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 Posted: Mar 11, 2010 - 10:47 PM
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Location: Toledo, Ohio, USA
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| Debb wrote: | woo hoo... a man in uniform!
| teclaydon wrote: | | vampyregirl wrote: | | "...Too long of an explanation to go into right now about police/fire..." |
...sounds like one of those new darn-fangled cost-efficient(?) departments of 'Public Safety'.
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Nice pic!!! And "darn-fangled cost-efficient"???? Bwaaaaa-haaa-haaa-haaaa!!!! NOT!!!!!
So, here's the explanation on that: Some genius (and I use that term VERY loosely!!!!) decided it would save the city money to combine Police Dispatch and Fire Dispatch. The fire folks had to be trained in 911 call taking, and us police folks (not all, but quite a few--not me T.G.!!!) had to be trained in fire dispatch. Well, we estimate the whole mess has cost the city a good $200,000 in overtime in the past 2 years--if not more. Some savings!!!! Then, there is no rotation between the 3 jobs, so you get folks stuck on fire for weeks on end, then they toss them over to the police dispatch and they have a hard time keeping up with air traffic!!! NOT GOOD!!!! 90% of the time, the fire dispatch is sitting on their thumbs. 90% of the time, police dispatch is typing away at pursuits, sending on calls, etc. Apples and oranges I tell ya!!!!
Now we have a new Mayor. He knows damn well (he used to be the Fire Chief) that the idea of combining us was stoooooooooopid from the get-go. We are waiting for that whole mess to be separated out so we can go back to the way it was. For now, though, we are all on the same vacation books!!! Only 2 dispatchers can be off on vacation at the same time. The 2 that are off on the 2 days I need are original fire folks. Once we separate again, those 2 days will be available for me and another person to scoop up!! If that somehow doesn't work out, I will have to find 2 people to trade with me for those days--that should be easy! It's a Thursday and Friday, and I can trade for a weekend day earlier in the month to compensate them!!! All is well!!! WOO HOO!!!!
Now we just have to keep the Mayor out of our paychecks in the meantime. My city has a projected $48 million deficit for the year--including almost $10 million left over from the last "genius".....er, mayor. Sigh....... Always tryin' to mess with a girl's pay!!!! Basterds!!!!
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Posted: Mar 12, 2010 - 12:50 AM
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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| vampyregirl wrote: | | "..."darn-fangled cost-efficient"???? Bwaaaaa-haaa-haaa-haaaa!!!! NOT!!!!!..." |
...I hear 'ya.
Although combining 'first responder' resources may look good on paper to the bean-counters and leave elected decision makers with a 'warm and fuzzy' about appearing fiscally responsible in the eyes of their constituents, I think most of the folks who actually work day-to-day in or near those environments would agree there are limits to the extent that fire, police and EMS services can be 'co-managed' without compromising the efficiency with which they serve the public.
It's like those 'all-in-one' printer/copier/scanner/fax machines ...they never seem to do any one thing quite as well as the a machine that's dedicated to doing just one of those functions...
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Posted: Mar 12, 2010 - 01:07 AM
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| Debb wrote: | | "...woo hoo... a man in uniform!..." |
Aw shucks Ma'am...
...your tax dollars at work, that's all ...if you happen to live in the Province of Ontario that is!
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Posted: Mar 12, 2010 - 10:46 PM
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| teclaydon wrote: | | vampyregirl wrote: | | "..."darn-fangled cost-efficient"???? Bwaaaaa-haaa-haaa-haaaa!!!! NOT!!!!!..." |
...I hear 'ya.
Although combining 'first responder' resources may look good on paper to the bean-counters and leave elected decision makers with a 'warm and fuzzy' about appearing fiscally responsible in the eyes of their constituents, I think most of the folks who actually work day-to-day in or near those environments would agree there are limits to the extent that fire, police and EMS services can be 'co-managed' without compromising the efficiency with which they serve the public.
It's like those 'all-in-one' printer/copier/scanner/fax machines ...they never seem to do any one thing quite as well as the a machine that's dedicated to doing just one of those functions...
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Heaven forbid they would ask the ACTUAL workers about anything around there!!!!!!!! Sacriledge!!!!!  |
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Posted: Mar 14, 2010 - 03:22 PM
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| vampyregirl wrote: | The plays we are going to see are Tempest, Kiss Me Kate, and King of Thieves. We're looking in August now. I'll probably be moving vacation days. That's ok by me though!!! That's my "mission" for this evening--checking vacation dates. Hopefully that will work out.....
Since we'll be "in the neighborhood", we may go to Niagara Falls at night... I've never been there... We're looking at going to some museums and galleries too!! Gaaaahhh!!! Culture!!!!  I love museums and stuff like that!!
Got the hotel picked out already too. It's out of Stratford, in St. Mary's. Nice looking place! Looks like a mansion. |
Enjoy your stay Vampy. I'm talking my daughter to see The Tempest during the last week of July.  N |
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Posted: Mar 15, 2010 - 04:28 AM
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you know that's not so!
| teclaydon wrote: | | Debb wrote: | | "...woo hoo... a man in uniform!..." |
Aw shucks Ma'am...
...your tax dollars at work, that's all ...if you happen to live in the Province of Ontario that is!
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Posted: Mar 16, 2010 - 07:24 AM
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| Nostromo wrote: | | vampyregirl wrote: | The plays we are going to see are Tempest, Kiss Me Kate, and King of Thieves. We're looking in August now. I'll probably be moving vacation days. That's ok by me though!!! That's my "mission" for this evening--checking vacation dates. Hopefully that will work out.....
Since we'll be "in the neighborhood", we may go to Niagara Falls at night... I've never been there... We're looking at going to some museums and galleries too!! Gaaaahhh!!! Culture!!!! I love museums and stuff like that!!
Got the hotel picked out already too. It's out of Stratford, in St. Mary's. Nice looking place! Looks like a mansion. |
Enjoy your stay Vampy. I'm talking my daughter to see The Tempest during the last week of July. N |
Cool!! I can't wait to go!! By then this city might resemble the Shootout at the OK Corral!!! They may be laying off 125 police officers next month. Notices were sent out today.....  I feel sooooo bad for them. Same guys that got laid off last year plus. Makes no sense....... |
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Post subject: Re: Vacation Planning
Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 01:06 PM
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| vampyregirl wrote: | I haven't been on an "out of town" vacation since the 3rd Annual Paintball game. I'm trying to plan an out of town trip now, and boy is it complicated!!!!
It looks like I'm going to have to move vacation days to accomplish what I want to do!!! 
For those interested: Three of my favorite actors (Christopher Plummer, Nigel Bennett, and Geraint Wyn Davies) will all be at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival this summer. WOO HOO!!!! I've always wanted to go to this anyway, but didn't really have anyone to go with. My friend Melanie (a co-worker) said to buy tickets!!! She's goin'!!!! (she's been in love with Mr. Plummer since she was a kid.... ) Any way, I have vacation in September, but the 3 plays are not being performed on 2 or 3 consecutive days during that week. The only time that will occur is in August--when I don't have any vacation scheduled. I'd have to move 3 days (not an issue hopefully--won't know until tonight at work), but that's ok by me.
Decisions, decisions..... And add to the mix that I can't get hold of Melanie to share this wonderful news.... Sigh..... Grrrrrrrrr...... |
I am on vacation now. My whole life is a mission.
I hope you enjoy yours.
I will probably take another vacation in June.
Hmmm.
While I am on vacation I am still on a mission to find me an indian arrowhead before I go.
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