Meet Your New Multi Million Dollar Monster Fire Truck

Dual rear axle's!

My God, this thing is HUGE!

I'm not exactly sure what Gary Comegys, Chief See & Deputy Chief Gordy were thinking when the ordered such a beast but it begs to question, why?

Seeing this vehicle for the first time reminds me of several meeting in which these very same people were selling the Council on why they also needed a $840,000.00 Fire Boat. It just makes no sense.

Now I'm absolutely sure there will be some who come to this Post and defend why Salisbury needs it but think about it Folks. Anything above three stories requires a sprinkler system. As rare as it would ever be that they need to take this monster out, a truck for about a million dollars less would have done just fine too.

Oh, that's right, they save lives. No they don't! It was pointed out more than a year ago, Firemen Do Not Save Lives. Police Officers and first responders do. YOU SAVE PROPERTY! You see Folks, it's all about the Insurance Companies. Oh, that's right, isn't Mayor Tilghman's Husband in the Insurance Business? Oh, that's right, isn't out Mayor the President of LEGIT, a municipal government insurance group!

You see, you encourage the absolute best at the taxpayers expense and your Insurance rates go up anyway. Maybe not as fast as they might without the very best equipment but this isn't Patomac, Maryland either. Oh, I forgot, we have better equipment and buildings than Patomac, just not the tax revenue, sorry.

There's always a catch behind everything they do. Back to the Fire Boat. Just how many riverfront homes are there on the Wicomico River in City Limits? Remember now, I want to hear how many homes there are that absolutely will not allow the Fire Department to get to their property? There aren't any! So again, spend $840,000.00 on a Fire Boat that is completely unnecessary. Heck, drop the price in half and it's still not worth it. Drop it 90% and it's STILL NOT worth it!

These "Boys and their Toys" are not only out of control, they have no plans on stopping. If it weren't for Campbell and Cohen, you'd be looking at engineering plans for a new Station 2 in the next few months. Oh, that's right, the guy who refused to attend the Meet & Greet at the Fire Department last week, (Gary Comegys) did stand his ground for those members at Station 2 by being the single person who voted FOR a brand New Fire Station.

So what will he do if he becomes Mayor? Spend, Spend, Spend! New Fire Stations! New Fire Boats! New Marina Upgrades! Multi million dollars buildings at the Zoo! No one is asking Comegys or any other Candidate any real questions at these Forums. They're pampered to keep you away from challenging the real Hot Topics in Salisbury.

Take the Urban Salisbury Forum at the Ramada Inn the other night. ALL those questions concerning the Downtown area and actually they were ALL repetitive questions on the same exact topic really. Nevertheless, I stood there for 15 minutes waiting to ask my question and they chose not to allow me to ask one and ended the meeting. They claim it was because WICO was going off the air. SO WHAT? That doesn't mean those of us still standing in line to ask a question shouldn't be heard. I didn't care of my question was on WICO. I simply wanted to ask one question and after the Forum I handed my question to the gentleman in charge and he said, "WOW, that was the best question of the evening."

My question was, what are YOUR intentions with the Old Fire Station 16 Downtown?

Of course they knew I'd have a darned good question and they were smart to avoid me. I then said, so why can't we all stick around and ask more questions then? The event was over. So THINK hard Ladies & Gentlemen. If you have a HOT TOPIC QUESTION you'd like to ask, put it up here and let us know. Then you can see how they PAMPER certain Candidates with cushy questions and keep you off of the REAL issues in Salisbury.

As for the Fire Truck above. Enjoy it in good health Firefighters. It's here, it's expensive and it's the very best money can buy. Please don't take it out to car accidents like you did with the other Ladder Truck. I personally hope you never have to use it but when and if you do, be safe.