Christy Freeman On Fox News

The O'Reilly Factor just featured the Christy Freeman case in which he had two attorneys debating the fact that the Maryland Law Sucks on this issue and they actually had nothing on her.

It is also rumored that there allegedly is a sexual harassment case forthcoming against Worcester County States Attorney Joel Todd by a former attorney working for that same Office.

Like I said, the Eastern Shore is no longer that sleeper neighborhood any more. We've hit the Big Time!

Why Is This Posted At The GOB?

As you attempt to enter the front doors at the GOB there is a sign on the doors asking you to register at the Front Desk. What front desk? I have been visiting the GOB for many years now and not once have I ever seen someone at a Front Desk, let alone instructed to sign in?

Perhaps someone could take this sign down now? Some people inside already look dumb enough without the help of this sign. And for the other 98% of you working in that building, I'm sorry but you know who I'm talking about. Now get off your computers and stop laughing so hard, you might get caught being on my site.

I'm No Firefighter!

I am not a Firefighter. I have no interest in ever being one. I don't claim to have all the information on how fire companies run or the personnel that run them. Being a taxpayer in both Maryland and Delaware and an "average Joe" out there looking in on Firefighter activities, I sometimes wonder about SOPs.

Before you Firefolks go for my throat, let me first say I agree that I would rather see too much rather than not enough fire equipment and personnel. But the other side of the coin is the tax dollars spent without concern for amounts spent and what I think some people would say is an over zealousness for the job.

Case in point, my wife was on the Salisbury Dive Team. She told me how when the pager went off everyone would scramble to get to the Dive truck before it took off without them. One such call came in February some years ago during a real cold snap. There was an elderly gentleman that had wondered away from the nursing home in the middle of the night and no one had caught it till the next morning. There was a small pond in front of the nursing home and the thought was that the man might have fallen into it. Well, the dive team was called out around 8 or 9 am and Jennifer barely managed to get in her car and up to Route 13 and here came the dive truck racing by with lights and sirens going. What she found odd about the whole thing, is that it took anywhere from 15-30 minutes to get two divers in the water in the first place. Rarely was the recovery effort any more than a recovery, not a rescue. So why race to the scene?

Now understandably no one on the planet wants to be waiting for an ambulance or a police car or a firetruck. But some effort should be placed on emergency responders about the emphasis on safety as well. I know it's a rock and a hard place but I would wonder how the family of that poor deceased woman feels about emergency personnel. I know it was an accident but as humans we have to make some attempt at trying to eliminate the chances of repeating a similar scenario.

Melanie Pepper on Bill Reddish at 7:30 Friday

Melanie was President of the Salisbury Jaycees twice and is currently the Maryland Jaycees Community Vice President. She will discuss the Christmas Day Parade situation on the Bill Reddish Show in more detail.

Is Going Nuts Cafe, NUTS?

Yahoo For Barrie Tilghman!

The Going Nuts Cafe has come out with a petition drive against the Christmas Day Parade down Mt. Hermon Road. That's right, they have some 80 people with the same hand writing, (?) who have signed a petition trying to fight the Salisbury Jaycees in an attempt to STOP the Christmas Day Parade from happening.

Not for nothing but I used to be in the Restaurant Business for many years and let me tell you Folks, this Parade is between 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM and I don't care what these people say, they're NOT losing much of anything!

As a matter of fact, I'd personally use that as a marketing tool to invite as many people as I could get attending that Parade to come in and get a special discount for stopping in before or after the Parade.

Here's another thing about Going Nuts Cafe that is flat out stupid. The Jaycees tried to work with them as they hold a "Past Presidents Brunch" just before the event and they offered to bring ALL of that business to Going Nuts Cafe and they said, WE DON'T WANT YOUR BUSINESS! You know what then, UP YOURS!

