RiverFest Was A Flop!!!

No mater how much everyone will try to say this event was a huge success, pictures never lie!

As I went from booth to booth and talked to people till I was blue in the face, people explained to me how this was a much bigger event than last year because the draw bridge was closed last year. I'd then turn my head and look around and all I could think was, DEE, DEE, DEEEEE!

People were selling themselves at this thing, things were so slow! I spent hours seeing old friends and even new friends in the Political Arena but all in all the first impression, (honest to God) was the severe smell/stench/odor coming from the Wicomico River! I was informed today that they released the no fishing, no swimming on the Wicomoico River TODAY! This Mayor will stop at nothing!

Anyhow, you wanted to know how the event went, the photos should tell it all.

Today's Wildlife Photo

Look Mom, No Hands!

Totally Awesome Dude!

Can I Have A Little Fries With My Salt Please?

All I want to know is, what kind of Health Insurance Policy does the Sheriffs Department have as well as a Life Insurance Policy?

Secondly, is there a Dunkin Donuts anywhere near their main office as well? If not, I'm opening a franchise there immediately because I happen to know there's a piece of property For Sale right next to the Sheriffs Office!

Forgive me for saying so but why does this guy remind me of that Cop on the Simpsons? ;-)

Please Help Me Understand This!

Yesterday I visited Delmar Elementary School to pick up my Grandson. Yes, I too am on the fringe of being called "ELDERLY."

Here's what I don't get. All too often I'd drive around the City of Salisbury and see these signs posted freely around Ben's Red Swings and I'd write the City Council and Mayor and a few weeks later and a few letters later they would eventually disappear.

Now I'm seeing them on Public School grounds and I have a VERY serious problem with that. The abuse this company continues to take advantage of illegally is just unbelievable. Now I don't know the owners of this company and I'm sure they're good people but this abuse has to stop!

I too have owned retail sports businesses like this and I could just see getting sued and fined for ever thinking of placing a sign up somewhere and not having a permit! Who are these people that can constantly get away with this?

Oh, by the way, it's NOT my camera, the sign is upside down. So you also know, I visited the "Crown Sports Center" and I didn't see one of these signs posted anywhere! Should the Crown Sports Center start making up their own signs and post them on Public School Property for free? After all, they're providing unbelievable services for the community and probably deserve free advertisement for taking such HUGE risks!

Does Mr. Sharma Ever Get Out Of The Office?

This is West Gordy Road, between Northwood Dr. and Bus. Rt. 13. Wicomico County. A concerned Citizen said, "I haven't seen a bushhog go down this road in over 2 complete summers. I've lost count of how many times I've almost been creamed by a Sysco truck. (they have a warehouse on this road as well)."

Hide & Go Seek!

I was wondering what they have been doing day after day just off Rt. 50. I finally stopped the other day and played a little game of Hide & Go Seek and look what I found. An unending supply of fresh trees for the picking. I had NO IDEA the State of Maryland allows a loading and unloading zone right on the side of Rt. 50. Seems safe to me. Just pull over to the side of the road and for a good 8 to 10 hours a day load and unload trees all day long while cars pass you at 65 miles per hour.

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!

I have held numerous recent conversations with people referencing Ron Alessi signs and what you're about to hear is quite interesting and 100% truth.

I have a neighbor who has a friend who asked if they could put Ron Alessi signs on their property and under pressure she agreed but insisted to this person she wasn't voting for him.

I spoke to another friend who explained that on a business location on Rt. 13 he walked into the business to say hello to this friend and unfortunately the friend wasn't there at the time but their son was. While speaking to the son my friend asked what the deal was on the Ron Alessi sign and the son said, Mom and Dad aren't voting for him. A friend of Dad's in the Chamber of Commerce put pressure on him to put the sign out here and he did so but they're not voting for him.

Each and every time I have this conversation with someone they tell me they've heard the same exact kind of story from the people they talk to. So be careful about being fooled folks. Alessi is using all the slick pressure moves politicians seem to abuse.

