Comments on: City Pays Union Firefighters To FILL THE BOOT

By: Skeptic

Skeptic — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:16:30 +0000

If the public is ready to get over the misplaced hero worship of fire dept employees, start with the straight 48 schedule. They obviously are sleeping for half the time they are getting paid. Two days of 48 hours in a row and then 5 days off for their real jobs is quite a life.

By: Nate

Nate — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:58:58 +0000

Cyclops,

As mentioned in an earlier post, Branden got beat in his last election attempt. He holds no elected office.

You are, in effect, correct, he only fights for himself, or, his future election.

However, as his constituency voted him out of office, I can only surmise that it must have been because they didn’t feel he was “fighting for them”.

Amazing the way that works, isn’t it.

Branden just doesn’t get it. Probably never will from the tone in his posts.

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:25:33 +0000

Branden fights, first and foremost, for Branden’s re-election! Period! No better, or worse than any other state legislator from either party. My question is ‘Just when did holding an elected office become a “career”‘????

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:00:26 +0000

Brandon is correct. I know who is fighting for the middle class and who isn’t.

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:33:59 +0000

I really don’t care if the firefighters want to solicit donations for a charity. I do, however, question if parking 4 fire trucks in the parking lot of Winco at Fairview and Milwaukee for hours at a time is a “legitimate” use of OUR equipment!
Mr. Durst, your first comment was to be expected given your political leanings. The last sentence of your second response was down right ‘patronizing’ and I found it highly offensive. You should know better!!!

By: Nate

Nate — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:59:42 +0000

Branden,

Let’s see, you included a comment about the “anti-government crowd” in your response, and no one had taken that turn yet.

You also intimate that without this exact type of activity, you would be all for raising taxes to give money to the “beneficiaries”.

The reason you don’t see Micron employee’s on the clock soliciting donations is because management knows that specific activity would be held accountable to the stockholders (taxpayers), do you get it now.

Your initial comment and subsequent response is so blatantly righteous it’s pathetic.

The reason you got beat in your last election is because you don’t LISTEN to your constituents. You see, I shouldn’t have to run for office to get my wishes realized. I simply call my Councilperson, or legislator, and let them know how I want them to vote. The public servant, hearing from many others, realizes he/she is there to carry out our wishes, follows suit.

See how that works.

I repeat, typical liberal Democrat spin job.

By: Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 07:54:39 +0000

Getting paid to do charity work is far from charitable..

By: sam the sham

sam the sham — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 05:47:47 +0000

If you, like myself, do not approve then do not donate. If they don’t make money then they have no good reason to do this stunt.

By: Brad Davis

Brad Davis — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:53:18 +0000

I take issue with donating to a cause I don’t necessarily want to donate to. I have causes to which I donate, but by paying their wages while they do this, I am in essence donating to their cause through my taxes. That doesn’t sit right with me.

By: Eye on Numbers

Eye on Numbers — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:39:31 +0000

Note to Sponge Bob, Mail carriers are not holding up traffic with their annual food drive.

Fill the boot is a national deal? Since when did this tradition start? I have lived in a number of places in my 65 years and Idaho is the only place I have ever seen this sort of thing and only in the last decade or so have I seen this activity.

Here’s a thought, the Fire Guys are on the payroll while doing this, why don’t they donate their pay received filling the boot? I find this “tradition” a very dangerous practice akin to looky loo people at a traffic accident and all the traffic back up and potential for harm to citizens, their property (vehicles) and to firemen in the flow of traffic. The value of this activity against the risks doesn’t make sense.