UAFF and 9/11

Not since the appointment of Fire Chief Willis have I agreed with anything Augusta’s government has done. I belabor these points only to point out how lucky we as North Augustans are. Yesterday the commission appointed a virtually unknown person to serve out the term of the commissioner for District 4. I was so afraid they were going to re-appoint Richard Colclough to that position but I was also anticipating it. If the commission had re-instated Colclough, the Fire Fighter’s union in New York City was prepared to send over 300 protesters to Augusta. Wouldn’t that have been interesting? For those of you who do not remember or maybe were not or are not interested in the goings on across the river, Colclough made derogatory remarks some time back about Fire Fighters using the losses they suffered during 9/11 to garner sympathy from the public and the local government to obtain the things they needed such as raises. Not only did he disrespect Fire Fighters but he also disrespected this country saying about 9/11, “That’s gone, that’s history, get over it.” If after failing to win his seat for District 121 in the Georgia Legislature he is entertaining any idea of running again for commissioner, I think he will find that not only do the members of UAFF remember 9/11 but they also remember his statements about which he absolutely refused to make an apology.
You may have also noticed that WRDW has been profiling the mayoral candidates over this past week. Ronnie Few just cannot keep his foot out of his mouth. He glazed over the Grand Jury investigation, and once again, I must reiterate that the only reason he was not indicted was due to the statute of limitations, not as if the reason he was not indicted was because he was innocent. If anyone is interested enough, as I was, to read the Grand Jury report it can be found on Zaba Search, I think it will open some eyes. His interview was self-serving as all politicians are but his main claim to fame during his tenure as Augusta’s Fire Chief seemed to be the lowering of fire truck seats to make it easier for them to climb in the truck. I don’t know about you but that sure impressed me. Too bad we can’t run over and vote for him, but wait maybe we can, they don’t require any picture identification in Georgia do they?
Yesterday I paid my second visit to Fred’s in North Hills Shopping Center. The first time I went in was shortly after they opened just to check out the merchandize and size up the store and employees. Everyone I encountered on that trip was helpful, nice and always smiled but I expected that given that they were new and the store was new. Let me tell you folks nothing has changed. Everyone in that store is still nice, very helpful, talkative and they all smile making you feel welcome and inclined to visit again. They also have some good deals on Halloween décor.