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maybe they have him chained to the desk!

My wife and I have gone to the White Mountains in NH for many years hiking the AT between the AMC huts and never saw a moose up there.

Torre's job is with the Dogers as is Don Mattingly who was missing. Notice Clemments wasn't there.

I went yesterday and to say it was great would be an understatement. Looking at all the great players of the past that were there, the history and lets not forget the ghosts that roam the stadium. I went to my first game there when I was 7. I went to Monument Park, walked out onto the field and took a vial of stadium dirt. Ticket prices are high and going up. What isn't. Since that first time when I was 7 I have been to close to 250 games there and each time I'm that 7 year old again. Yeah the hot dogs are over priced, so's the beer and everythig else in the world.

I remember a train collision in Mt Vernon in '73. It happened between 6 a 7 PM on a weekday near the Mt Vernon East station. Then the station was on Prospect Ave. One train rear ended the other. We had mutual aid ambulances from all over and the city was covered. Of course we did not have the traffic we have today but the train was pretty crowded if I remember.

Last I heard he was retired in Florida

You're quite right. None of us joined for the property tax releaf, the 14.5 cents per mile the gov't allows etc but I'll tell you what, if the gov't wants to give a little anyone would be nuts not to take it. If they said "he's $100 just because wouldn't you take it? Thats milk and diapers for my 2 year old for the week. With prices going up on everything,my pay isn't keeping up I for one will take what I can get.

There was an old Peekskill unit a tthe Road Knights car show today.

One hand wants us the other???? From The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE www.fasny.com Media Contacts: Liz Burke, (212) 981-5263 / liz_burke@dkcnews.com Sid M. Dinsay, (212) 981-5166 / sid.dinsay@dkcnews.com Robert Leonard: 212-981-5113; Robert_Leonard@dkcnews.com ___________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STATE FIREMEN’S ASSOCIATION REACTS TO VETO OF LEGISLATION AIMED AT VOLUNTEER FIRE/EMS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION Albany, NY (Sept. 12th, 2008) - Governor Paterson’s veto of a key piece of legislation that would have allowed local governments to offer property tax reductions to their volunteers in addition to the State’s $200 personal income tax credit program drew strong criticism today from the association representing more than 130,000 volunteer firefighters and EMS responders. “This veto directly impacts the recruitment and retention efforts of local fire and EMS agencies, and has happened at a time when the record prices for gasoline are a major cost factor for volunteers, who are already giving of their own time and resources,” said Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) President Thomas J. Cuff, Jr. The new legislation was designed to correct issues in a previously enacted law allowing volunteers to receive a $200 personal income tax credit from the State - but only if they were not receiving a property tax benefit from their local municipality. This caveat forced many volunteers to perform a series of complicated calculations each year to determine which benefit they wished to receive. It often led to volunteers undertaking a complex and onerous process of filing additional tax documents, depending on the outcome of those calculations. In his veto memo on the legislation, the Governor cited an indirect cost associated with the new bill that was at odds with the State’s current financial issues. Cuff reacted, “In citing this potential 1.6 million dollar financial impact on the State, both the Governor and his Counsel’s office have completely ignored the billions of dollars in payroll and benefits alone that would have to be paid by local governments if they were forced to replace our dedicated volunteers with paid staff.” The Legislature passed the legislation, sponsored by Senator Joe Griffo and Assemblyman Bill Magee, in June. The Governor’s veto message suggested FASNY should have first approached the Governor’s Division of Budget before advancing legislation with a financial impact through the State Legislature. This is the first time FASNY has ever encountered this type of objection. The legislation dealing with a $200 personal income tax credit, and certain necessary adjustments, has been before Governors Pataki, Spitzer and most recently Paterson. Cuff stated, “It is shocking that we are being asked in a veto message, to go to the Governor first before working with the Legislature to address our recruitment and retention issues.” FASNY’s legislative focus has been on augmenting the ranks of volunteer fire and EMS responders for more than 100 years. Local governments have their own interaction with their volunteers and frequently create educational incentives, property tax reductions and other initiatives designed to garner more volunteers. “Governor Paterson’s veto overlooks the desires of counties and other local government entities to provide their own volunteers with incentives. It also attempts to balance the state budget at the expense of the localities and those volunteers who serve them,” said Cuff. The current economy has placed a premium on the value provided by local volunteer emergency responders. Efficiencies in local governments have also been a focal point over the past several years. Volunteers create efficiencies and provide valuable services that would have to be replaced at an enormous cost borne solely by local property taxes. Volunteers have customarily approached both the State and local Legislatures for assistance in funding and other operational necessities such as training funds for new recruits. The Firemen’s Association has great concerns regarding the suggestion that it should first go to the Governor’s Division of Budget on legislative matters that may impact the State’s budget. Cuff said, “The State’s budget is only one consideration here, which must be balanced with the volunteers’ responsibility for the safety and welfare of eighty percent of the State’s geography. Legislators in the 57 counties where volunteers are providing fire and EMS have an opinion regarding their locality and we intend to continue to approach them with our problems and concerns.”

