[goodwithagun]

The gift is the FD and city agreeing to extend fire service to rural areas. They very well could have decided to not do so.

[GonzoGOP]

The gift is the FD and city agreeing to extend fire service to rural areas. They very well could have decided to not do so.

And they demanded to be paid up front for it, and as proven by action not rhetoric they were quite inflexible about the terms of payment. Therefore not a gift. The local grocery store doesn't give you food as a gift. You pay for it, and they provide the product or service. No payment no service. A gift is something given without strings attached. Words have meanings.

The firemen stood buy and let a man's home burn over $75. They may have many virtues, but charity is quite clearly not among them.