China Town Buffet Update

Last Wednesday evening several of us got together and were discussing the China Town Buffet Post on my Blog Site. Our waitress had overheard the conversation and said, not that all you can eat place over by Giant? I replied, yeah, that's the one.

She said, whatever you do, DO NOT pay them by Credit Card? Of course we all said, why? She said she had been there two different times and she paid via Credit Card both times and put the tip on the Card as well. She then added, BOTH times she was charged twice for each visit!

You see Folks, this is what these Blog Sites are all about. Although stories like this wouldn't be produced by the Daily Times, they are important stories in the sense that maybe this has happened to other people we all know?

I looked at our waitress, who was serving us food and drinks for several hours each time we go there, cleaning up our dishes, refilling our drinks, never allowing them to go empty and could speak english and she gets tipped some 25% or more. She also shared some valuable information for everyone to know about so they can better choose where they might use their Credit Card in the future.

I'd love to know if this has happened to any of you as well? She told us she immediately called the Credit Card Company and sent them copies of her receipts and they removed it from her Card right away. I heard this happens regularly in Ocean City and a quality restaurant will only allow one person to process Credit Cards to keep these transient workers from billing people twice.

Kitten, Tree, Chain Saw Or Ladder?

While sitting on the front porch enjoying a nice smooth JR Cigar earlier this evening I heard a quiet meow in the front yard.

I looked out and saw one of our kittens lying there under a tree looking up in the air. Notice the first picture in this group where the black kitten is on the ground under the tree.

Then look up in that same picture to the upper left hand corner where his sister had climbed the tree for the very first time and said to herself, self, how do I get down from here? Meow?

That's where the meow was coming from, up above. I thought, should I get a ladder or simply cut the tree down? The ladder was all the way in the barn whereas the chain saw was only in the garage. Hmmmmmm?

Then I thought, well, Jennifer would make me get the ladder, (damn women) so away I went. The problem here was, not only did I have to get the ladder and save this poor animal, I had to bring it all the way back to the barn after all was said and done, so this was quite a sacrifice! I mean, after all, couldn't I just call 911?

Fortunately my JR Cigar survived and I was eventually able to get back to relaxing and watching the horses munch on their hay. Oh, that's right, there was a cat in this whole story too. She's fine and I knew this as she refused to leave my side and sat in my lap purring away like the happy camper she always is.

Raw Sewage Leak Update

I have been in contact with Mr. John Pick today. The original release of information stating that the pipe burst at 1:00 AM was false. I am told by Mr. Pick that the pipe burst at 9:30 AM and he is very confident about that.

Now I do have a friend that was traveling that route earlier than that in the morning and the roads were already closed off, (before 9:30 AM) and Mr. Pick believes they were closed off due to some of the work they were doing.

I am awaiting an answer as to how many, (if any) people went to the Hospital over this incident. We have learned directly from the Contractor that a few people were drenched in human feces when it burst and there's been no confirmation that HAZMAT was called in. I'm not sure if that's something that would be required with a spill like this but from what we've come to learn the City simply took it upon themselves to simply clean it up the way they felt necessary.

I'd sure like to know what would have happened if a privately owned company had this happen to them and what would be required? Does anyone out there have that expertise and knowledge in that department?

Here's the kicker of the entire thing though. I have been involved in projects and I have several friends that have done projects whereas they have been required to do what is called "Storm Water Management." In each one that I am aware of it has cost around $300,000.00 just to get through that process before you start your build out. One of these friends has a Self Storage Unit Company where he had to spend that much and he has no bathrooms, nothing! The land was already sitting there doing nothing and just because he decided to put up the storage units he had to spend that kind of money bringing it up to code.

Now while you're asking yourself why, wait till you hear what the City's Storm Water Management consists of! Before I expose that however I'd like to ask why everyone else just can't tap into their system rather than go through the $300,000.00 trouble to do it properly?

Nonetheless, to answer the earlier statement/question, the City has sewer lines/drains in the roads. These drains flow directly into the Wicomico River! That's right Folks, they don't take care of jack! They flow everything right into the river and that how the supposed 43,000 gallons of raw sewage made its way into the Wicomico River! Now we have to live up to far better standards as individuals but the City doesn't have to live up to those standards and in fact they are the biggest polluters of the Wicomico River, more so than anyone else.

So what do they do? They create numbers like this so called 43,000 gallons of raw sewage and we're supposed to believe them and trust them? Follow Hadley and Duvall site lately and you'll clearly see that there's no trusting this Mayor, John Jacobs and most of the City Council.

