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Guarantee connected to any of the 12 board up companies that showed up that night.

Walking scum of the earth, all of them.

The whole crowd that follows fires, terrible people.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 2:22 pm 
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The whole crowd that follows fires, terrible people.


people follow fires around ? how does that work ?


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Bagels wrote:
bigfan wrote:
The whole crowd that follows fires, terrible people.


people follow fires around ? how does that work ?


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Bagels wrote:
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The whole crowd that follows fires, terrible people.


people follow fires around ? how does that work ?


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Bagels wrote:
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The whole crowd that follows fires, terrible people.


people follow fires around ? how does that work ?
Probably look for orange lights, or the smell of smoke.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 3:27 pm 
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Boilermaker Rick wrote:
Bagels wrote:
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The whole crowd that follows fires, terrible people.


people follow fires around ? how does that work ?
Probably look for orange lights, or the smell of smoke.


https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/909

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The GoFund me page for one of the victims is already at $52,000. Is that really necessary? Seems like a lot of money to replace a futon and reimburse her for some co-pays.

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Bagels wrote:
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The whole crowd that follows fires, terrible people.


people follow fires around ? how does that work ?


Same way as it does for ambulance chasers...geez.

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The GoFund me page for one of the victims is already at $52,000. Is that really necessary? Seems like a lot of money to replace a futon and reimburse her for some co-pays.


:lol:

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The GoFund me page for one of the victims is already at $52,000. Is that really necessary? Seems like a lot of money to replace a futon and reimburse her for some co-pays.


If its the same person I heard it was, she is from a monied family who has public facilities named for them in Lincolnwood

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Guys listen to scanners all night, they then go to the fires, while others work behind the scenes getting the property owners info.

They show up at peoples homes, that might not even know a building they own is burning.

They try and get them to sign up for board up, the contract then also allows them to try and settle your claim, or else the board up is $3000, but if you go with them its $600.

They take 10% of the claim settlement, or whatever fee they neogitiate. AK Public Adjuster.

Also guys on Twitter...Firebox something, he shows up and takes pics, has a website, wants to sell you the pics of your house burning down.

Yeah, I have lived it....not fun.

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$3000 to nail some particle board over exposed windows on a 2 or 3 flat? Good work at that rate.

I think it's actually on Lincoln/Touhy. It's gone now.

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I would vote for Trump if he promised to catch the scum who did this and donate them to ISIS.

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The police and fire department require you to board up the property or get a ticket.

So, who else are you calling at 1 AM, while you have 6 guys literally sitting outside with trucks and boards.

The cost version (About $600) is if you let them handle to insurance adjustment and they get a taste, the $3000 is in the contract, in small print if you dont choose to use them.

LOL, was looking for the twitter account of the guy who follows fires, so typed in FIRE and I got this...

https://twitter.com/FireBernstein

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I would vote for Trump if he promised to catch the scum who did this and donate them to ISIS.


I am sure Mr Trump would have no problem promising you this request.

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CHICAGO (CBS) — He’s a Chicago firefighter and public servant, someone of trust. However questions are being raised about his side job for a company that does fire repairs.

CBS 2’s Dave Savini investigates accusations of using his firefighter position to profit off fire victims.

Devastation is what Rochelle Callaghan came home to in 2014. Her home burned after a power line fell on her deck and ignited a propane tank. She says fire restoration and board up companies lined her street hoping to get her business, but one man stood out.

“He came up to me and said, ‘My name is Tom Brown. I’m a Chicago fireman. I can help you out in this situation,'” said Callaghan.

Callaghan hired Brown and says he signed her repair contract claiming to own fire restoration business Pleasant Hill Construction, Inc.

“He absolutely used his position as a fireman to gain my trust,” said Callaghan.

She says Brown and the company collected $63,000 of fire insurance money before she fired them for numerous alleged building code shortcuts and shoddy work.

The 2-Investigators tracked down Brown working at another fire restoration job in Chicago. He did not answer questions. CBS 2 learned he is under investigation by the Chicago Fire Department’s Internal Affairs division for allegedly soliciting fire victims.

Callaghan says she later figured out Brown does not own Pleasant Hill Construction, Inc. A company lawyer says he does sales for them.

“Why are firemen allowed to go to the scene of a fire and solicit their business? It’s not right,” said Callaghan.

She says she reported to the Chicago Fire Department’s internal affairs that Brown and the crew failed to pull the proper permits for the fire repairs.

“Which meant that never got inspected by the City of Chicago,” said Callaghan.

She says outlets were missing wires and other problems led a different electrician to tell her it was not up to code.

“Little did I know that he created a fire hazard for me and my family,” said Callaghan. “He’s a fireman. It was unbelievable.”

Callaghan says she fired Brown and his and used her life savings to make repairs.

“My kids’ college money, my 401K, every savings, loans from my mother, from family – everything’s gone,” said Callaghan.

A Pleasant Hill attorney says Callaghan’s shoddy work allegations are untrue. They are suing her for breach of contract, defamation and filed a lien against her home.

Callaghan says she is countersuing for fraud and all she lost.

The Chicago Fire Department can’t comment until the investigation into brown is finished.


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