Knowing his mathematical skills from the Zoo, if they bought 500 signs and posted them he'd tell you there are 1,000 of them around the City. I guess if you count both sides he wouldn't be lying though, right? Say Goodnight Gracy.

Intergrity Matters Now Shuts Down

The Worcester County Blog Site has closed their door, (so to speak). I told them they weren't going to survive based on their pansie attitude and I was 100% correct. The link below comes up with the following message. They should have left the Oglesby family alone!

http://integritymattersnow.blogspot.com/

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Are Your Eyes Closed Barrie?

How long do the Citizens of Salisbury have to look at this building falling apart in one of the busiest intersections in all of Salisbury?

You'd be amazed at how many complaints I get about this particular building and I'm convinced this must be another FOB!

You're on notice once again Barrie.

Towering Above The Rest!

Have You Visited The Humane Society Lately?

Please don't forget there are animals out there that deserve a much better life.

Can We Actually Enjoy RiverFest?

As residents walk on recently contaminated grounds through the local lift station dumping raw sewage everywhere, can everyone trust their children won't be harmed by contaminated grounds?

Since HAZMAT was not even called, let alone brought in, the City did a questionable job cleaning up this entire area between the old draw bridge all the way up to the lift station.

Then there's the contaminated river as well. It's no wonder Iyeska and I didn't see Warning Signs in this particular area where the raw sewage actually ran into the river and last week a Diver was in the water working on a tug boat until they learned from us that the water was in fact contaminated.

I'm sorry Folks but to me this is one of the phoniest celebrations I have ever seen in my entire life! Then to shove it in everyone's face and hold it right where the illegal spill actually happened and no one is concerned, this is a joke!

I hear the Salisbury Zoo will also be there acting like they too respect the river, yet it wasn't that many months ago the MDE came in there and slammed them by capping illegal pipes draining raw sewage and chemicals directly into the river. Oh, I know some of you are saying, let it be Joe, lay off the Zoo. NOPE! Jim Rapp and Ron Alessi lied to the community by stating they had nothing to do with those pipes illegally dumping into the river and that the pipes were put in there some 30 years ago. WRONG! LIARS! It was only 10 years ago or so when they built those exhibits and pools we're talking about and they're liars! Own up to breaking the law and we'll go away. Until then, you're liars, cheaters and con men.

Just remember parents, there are no "5 Second Rules" at this event! In this case it will be against the law to drop something on the ground and allow your children to pick it up, let alone eat it! I wonder if the Health Department went over there and tested the grounds? Besides that, enjoy the event. LOL

Uh Oh!

As I continue to make regular spot checks on this location, yesterday brought on a kind of, uh oh, what's this doing here?

Did You See This Yesterday Afternoon?

Who Do You Think Is Saying, Get That Silly Ass Grin Off Your Face?

Jeff White, attorney for the Petitioners, will be on the Bill Reddish's radio show tomorrow morning at 8:10 a.m. to explain the ruling.

Arrre Youuu RRRRRReady Toooo RRRRRRumble?

Someone's Got Some Explaining To Do!

Sorry about the third picture being blurry but what you will see is the concrete slab that I question the most.

OK, here's the deal. See that roof on that huge portion of this Lowe's Building? Some how, some way, they installed that entire structure without the City knowing about it. Now you at least can see the scope of the size of this beast being built without any permits!

Then notice how there's a concrete floor under the entire thing. OK, tell me how the City had NO CLUE that something was going to be put in there when the rest of the entire parking lot is blacktop?

That would have been the first red flag to me! No one is going to tell me that this whole area was structured for an outdoor garden center and there were NO lines drawn on it for parking spaces! The red flag was up years ago and someone completely closed their eyes on this matter well before Lowe's put a roof on it. I'll bet they'll blame it on the people that were involved back then no longer work in that department any more. Salisbury is a joke, that's all I can say.

Follow That Light!