Nevertheless, I firmly believe the City must upgrade their own storm water management rules on their own properties and or simply allow others to tap into their lines in the roadways. This could save developers million upon millions of dollars. I'm not suggesting that it's the right thing to do but I am saying why does the City constantly get away with the do as I say not as I do attitude?

Today's Wildlife Photos

43,000 Gallons Of Sewage Just Doesn't Flow!

No matter what they say, (Mayor and John Jacobs) I'll never buy the fact that only 43,000 gallons of raw sewage leaked into the roads, bypassed "ALL" sewage drains in that road, hopped the curbs and then ran another 400 to 500 yards or more across land and then over to the river!

As these pictures will clearly show you, the Mayors "theory" is not at all accurate. The Daily Times never questioned it and actually pampered this story in my opinion. This is a very serious matter and this could have and should have been avoided.

At 9:00 PM a worker noticed this coupling leaking and knew there was a problem. At 1:00 AM the coupling burst and things get blurry from there. They claim it was contained within 15 minutes but you know me folks, I buy that like I believe Jim Rapp is now using foot baths at the Zoo.

Most pools in the area are some 30,000 gallons +. If your pool burst, would it fill up the entire road, offer so much pressure that it would bypass the sewer drains in the roads and pop over top the curbs and then run some 500 yards across land and into the river? NOT! Sometimes it's better to create the picture in a whole new light so every day citizens can see just why this is such a bunch of BS.

They didn't contain this in 15 minutes! Since it made it to the river and leaked some 43,000 gallons into the river, this was far more serious than they want you to know and the MDE better use their heads and do something about these liars. No matter what, now you have a better idea as to what really happened and this Blog Site isn't buying one ounce of what they claim.

Coming To Every School Near You!

I received word yesterday the the Sheriffs Department has now hired a Police Officer for Bennett High, Wicomico High, Parkside High, Mardela High, Bennett Middle, Wicomico Middle, Salisbury Middle and Alternative School.

That equals 8 schools with deputies. The 9th deputy will be a Sergeant that will supervise/fill in when absent. The Board of Ed will be paying all expenses (salary, benefits, etc.) for the school year and the county will pay the expenses during the summer when school's out.

The games are over and Wicomico County is taking the multiple threats of bombs and other illegal activity very seriously and will do what it takes to make our children safe.

As wonderful as an education can be, some students don't take it as serious as others and can disturb an entire School and it's about time these bullies were stopped. Just more proof that the Sheriffs Department needs to be recognized and thanked. Have you waved to an Officer today? I did.

UPDATE: We have had deputies in the schools for some time now, but would constantly have to take them out depending on court security issues, road patrol shift shortages, vacation, transports, etc. We started out with 6 last year and it would sometimes dwindle down to three. In order for the board of ed to be guaranteed a permanent deputy in the school, we entered into a "contract" where they have agreed to pay the expenses I mentioned before and the county would cover the expenses in the summer The grant for the Wicomico Middle school deputy has been in place for a period of time. Major Doris Schonbrunner

43,000 Gallons Of Sewage Leaks Into The Wicomico River This Morning

Barrie Tilghman claimed that a coupling broke at 1:00 am this morning allowing 43,000 gallons of sewage to leak out into the street and ultimately into the river.

Now I don't know about you folks but I used to have a pool in my back yard in Davidsonville, MD. that was 84,000 gallons of water so I personally find their volume "highly suspicious!" It's my understanding they closed off roads and one road was actually flooded by the volume of water/sewage. My guess would be a much higher volume of water actually spilled but you know how it works, they pay fines based on the gallons that were spilled and usually the MDE buys their BS.

Maybe this time Dave Pushkar will open his eyes and see a bit more clearly as to how much sewage actually spilled and not trust the figures offered by John Jacobs? Mr. Pushkar has confirmed with me directly that this was in fact reported to his office earlier today.

Oh, make sure you don't drink any water out of the Wicomico River for a little while and there'll be no fishing or swimming there till September 7th as well. Water-skiing and other activities down river seem to be ok because the spill will only be located in one small area that John Jacobs wants quarantined. I wonder where the fish and wildlife will be housed in the mean time?

The photo above is not the actual location of the spill.

Please Don't Forget These Animals

The Humane Society still needs your help. As we expect the Daily Times news print to become a part of the past, save your papers and deliver them to the Humane Society.

While you're there, take a look at these unbelievable animals in need of homes and or financial support.

Also, if you've lost a pet, please contact them first and see if it isn't there waiting for you. Believe it or not this happens all too often and your pet could eventually be adopted out to another family.

www.wicomicohumane.org at 410-749-7603

Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind? NOT!

