangely written article making the bus driver sound like she was a robot taught how to follow a procedure, and when she did, was rewarded for it. It was slightly belittling IMO. Does anyone else detect that?

The third paragraph in the article was the school's statement. I thought it was belittling to the driver and a bit of self serving PR by the school. Made it sound like they have procedures in place for everything and the driver was of course well trained in all of them. "We of course train our drivers to handle buses spontaneously bursting into flames."