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The linked story reveals that Graham County, NC, will no longer send its ambulances into Swain County to the Tail of the Dragon. Because of the roads, it is quicker to get help to the NC portion of US 129 from Graham County than from Swain County, where the road is located. Because each county has to pay its ambulance service from local revenue, Graham County is saying they can no longer afford to send ambulances to a location where they receive no revenue.

 

So if you wreck on the Tail of the Dragon next year, it may take as much as 50 minutes for the Rescue Squad to get there, up from around 20 minutes.

 

According to the story, Graham County authorities say that service to US 129 cost them around $100,000 per year.

 

http://www.thesunnews.com/564/story/1093956.html

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The linked story reveals that Graham County, NC, will no longer send its ambulances into Swain County to the Tail of the Dragon. Because of the roads, it is quicker to get help to the NC portion of US 129 from Graham County than from Swain County, where the road is located. Because each county has to pay its ambulance service from local revenue, Graham County is saying they can no longer afford to send ambulances to a location where they receive no revenue.

 

So if you wreck on the Tail of the Dragon next year, it may take as much as 50 minutes for the Rescue Squad to get there, up from around 20 minutes.

 

According to the story, Graham County authorities say that service to US 129 cost them around $100,000 per year.

 

http://www.thesunnews.com/564/story/1093956.html

 

Well that Sucks…wonder how long before someone sues them for failure to respond to an accident in their county?

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Well that Sucks…wonder how long before someone sues them for failure to respond to an accident in their county?

 

 

I'm thinking more of the shrinking 'golden hour'...

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Hell with Golden hour, we work under the Platnium 15. But hey be on the safe side and just pay me and Doctor Mark to go out there with you.

 

 

Really.

 

We'll do it for beer and food.

 

-Doc

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Really.

 

We'll do it for beer and food.

 

-Doc

For BEER!?! The economy has finally hit Doc as he no longer expects single malt as payment.

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For BEER!?! The economy has finally hit Doc as he no longer expects single malt as payment.

 

True, but then he hasn't had to use his skills yet, either......

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