I took this photo back on 2-6-06 just across the street from the Salisbury Police Department. To this day I do not believe anything has been done about this mess. So I ask you Barrie Tilghman and the City Council, IF this home were located right next to yours, would it still be standing?

I guess if you live on the West side of the City you're not worth of the same kind of respect as everywhere else? I would also guess your tax dollars on the West side of the City are nowhere near as valuable as the wealthier parts of Town!

Shanie, time to get into gear and start representing what you were hired to do. If you need any help, I've got lots more pictures to post!

WGMD 92.7 With Dan Gaffney

The link below is yesterdays interview on the Dan Gaffney Morning Show. Enjoy!

http://www.wgmd.com/SOUNDS/AMSHOW/082306-hour3.mp3

County VS. City

The first photo shows you how the County paves a road, (Jersey Road out by Delmar, believe it or not). The other three photos are how the City allows their roads to be paved, patched and screwed up!

It's well known that the City hasn't paved a road in more than 2 years. The Mayor has blown so much money on oh, (let's say legal bills alone) that the City is now allowing developers to fix the roads after they've hooked up with the City water and sewer system. The end result, crap! This would be unacceptable anywhere else but here in Salisbury if you're a FOB you get whatever you want and as the voters have proven they don't give a damn by not making it to the polls, you get what you deserve.

Is This Guy In Orange Related To Jim Rapp?

As I was traveling around today I came across the same RR X-ing on Naylor Mill Road that is in repair and I thought I'd update my photos to show the progress. I happened to be on my call phone, (same as I was the last time in the Zoo) and as I was taking pictures, out of nowhere comes this man in the top picture waving his hand and saying, wow, wow, wow, you can't take our picture!

I responded immediately with, OH YES I CAN and OH YES I WILL! He demanded to know who I was with as if this was the Secret Service and I politely told him. He said, what's a Blog Site? I explained it was local news and information and he again said you can't take our pictures. I immediately TOLD him there wasn't a thing he could do about it and if he'd like to call the Police I'd be happy to stand there and wait till they arrived.

He walked away from me and that was that. Mind you, I had a friend on the phone with me the entire time and heard the entire thing. They weren't pleased with what they were hearing as well.

I found it VERY interesting though as this was the same kind of thing the Zoo continued to pull on me. However, when I told this guy I wasn't going to listen to him and that I had every right, he walked away like a good human being and left me alone. See, no problem, no worries. I did my thing and left. This City is unbelievable!

Another Death Threat!

Several months ago I had found this ammunition on the front edge of my property. There were some 500 rounds of long range 22 cal. bullets. My three labs scared the person off the property and it was after I had been receiving threats on my life on Hadley's Blog Site. The State Police found it was important enough, (after reading the comments from a Zookeeper stating I needed to be humanely"put down") to investigate the incident and things came to an immediate halt.

Over the last few days Hadley had been posting information about my upcoming Court Case and how Jim Rapp had lied under oath in order to get me arrested and we had video proof proving he had done so. I had then commented about how they were claiming they were going to have women crying on the stand stating they had witnessed the whole thing and I stated that was impossible because I had video proof no one was standing there but Jim Rapp and myself and that some of the people who had claimed they were going to get on the stand and state differently better be prepared because those same people were on the radio stating they were on the way.

Well this obviously pissed a lot of people off and now all of a sudden "about time" is back and now a new person called, "jodie." I received a very interesting telephone call last night informing me that "jodie" is not a person at all. OK, I'm game, who are they? They said, these people are laughing at you because you haven't figured them out yet. "jodie" stands for, JoDie!!! They were laughing at you because you'd never figure it out.

In my opinion, I will certainly watch my back when it comes to Barrie Tilghman, Mike Dunn, Jim Rapp and or Carrie Samis as these are the only people sick enough to make such said threats in my opinion and I'm stating this publicly should anything happen to me any time soon.

I am asking the FBI and others to step in and investigate who this person is as I saved their original comments before I started deleting their personal attacks against me. Keep in mind folks, these comments were originally posted on Zoo related issues once again and when I started deleting them they simply went anywhere they could to get their point across. I deleted those comments as well.

Stay Tuned............

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National-Joe-A-Graphic Is On 92.7 Today

Well, this has been a fun morning! Dan Gaffney from WGMD Radio, "The Talk of Delmarva" kindly invited me to be on the air with him today and will broadcast that interview throughout the day. Dan is a daily follower of this Blog Site.

Of all things we discussed the China Buffet and tipping and as I don't want to give it all away I must say it was very enjoyable and some listeners had some very interesting things to say. In my opinion they threw another curve ball as to how one might think about tipping while serving yourself.

