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<blockquote data-quote="raceanoncr" data-source="post: 176529" data-attributes="member: 6408"><p><strong>Teamster BA and Hialeah City Councilman:</strong></p><p>"Pack my lunch, dear, I'm heading off to my other job".</p><p> </p><p><strong>Wife:</strong></p><p>"Other job? What other job? I thought you were going to the city council meeting tonight?"</p><p> </p><p><strong>BA:</strong></p><p>"Well, I am, but some people think this is a job so that's what I called it tonight, sorry!"</p><p> </p><p><strong>Wife:</strong></p><p>"How ridiculous! You were elected to that position and are compensated, albeit, meagerly, for your 2 hours a week at these meetings!"</p><p> </p><p><strong>BA:</strong></p><p>"I know, but some people don't realize that this is a service that I perform for the city and like to harrass me for it."</p><p> </p><p><strong>Wife:</strong></p><p>"Where do they get such ideas?"</p><p> </p><p><strong>BA:</strong></p><p>"Well, there's some people on <strong>Brown Cafe Forum</strong>, in particular a guy called <strong>Eng79</strong>, that call this a job, with two salaries and two pensions. When questioned on this, he just says go to the website and it'll PROVE it."</p><p> </p><p><strong>Wife:</strong></p><p>"Well, let's see what it says on the website. Hmm, it doesn't say ANYTHING about pay. It also doesn't say anything about PENSIONS! You mean a pension for being a city councilman? A pension for two hrs of service a week? You MUST be kidding!" </p><p> </p><p><strong>BA:</strong></p><p>"Oh, he seems to be serious! He says I have two jobs and two pensions! He also says that government business usually takes place during business hours so I am not taking care of Teamster duties!"</p><p> </p><p><strong>Wife:</strong></p><p>"But almost every city with a council and council meetings have those at night, ususually once a week so that all the public can attend! And the city website says clearly that those meetings are on the first Monday of the week at 7:30 PM! Doesn't HE look at the website?"</p><p> </p><p><strong>BA:</strong></p><p>"Well, evidently not! He thinks everyone else is so stupid that they won't go to prove him wrong. Why, he's even resorting to calling people names on the forum if they back him in a corner and try to get him to prove this! He is so filled with hatred for the Teamsters and anything associated with it that he'll believe any wind that blows this direction and expects everyone else to believe it. He says he is always right and always proves what he states but you and I know today that he doesn't prove anything and just rants and raves and curses and calls people names and expect them to follow him like he is their guru."</p><p> </p><p><strong>Wife:</strong></p><p>"Well, I hope it doesn't bother you."</p><p> </p><p><strong>BA:</strong></p><p>"No, I've seen his kind come and go. I just wish people like him would get their facts straight before accusing anyone of wrongdoing."</p><p> </p><p><strong>Wife:</strong></p><p>"Well, have a good night serving the public."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="raceanoncr, post: 176529, member: 6408"] [B]Teamster BA and Hialeah City Councilman:[/B] "Pack my lunch, dear, I'm heading off to my other job". [B]Wife:[/B] "Other job? What other job? I thought you were going to the city council meeting tonight?" [B]BA:[/B] "Well, I am, but some people think this is a job so that's what I called it tonight, sorry!" [B]Wife:[/B] "How ridiculous! You were elected to that position and are compensated, albeit, meagerly, for your 2 hours a week at these meetings!" [B]BA:[/B] "I know, but some people don't realize that this is a service that I perform for the city and like to harrass me for it." [B]Wife:[/B] "Where do they get such ideas?" [B]BA:[/B] "Well, there's some people on [B]Brown Cafe Forum[/B], in particular a guy called [B]Eng79[/B], that call this a job, with two salaries and two pensions. When questioned on this, he just says go to the website and it'll PROVE it." [B]Wife:[/B] "Well, let's see what it says on the website. Hmm, it doesn't say ANYTHING about pay. It also doesn't say anything about PENSIONS! You mean a pension for being a city councilman? A pension for two hrs of service a week? You MUST be kidding!" [B]BA:[/B] "Oh, he seems to be serious! He says I have two jobs and two pensions! He also says that government business usually takes place during business hours so I am not taking care of Teamster duties!" [B]Wife:[/B] "But almost every city with a council and council meetings have those at night, ususually once a week so that all the public can attend! And the city website says clearly that those meetings are on the first Monday of the week at 7:30 PM! Doesn't HE look at the website?" [B]BA:[/B] "Well, evidently not! He thinks everyone else is so stupid that they won't go to prove him wrong. Why, he's even resorting to calling people names on the forum if they back him in a corner and try to get him to prove this! He is so filled with hatred for the Teamsters and anything associated with it that he'll believe any wind that blows this direction and expects everyone else to believe it. He says he is always right and always proves what he states but you and I know today that he doesn't prove anything and just rants and raves and curses and calls people names and expect them to follow him like he is their guru." [B]Wife:[/B] "Well, I hope it doesn't bother you." [B]BA:[/B] "No, I've seen his kind come and go. I just wish people like him would get their facts straight before accusing anyone of wrongdoing." [B]Wife:[/B] "Well, have a good night serving the public." [/QUOTE]
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