The Mayor even offered to make a ramp from One Stop Job Parking Lot to their parking lot and they wanted nothing to do with it. Then, GET THIS, they challenged the Chamber of Commerce by stating they are supposed to support local businesses, yet Going Nuts Cafe isn't a member of the Chamber of Commerce! If you're going to talk the talk, walk the walk!

I'll add, Barrie Tilghman has chosen to stand her ground, even against the petition and the route will stay the same. It's very obvious that these people refused to work with the City in any way and there's something personal involved here. Going Nuts Cafe also claims they have 50 employees that live paycheck to paycheck and depend on all business coming through the door. Yeah, right, 50 people! Well, there's 50 signatures on that petition anyway, not including their spouses.

Great decision Barrie, for what it's worth.

The Mysterious Trusses

These are the three trusses that were obviously damaged, yet lying completely away from the collapsed building? The other interesting thing I found was the direction the Crane was positioned after the building collapsed. It was in the same direction these trusses were lying.

The article below describes more of what happened from this accident yesterday but there's no way these three trusses were damaged as bad as they are without them being a part of the accident itself. The fact that they're lying outside the accident area was a tell tale sign to me that they were involved, meaning the Crane was in fact in use by somebody?

Just an observation?

Well I'll Huff & I'll Puff & I'll Blow Your House In

Yesterday afternoon a building collapsed along Rt. 50 on John Deer Road near the Shorebirds Stadium. One person went to the Hospital while two others were injured and cared for on the scene.

As the first photo show what was supposed to be the end product, something went severely wrong. OSHA came aboard, (3rd photo) to investigate what just happened? The next to the last photos shows one of the workers hard hat still lying where the building collapsed on him. I'll just have to GUESS here and say that his HEAD is OK?

I personally found evidence that perhaps the crane was involved, yet they deny that being the case. Three trusses were very damages yet lying outside the wreckage as if the crane had still been attached to them and pulled them out after everything started collapsing. Granted, maybe someone who shouldn't have been using the crane was doing so after the main operator left, who knows? Buildings just don't fall like this one did without some help. OSHA will get to the bottom of it though.

The FOP's Major Fund Raiser Of The Year

Come show your support for ALL local Law Enforcement by attending this event at the Fountains. The auction items alone will be worth the ticket price.

Don't Forget This Tournament!

Wanted

Are YOU a FOB?

Drive Much?

Although the garage door is clearly in the front of this building, some Dee, Dee, Deeee drove through the side instead. ROTFLMAO!

New Black & Whites Hit The Streets

With the newest technology available, the Wicomico County Sheriffs Department is ready to roll. The new cruisers hit the street yesterday all dressed out showing off a new look.

There's something VERY interesting about the environment there. As many of you know, I know most of the SPD Officers as well as the Sheriffs Deputies. When you are to ask each and every one of them how they like where they work, 100% of the Sheriffs Deputies go on and on about how proud they are to be there. The SPD, well, I get that look, a shake of the head from left to right and then silence. Need I say more?

Leadership isn't just about being the Boss. It's about being a brother first. It's about wearing the uniform with pride and it's about supporting your Staff 100%! Chiefy just doesn't understand why he has what he has, while wearing $600.00 suits and one yellow tie.

Overkill?

So here's an 800 sq. ft. home in the Salisbury/Hebron area that catches on fire. I believe it was a small kitchen fire. Nevertheless, I couldn't fit all the emergency vehicles into one picture for a couple of reasons. One, they kept coming and going and two, they were spread out too far to capture them, even at a distance.

That being said, who made the call to send out all of these tankers to put out a fire? Was it a three alarm fire? Is that how it works? One alarm for each Station, I don't know? There was Hebron, Mardella and Delmar at this fire.

Regardless, with all that went on (and nothing has been said) about the Hebron accident a COUPLE weeks ago, one would think they'd be more careful about sending out the troops when not necessary?