I was just about to get on a Metro North train in Croton to go to a meeting on the 86th floor at Morgan Stanley later in the day. I later found out that the people I was meeting with made it out. I was also going to see a client in the other tower later at Marsh. He didn't make it out. My train by the way never made it to NYC, it was turned around and deposited everyone back at Croton.

Yonkers has always been the "City of Hills"

I've seen a number of new delivered rigs with some rear mounted Blue Lights as well as Blue on the light bars.

Hey so long as Cantore or some one else with a Weather Channel windbreaker isn't walking around our area, we're safe. Once they show up you know what's next.

If my memory is working both Oak Street and South Fulton fire houses in Mt Vernon both had poles. Don't know if they are still there or in use even. Also Oak street was the early 1900's. Pre 1910. Dadbo correct me if I am wrong.

We also forgot to mention a new deputy as well. Deborah's moving to City Hall, I've known Teddy since High School. I think he knows the fire service and is an upstanding guy. One that can be trusted to do the right thing.

Wasn't he mopre or less Ernie's yes man at one time?

JBE hit it pretty good. Fire in the walls? Fill out the assignment. You do not know how much extension there is and the time it takes for the 1st due to get there it can really take hold. Fire is won or lost in the early stages so any delay is critical. On top of that, those departments without hydrants, put the tankers on the road and the usual MA tankers on stand by. As JBE said, you can always send 'em back. If you need them and have to wait for them, you've lost the battle. As for tools, the TIC, the typical hand tools to open the wall, pike ax, flat head, 6" pole, hallagan, the can and a CO, stretch a line but do not charge it You really have to treat it as a structure fire as it can take off in the walls, You won't know until you open them up and then check for extension.

The old Howe International is gone and is in the process of being replaced.

It gets better, just read the article http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...EWS02/808080393

We always seem to find the ones not wearing seatbelts right? They're the ones we find thrown from the car or crumpled up on the floor.

What about the side step on the ladders? I remember doing that in Mt Vernon when we had the spare. Hey dadbo46 remember that?

Look at some of the rural mid west, northern or indian reservation rigs. a lot worse shap than this truck. I'll bet they have mechanics that would have repaired this rig and put it in service replacing some rig 20 years older. If they sold it for the salvage value, some department could have used it and FDMV could have used that money to get their new truck back in service. What went on here is criminal, go around every rule for disposal of gov't property. There are guys who tow vehicles all day long for the salvage costs and make a fortune. Of course they did not make any money? yea right.

Get ejected from your car onto the road, another car trys to avoid hitting you and gets into an accident. Well you now caused it. A stretch? Yep but it can happen. We've all seen the video's of the high speed crashes on youtube where the victim gets hit by another car not in the original incident.

Wasn't it auctions off in Larchmont last weekend as parts?