Comments on: Anyone Know How To Play This Game? Plus: Layoff List

By: 1junkyarddog

1junkyarddog — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:59:27 +0000

Unionless,
Of course. You really did not think taking a furlough would prevent it, did you? I did not notice, or did I miss it – layoffs from the mayor’s staff? How about the several take-home vehicles?

By: Unionless

Unionless — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:07:42 +0000

There were people on the layoff list who volunteered to take furloughs and they were still laid off.

By: Joel Gonzalez

Joel Gonzalez — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:39:55 +0000

My Deepest condolences to the Larracuente Family. Raymond Larracuente’s brother past away and I attended the wake after the OIB party at the Cove.
Andres Ayala and Bill Finch showed up to pay their respects. I took advantage of the opportunity to talk to Ayala and Finch regarding, “A whole Bunch of Money.”
They agreed to look into it tommorrow, I’ll keep you posted and provide y’all with more detail when the time is right. Gotta go to bed, I got some toilets to clean in the morning.

By: Joel Gonzalez

Joel Gonzalez — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:26:38 +0000

My daughter just spilled her cup of Hawain Punch. A thought came to mind when I was cleaning it up, “Blood will spill.” I have been thinking about doing my part as far as the City’s deficit is concerned. I am willing to give a weeks pay but I don’t want to see only the City employees doing their part. The City’s Administration is responsible and accountable for 53% of our budget and the balance falls on the Board of Education. The City has about 2000 employees while the B.O.E. has about 2700 and I’m wondering (not wondering the OIB poster) how much the B.O.E. employees will contribute. I understand that about 73% percent of teachers don’t live in Bridgeport. Therefore, they don’t pay taxes in Bridgeport whether they rent or own their home. If I give up a week’s pay, only 53% will benefit the City if the B.O.E. employees don’t contribute. Am I incorrect in my calculation? Should I disregard the advice of my union leadership and risk being considered a scab? Heck, I’m wondering if this is the right place to seek such advice.
I’m writing to ‘Dear Abby’.

By: Joel Gonzalez

Joel Gonzalez — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:45:22 +0000

Where are the anti-DePrimo OIB posters? I was under the impression that I would come here and find some comments on Bill Finch’s decisive move on DePrimo in particular. Bill kept his word when he said, “I’ll fire him down the road.” Regardless of whether or not DePrimo has bumping rights, Finch followed through and I’m guessing that the DePrimo issue will again be a hot topic here at OIB. My wife found some relief in not seeing my name on the list. I guess the folks at that B.P.D. like my toilet-cleaning skills.

By: Mojo

Mojo — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:24:53 +0000

Well, come this election Nov.4th ’08 (Independant-Bipartisan) is what I’ll be running as. But I’m still a registered Dem. on paper regardless of my differences with the present local party! After being a Dem. for so long its hard to register as something other than Dem. however, its not the party per se, it’s those presently in charge @ the local level that are messing things up! So it’s important to look @ the individual running, not the party they belong to. Now on a larger scale in politics, McCain is not on any of the committees that oversee the “$” bailout that’s being worked on, so he’s really not needed in D/C ’til the Senate has to vote. Why suspend the debate on Friday? Also, some type of restraints must be included in the bailout language to keep these dip-shits from doing the same old shit again with more to follow later! No need for a rush job cause the only ones really sweating are your big money investors. The average joe with $100,000. in the bank or less has the goverments insurance (FICA) covering their money; $200,000. if you’re married insured in regular joe’s banks. Goverment dropped the ball on this mess big-time & Bush has not even hinted such! Again I say, McCain/Palin who just a few months ago claimed the american economy was sound, is about the same good-ole-boy mentality as Bush. How can people not vote for some type of change?

By: Joel Gonzalez

Joel Gonzalez — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:25:07 +0000

Live from the love cove I’m here with the OIB crew.
I noticed that the folks here are first taking a look at the titanic hanging from the ceiling and then they look at me. I get it! They are thinking that come November I will be sinking like the titanic. To name a few of the OIB crew with us here we have the Troll (Bob Walsh), Mojo, Silvester Salcedo, Milton Johnson, Mark Delmonico and my favorite Local Eyes keeping an eye on our drinks. There is a rumor that the bartender is yahooy but he denies that.
I am going to limit my drinks to two as the last time I was here I decided to switch parties after 3 drinks. I can’t see myself as an independent.