I know I'm going to get blasted over this but you know what, tough sh*t! There needs to be some kind of accountability while these people just go off and do whatever they so choose. Someone died recently because of, (IMO) the lack of leadership and control and I looked at this yesterday and I though, this is a Family Reunion. Even after the fire was out the Delmar Fire Department rolled in one of their big trucks and at least 10 minutes later you could hear the sirens from another one on the way. It turns out it was another loaded tanker of water from Delmar. I'd estimate it to be anywhere from 8 to 10 miles away and Hebron to have been 3 miles from this scene. The Delmar Tanker no sooner pulled up to this road, pulled in, backed up immediately and headed back home without ever getting out of the vehicle.

Again, I know you're going to knock me but this is not professionals! A professional knows how to manage a situation and IMO this is a reunion because there's nothing better to do and that can get people killed. Fortunately the animals were saved.

Call This Number NOW! UPDATE

There has been much said about the Bridge Tenders and closing the Rt. 50 Draw Bridge to regular traffic. The new rules will be that you have to call 4 hours in advance to get the Draw Bridge raised.

Here's the catch though. You see the number provided on this sign? The Daily Times had been forewarned about this number as it was a vital part of the Tenders story and the Times refused to say anything about it.

OK, let's say you were cruising the Wicomico River and wanted to get past the Bridge to the north end. You pull up to the first bridge tower and you call the telephone number they provided on that huge blue sign, You call, 410-742-7888. Go on, call it RIGHT NOW!

You see Folks, for the past year and a half now, Gary Comegys has been informed that this number IS NO GOOD! It rings alright. However, you see the tower just behind the sign? It rings there and guess what, NO ONE WORKS THAT TOWER ANY MORE!

Even though Gary has been informed of that, he did nothing and the SHA is responsible for fixing it. The Times said nothing about it because they never called the number, Idiots! Oh, maybe I'm wrong? Maybe they have been calling every day and they're still WAITING for someone to answer the line. Yes, it rings. No one is there to answer though.

So that brings us to, just how many times WOULD the Bridge have been raised in the past year and a half since Gary Comegys KNEW the number was no good? Just how interested is the Mayor in that property on the other side of the Bridge? Just what kind of advantage would it be to have less and less traffic traveling throughout there and they refused to change the number to a working number?

You know something Ladies & Gentlemen, no mater what anyone says about Blogs, we're making more of a difference for YOU than any other source around. When you look at all that we have touched on and the Times doesn't do so, there's a LOT of crap going on around Salisbury with far too many screw ups.

It's no wonder we're getting sued by the Mayor. This is a perfect example of on purpose screw up by that administration because I know for an absolute fact that Gary Comegys has known about that number being bad for years and he was regularly reminded of it along the way.

Call the number for the hell of it and watch it ring and ring and ring, just like the Salisbury Zoo and they have Staff there to answer the phones.

UPDATE: The Daily Times has corrected me on this story. It turns out in their second story about this matter they did in fact mention the telephone number. Here's what they said.......

from the story I mentioned --

The drawbridge director said a number of pleasure boats without radios need
the bridge to be opened throughout weekends depending on the tide and can't
get through without an operator standing watch. Right now, these boaters can
call a number posted on a sign that says, "Drawbridge Tenders." But the
phone number does not go to the tower where the operators are. The director
said this is typical of how SHA, which is responsible for the sign's
information, handles things.

When asked about the incorrect phone number, SHA district engineer Donnie
Drewer said fixing the sign must have "just slipped through the cracks." The
number goes to a tower on Main Street that is no longer manned, and hasn't
been for about a year.

City Hires New Public Works Director

Mayor Barrie P. Tilghman is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. James Caldwell as the City’s new Director of Public Works. Mr. Caldwell will replace John Jacobs who resigned in early August. James is from Michigan. GO HERE to read more.

Local Breaking News

Many of you learned this afternoon that they arrested the shooter from Delaware University. What you didn't know was this person from New Jersey had family locally on Nanticoke Road in Wicomico County. The vehicle exclusively shown above is that vehicle.

