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07-14-2023, 09:24 PM
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What to do when a CO is far away?
B.C. man fired from job after saving moose calf on the highway
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...oose-1.6907646
Many of us would have done the same thing and it would hard to shut up after such an amazing rescue.
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07-14-2023, 09:34 PM
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In my opinion it is stupid to bring a wild animal as big as that into the cab of a moving vehicle. I can understand the company firing him for ignoring directives. They would have been responsible if the calf caused an accident.
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07-15-2023, 05:43 AM
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In my opinion it is stupid to bring a wild animal as big as that into the cab of a moving vehicle. I can understand the company firing him for ignoring directives. They would have been responsible if the calf caused an accident.
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Agreed! Just because the moose climbed in doesn’t mean it wouldn’t go whoops and become aggressive once confined. The problem is people always think they know better. Nature is cruel and while some things are hard to watch or accept, that’s nature at work! The guy plainly is justifying his actions by tossing oh well it’s a female so I saved lots of moose not just one. Whatever helps you sleep at night dude, your foolish and got extremely lucky!!
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07-15-2023, 06:30 AM
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They were probably looking for a reason to fire him already, hopefully he finds a better job as there are lots out there.
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07-15-2023, 07:29 AM
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Agreed! Just because the moose climbed in doesn’t mean it wouldn’t go whoops and become aggressive once confined. The problem is people always think they know better. Nature is cruel and while some things are hard to watch or accept, that’s nature at work! The guy plainly is justifying his actions by tossing oh well it’s a female so I saved lots of moose not just one. Whatever helps you sleep at night dude, your foolish and got extremely lucky!!
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Yup.
Good intentions that could have ended up way worse in confined tight quarters.
But hey it made news 
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07-15-2023, 07:56 AM
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If you followed every rule out there you’d be a trained monkey. When you break a rule and broadcast it, then your just an untrained monkey.
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07-15-2023, 08:07 AM
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baby moose
I have seen this dude on Sportsman or Hunting channel moose hunting with his kids..
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07-14-2023, 10:29 PM
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The guy did the right thing...the calf could have caused an accident ...and the BB the same if nature was left to its course..the guy has a big ❤️ and did the right thing given the circumstance...Dale Reimer of AFD Petroleum is another class clown of management and society at large...If anything a reprimand letter to file for a year for this guy... if anything!!! ... policy and procedure is a guideline and not an absolute in many circumstances but not all ... Dale Reimer and AFD Petroleum should put on their big boy pants and use their big brain to make a reasonable and proper decision....what a stooped president and company decision IMHO
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07-14-2023, 10:37 PM
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A bunch of selfies with the company truck and logo. What an attention seeking dummy.
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07-15-2023, 02:10 AM
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Isn't vanity, as an example of pride, a one of deadly sins? If he kept his mouth shut he would've been fine. But noooo.... Had to share...
And policies and procedures aren't guidelines... They aren't suggestions, they are rules. Drug and alcohol policy, ppe policy... Procedures for just about anything outline how things are done in certain order.
Again, if he kept quite, and company still find out about it there was a chance for light to medium spanking. But since it was in the open not enforcing it would create precedent... Which companies would rather not have...
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07-15-2023, 04:24 AM
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Another victim of social media, people just can't help themselves, got to post up selfies and get my 10 minutes of fame, wahoo look at me everybody  he left the company no choice but to fire him 
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07-15-2023, 08:01 AM
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Another victim of social media, people just can't help themselves, got to post up selfies and get my 10 minutes of fame, wahoo look at me everybody he left the company no choice but to fire him |
X2, Discretion is the better part of Valor.
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07-15-2023, 05:56 PM
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Isn't vanity, as an example of pride, a one of deadly sins? If he kept his mouth shut he would've been fine. But noooo.... Had to share...
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My thoughts exactly.
Why post anything about it? Just quietly be the hero and go about your day, fully employed still.
My despise for social media grows by the day. 
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07-16-2023, 05:12 AM
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My thoughts exactly.
Why post anything about it? Just quietly be the hero and go about your day, fully employed still.
My despise for social media grows by the day. |
You are preaching to the choir on that one!
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07-17-2023, 11:18 AM
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I think this was foolish on his part. Foolish to pick up a moose and mess with natural processes, foolish to put a large wild animal in the cab of a 50,000lb+ vehicle endangering other motorists, foolish to post it on social media.
I feel sorry for him to the extent that he lost his job, but he allowed his emotions and vanity to override better judgement.
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07-21-2023, 04:12 PM
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Now there is video out of this guy wrestling with the calf trying to get it in the truck. Looks like his story was BS after all.
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