Sometimes I just happen to be in the right place at the right time. Tonight I was traveling down Waller Road when I saw a helicopter with a spot light heading my way. The next thing I knew the spot light was on my car and I felt like I was in L.A. Cruzin Down De Blvd.

The next thing I knew there were some 10+ Police Cars flying by me and I immediately turned around and followed. They all pulled into the pond area at the Wicomico County Dump where it turns out a 14 year old had stolen a van and ultimately turned himself into the Delmar Police.

I had also heard there was another 14 year old girl who had run away and was still missing. Apparently they had been hanging out by the pond area for the past two days. There were four different Police Departments involved, all of which was a great pleasure meeting and or seeing again. The Wicomico County Sheriffs Department, Maryland State Police, Delaware State Police and the Delmar Police Department. All I can tell you is, God Forbid your 14 year old child disappeared, there's no better dedicated group of Police Officers I'd want looking for my child than this group! What a team!

What's The ONLY Thing Stopping Me From Going In?

See that gray truck on the left? Guess who's truck that is? The one, the only, Jim Rapp! I thought Alessi wanted to handle things like a "Gentleman?"

Nevertheless, I went, I had witnesses and Alessi had next to no one there to support him! From the looks of the vehicles there I'd say a good portion of the people there were Zoo Staff and Alessi's campaign has come to an end.

Hadley will be posting the final nail in Alessi's campaign in just moments from now, so don't miss it. www.reallifejustice.blogspot.com

Ron, it was real but in all reality it was a joke in the beginning and it's a joke to the very end. Your temper just couldn't hold back and you showed "everyone" exactly who you really are and who I kept insisting you were. Thankfully in the end you finally broke and showed everyone what you're really all about. You're not a gentleman, you're a control freak and everyone else did the speaking for you. When you had your two minutes to shine, instead of speaking about the important issues at hand, you blasted the Blog Sites. Check Mate! ;-)

YOUR TIME IS UP!

Folks, this story is going to absolutely blow you away!

Many of you have seen this property for years on Rt. 50 with a FOR SALE sign on it. What most of you don't realize is, this is the property Mike Dunn's father and partner purchased just over 2 years ago and is TODAY in default!

If you go back to the City's Web Site and look up Resolution 1138 back on 8-9-04 you'll clearly see that these people had 2 years to either develop this property or lose it. I can remember the day back when all this came about 2 years ago when Debbie Campbell was so bothered by this property being sold for probably 2 cents on a dollar!

Actually, the property sold for $11,400.00 while the City had more than $25,000.00 in it between taxes, water and sewer bills and so forth. The Council and the Mayor let this property go but there's even more to it!

The property was not sold to them for them to re sell it. It was sold to them so they could IMPROVE the community and develop that particular area and that's why it supposedly went so cheap.

However, those of you that have been driving by that area and recall just how long these Long & Foster Signs have been up know that these guys were looking to flip that property immediately. Here's the deal too. They want $125,000.00 for property they paid $11,400.00 for and have been desperate most recently trying to "unload" it to developer friends for a mere $75,000.00!

As I was digging into this even more today it finally dawned on me, their contractual agreement is up! It's no wonder they were trying to "unload" the property! This property now belongs back to the City as this group once again did not fulfill their end of the deal and the City MUST take the property back.

No more excuses Mike Dunn and Barrie Tilghman, this property has been for sale long enough, no more extensions! More to come on Barrie Tilghman's CDC scam...........

The Daily Time Lied About Bob Culver Today!

Earlier this morning I met one on one with Bob Culver whereas he provided me with the most recent update on his Campaign Finance Report.

I called Bob early this morning asking him if he had provided this information to the Daily Times and he replied, "They never called me and asked for them Joe."

Staff Reporter Ben Penserga stated, "Campaign contribution information for Republican Bob Culver and Democrat Tom Taylor were not available Wednesday." Heck Ben, I called and asked about it and not only are they available, he delivered them to muy home immediately.

It sure looks like the Daily Times has made up their mind!