While they have yet to find the actual weapon, Sheriff Lewis was brought in to see if he couldn't find any hidden compartments, there were none. The next thing in order was to obtain a search warrant for the families home on Nanticoke Road. Tonight they did just that, searched the home/property and still came up empty handed.

I had been holding this information/photos and was finally given the opportunity to bring it forward to everyone to show the Wicomico County Sheriffs Department is on the ball.

Wicomico County simply isn't that sleeper County on the Eastern Shore any more. We're just that lucky to have the best of the best watching over us while we grow, good, bad or indifferent.

The Answer To This Parking Situation

As I had mentioned last week, as soon as I had the opportunity I would head into the Parking Enforcement Office and speak with Dee Kelley about this situation.

It turns out the City of Salisbury is actually doing something pretty cool and very much worth mentioning. The woman that owns this vehicle had surgery on her knee and cannot walk a long distance at this time.

With a Doctors Note, the Parking Enforcement Office agreed to place a No Parking Bag over the Meter allowing her to go in and out of work with ease.

I asked why they hadn't let me know this and they replied, we're not allowed to be on your Blog. LOL Well now we know and my only hope is that I didn't cause any embarrassment to this individual and if I have done so, please forgive me? Might I add, I hope you get well soon so we can get back to collecting money and or tickets for this particular spot again. Just kidding, have a great day.

Fatal Accident On Rt. 50

At 3:22 AM The Wicomico County Sheriffs Department, (during a routine patrol) found a vehicle driving through a field with one headlight out and steam coming from the front of the vehicle. The Deputy continued to watch the vehicle come up through a ditch and back onto a paved road, (Old Ocean City Road) in the Willards area. The Deputy immediately pulled the vehicle over and put the driver through a Field Sobriety Test in which they determined this person, (David Scheibach, 42 YOA) was more than twice the legal limit to be driving and arrested him on the spot.

While they had asked him how he had destroyed his vehicle he responded he didn't know. It was pointed out the Deputy had watched Mr. Scheibach hanging out the drivers door window to see where he was driving because the damage was so severe he couldn't see out the windshield in front of him, (photos above).

While they were looking in the firlds for pieces of his vehicle the Maryland State Police called out over the radio they were looking for a vehicle involved less than a mile away for a Hit & Run. The Sheriffs Department hooked up with the State Police and it was quickly determined they had their man.

Sadly, Mr. Scheibach had been driving East bound on Rt. 50 at a very high rate of speed when he struck a Mazda Pickup Truck from behind, forcing the vehicle to flip several times and go off the road into a ditch near White Richardson Road. The female driver, Carolyn Houston, was a retired Police Officer with Salisbury University. Carolyn was killed immediately and was half way ejected from the vehicle. Carolyn also held two jobs, one with The Daily Times delivering Papers and the other, (where she was heading) was repairing ATM Machines.

Mr. Scheibach was racing back to Ocean City to meet with his brother where the two were staying at the Holiday Inn. Mr. Scheibach was arrested for a DUI and immediately following he was also arrested for vehicular manslaughter and is a resident of Virginia.

The Salisbury Maryland State Police are quite upset at the amount of Drunk Drivers recently but wanted it known that their barracks lead the State last year in DUI Arrests. However, while we were in there during a 1:30 Press Conference, they were processing yet another individual for a DUI right in the middle of the day! So far this year there have been 14 fatal accidents in the local area, 12 of which were alcohol and drug related accidents.

The Wicomico County Sheriffs Department and the State Police assures us that they will be stepping up their DUI Task Forces as there have simply been too many arrests and accidents to warrant such Check Points.

Ms. Houston was an Alumni of SU and worked as an Officer for 21 years there. She was 48 years young.

My Living Will

Last night, my friend and I were sitting in the living room and I said to her, "I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug."

She got up, unplugged the TV, and threw out my wine.

She's such a bitch.....