August 28, 2009

Democratic chair retires as city firefighter

After 27 years on the job, city firefighter Elliott Nelson retired last Saturday.
Nelson, the city's Democratic Party chairman, went out "in a blaze of glory," according to Mayor Art Ward.
Fire Chief Jon Pose and others said that Nelson was among the firefighters who tackled a wild fire that consumed a Burlington Avenue barn last Friday night -- a sweltering, sticky, awful one.
"I earned my money that night," Nelson said.
Nelson retired the next day.

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14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Now Nelson will use his "experiences" (putting out barn fires) as ammo to make war on tax-payers.

Tim Gamache said...

Congratulations Nelson and thank you for all your years of service.MOST of us APPRECIATE your efforts to serve the city of Bristol(even the "citizens" who will come on this site and take their shots at you while hiding behind that curtain of anonymity).

Anonymous said...

Elliot

Good luck, good health.

Enjoy

Bill said...

Now he can devote 100% of himself to Ward and the Union boys.

Anonymous said...

Bill sounds like someone with a big chip on his shoulder. Anyway...

Congratulations Elliott! Best of luck to you.

Anonymous said...

When can we expect the heart and hypertension claim?

jack said...

1:43 - sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder. You have a problem with work related illnesses?

Anonymous said...

1:43 PM, I don't know, when are you filing it?

Anonymous said...

Sad that the brotherhood has to attack one another! 1:43pm Try crawling under that union rock of yours.

Anonymous said...

If he never joined politics and instead devoted his spare time to watching TV and playing with the kids and the dog, everyone would love him and hail him as an untarnished hero of the brotherhood. Which is why it amazes me people still choose to bother with serving the public in the political sphere. There's zero respect to be earned in providing that service, on either side of the aisle.

Anonymous said...

3:50 You nailed it and that is the problem with getting new people involved!!!

Anonymous said...

LOOK AT COUTURES CLAIM HES WORKING FOR CARPENTER AND THE CITY IS PAYING HIM DISABILTY PAYMENTS HOW SWEET IS THAT BUT I GUESS HE HASNT BEEN NOTICED. THIS CITY IS FINISHED.

Anonymous said...

WARD IS NOT WITH THE UNION BOYS IF HE GETS IN IT`S ALL THE TOWN FOLK SUPPORTING HIM NOT THE UNIONS YOU CAN COUNT ON THAT.

Anonymous said...

"If he never joined politics and instead devoted his spare time to watching TV and playing with the kids and the dog"

--If that was true, I'd like him better. But instead he's a tax-payer extorting Democrat political hack now. Too bad.