I will admit that rarely is my glass empty, if ever. That's about it though. Well, just listen to the Show and you'll see what happened.

Thanks Dan and I look forward to more shows together with you.

If you'd like to hear this particular broadcast go to www.wgmd.com and click on 'audio to go" some time around 1:00 this afternoon and you can hear that broadcast.

Dan Gaffney
WGMD Radio
92.7 FM
Rehoboth Beach
“The Talk of Delmarva”
dan@wgmd.com

Thank You Daily Times!

WOW! Over the past two days WWW.National-Joe-A-Graphic.blogspot.com has been recognized by The Daily Times as they have now posted 3 news articles taken from my Blog Site and used two of them as front page news!

Yesterday it was the Giant Food closing its doors in North Salisbury and today it was the RR X-ing story I have been talking about for days and the third was the State Trooper accident in West Ocean City that ended up on their website right after I introduced it on the Blog.

Now look folks, you know if you stick with me here it doesn't cost you $ .50 cent a day and more importantly you'll get "Front Page News" some two to three days ahead of The Daily Times.

If they're trying to tick me off by copying everything I do they're completely mistaken! I firmly believe this is a complement as I am recognized almost every day for news and information The Daily Times otherwise couldn't produce without me.

Nevertheless, if you want my stuff in print, just buy The Daily Times a couple of days later and they'll have it. I'll bet Greg Bassett regrets ever calling me early in the morning, then getting hung up on and then calling me back again to harass me, don't ya think?

It's Time To Show Our Respect

Back in the 1960's it felt good to wave to a Police Officer and have them wave right back with a smile. In the 1970's things started to change. Police Officers were regularly called Pigs and people regularly challenged their authority. In the 80's & 90's Police Officers started receiving far better salaries and today we absolutely take them for granted and believe they are paid greatly to do their jobs.

In the mean time the City of Salisbury is not up to par salary wise but everyone is protected. Oh, some might say not well enough but in all reality if you weren't protected well enough there would be riots on the streets every day and your homes wouldn't be worth Didley.

No matter what they're paid, it's time we get back to the old school of thinking and start waving back at these Officers. We can do so with the following intentions. It would mean, thank you. It would mean, good morning, afternoon or even evening. It would ultimately mean, we care.

With that in mind, think about what these Officers would give back in return? Better moral. Better confidence. Better Policing!

Quit taking them for granted and show we're the better person by simply waving hello.

Look Who's Laughing Now!

Is this a face you would trust? This property went from a Garden Center to Parker Place Antiques Junk Yard in no time and it's no wonder this man is laughing all the way to the Bank. After all, paying only $35,000.00 for this lot and screwing the citizens of Salisbury by not fulfilling the original agreement and the Mayor allowing this property to go for so little is shameful. Don't get me wrong though folks, I would have easily paid $35,000.00 for it too and you just might have seen this same kind of smile on my face as well!

However, I would have put in a sludge pit, multiple burial sites for dead animals from the Zoo, a dedicated wall to display all the Peace Orders, Criminal Summons and Warrants put out against me from the Zoo, transcripts from the Rachel Polk trial with the Mayor and her Daughter, left over illegal pipes that were removed from the Zoo draining raw sewage directly into the river and all sorts of other memorabilia.

What would you have added to the list?

Rt 50 In West Ocean City Gets Shut Down!

The State Police flew in and landed right in the middle of Rt. 50 an hour ago and shut down Rt. 50 because of a very bad accident where one car had been t-boned. West bound traffic was eventually rerouted through Glen Riddle while the East bound traffic was shut down. Maybe tomorrow morning you'll read more about it in the Daily Times? They seem to use the Blog Sites for their main source for news now and we'll leave it to the MSM to deliver the gory details.

There Is No 4 To 2 Law If It's A Commercial Building!

Brazilians own a store called The Melting Pot located at, 1305 S. Division St Unit 19. Salisbury, MD. 21842 who are very rarely open for business and now I know why.

Parente builders, (a Tom Ruark sub contractor) come by in the early morning and beep the horn at the door, same as you would do if you were picking someone up.

4 hispanics came out of the CLOSED store, as if they had just rolled out of bed. It's pretty obvious these guys are living in a commercial strip center.

I came to learn that last week this group had Cable TV installed and are obviously making themselves at home there. The law and leases clearly state you cannot live in these properties and this post blows this illegal activity right out of the water.

If you look in the evening you'll see three vehicles. Two with PA. tags on the vehicles and one with a DE. temp tag. It's obvious these are more FOB's and Ruark and friends have found a way to house these illegals without worrying about the old 4 to 2 rules, let alone green cards. There won't be any Inspectors checking out these properties either.