Comments by JF | San Diego Reader

JF

Who Killed Richard Swink?

Anyone who's travelled sees their native country in a new light afterward. ================== Unfortunately, that's not true.
— October 29, 2009 5:45 p.m.

Roach City

Wrong again, Johnny. We have a strong mayor now. The mayor gives the terms, the lawyers negotiate it and, as I clearly wrote earlier, the city the city council has the final vote. Why is it that whenever you try to call me out on something I prove you wrong?
— October 29, 2009 6:35 a.m.

BTW-Please provide proof that the City pays half a million to "LA Lawyers" to negotiate unions contracts. ================= http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2008/dec/04/ne… "Among the concessions made, the lawyers will receive no more than $400,000 dollars for their mediation services, down from an original proposal of $500,000. In addition, the lawyers also agreed to waive all billable fees associated with travel time from their Los Angeles headquarters." My mistake, the fees were reduced from $500K to $400K. Gee, SurfPuppy, one of the commentators on that article was a guy named Johnny Vegas. Know him? Oh wait... that's you. You read and commented on the article, and yet you still have to deny it ever happened. Sooner or later, you'll figure out that I actually do know what I'm talking about and can back up anything I post.
— October 28, 2009 9:24 a.m.

In San Diego County, Fat Pensions Mean Higher Taxes

Johnny, I really like this "$1000/month" military pay bit. I might refer you to the chart located at: http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/pay/2… According to that site, an E-1 (PFC) with less than 4 months service makes around $30K per year when add ons such as housing and food are included. Since you'll whine and cry, actual cash is $1301. Only 30% higher than your claim. Just can't resist exaggerating, can you? Obviously, it goes up from there, though no one is getting rich. Again, I think the military should be paid more. It's not a non-sensical comparison. The whole basis for your manifesto is "no longer able to do their jobs". Good. Firefighting has once again been rated the toughest job in America. http://www.careercast.com/jobs/content/most-deman… I have yet to hear Don claim that he could have done it when he was 67 as you propose.
— October 10, 2009 11:19 a.m.

In San Diego County, Fat Pensions Mean Higher Taxes

Ooops, here's another one from Oct 22, 2008: "I have yet to see a study that shows that firefighters in general have a shorter life span, though there are several studies showing that they have much greater incidence of cancer and heart disease." http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news/Firefigh… Look a study that's newer than 50 years old! It's fun looking back. I saw where Johnny claimed that the fatality rate for the entire military is 5%. I saw this great quote from Johnny, "Please show me one, JUST ONE CASE ANYWHERE IN AMERICA where a government employer has been held liable for either to a FF." Great lawyer that he is, he forgot the law about presumptive illnesses. I saw this great quote by Johnny, "Billy is a good friend of mine who posts over at VoSD, but I am not him." What a hoot!
— October 10, 2009 10:42 a.m.