tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post3156271246179718109..comments2023-06-30T07:39:20.662-04:00Comments on BRISTOLTODAY.COM: Ward cracking down on city drivingSteve Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06316108296993240817noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-45499501353562760752008-07-16T07:06:00.000-04:002008-07-16T07:06:00.000-04:00Has the city given all city employees cell phones?...Has the city given all city employees cell phones?<BR/><BR/>Continually I see city vehicles being driven by people on their cell phones.<BR/><BR/>Illegal, yes.<BR/><BR/>Work related??<BR/><BR/>Who is minding the store?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-84081249673789880382008-07-15T19:50:00.000-04:002008-07-15T19:50:00.000-04:00Any report from the mayors office yet?Any report from the mayors office yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-9063358570965622672008-07-14T21:14:00.000-04:002008-07-14T21:14:00.000-04:00Walt does not take his vehicle home!Walt does not take his vehicle home!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-7268940228366780582008-07-14T15:22:00.000-04:002008-07-14T15:22:00.000-04:00Ward has no clue what he is doing and its starting...Ward has no clue what he is doing and its starting to show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-32258357057093744342008-07-14T15:20:00.000-04:002008-07-14T15:20:00.000-04:00Walt from public works does and he lives in Milfor...Walt from public works does and he lives in Milford!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-63663137512362163562008-07-10T16:13:00.000-04:002008-07-10T16:13:00.000-04:00Other than the Police and Fire Chiefs, how many ci...Other than the Police and Fire Chiefs, how many city employees get to take their vehicles home?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-64548916055367077532008-07-09T21:35:00.000-04:002008-07-09T21:35:00.000-04:00Saw a Park Department truck riding around downtown...Saw a Park Department truck riding around downtown this evening (WED).<BR/><BR/>Wonder how this will show up on the mayors report.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-39055672971799764532008-07-09T16:37:00.000-04:002008-07-09T16:37:00.000-04:00Will we get a report tomorrow?Will we get a report tomorrow?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-58352174063157487762008-07-06T14:29:00.000-04:002008-07-06T14:29:00.000-04:0010:46 ~Sounds like you're one of those two-faced, ...10:46 ~<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you're one of those two-faced, self-promoting wimps that 8:23 was talking about...and I agree with 8:23 wholeheartedly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-63073487093324917322008-07-06T10:46:00.000-04:002008-07-06T10:46:00.000-04:008:23 Sounds like you are describing the Mayor!And ...8:23 <BR/><BR/>Sounds like you are describing the Mayor!<BR/><BR/>And I agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-37646763641876080032008-07-06T08:23:00.000-04:002008-07-06T08:23:00.000-04:004:00pm - so we can assume that you are one of thos...4:00pm - so we can assume that you are one of those two-faced, self-promoting whimps who will do anything, at least on the surface, which promotes your dead butt? <BR/>Welcome to the city council.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-25492148729827294392008-07-05T16:00:00.000-04:002008-07-05T16:00:00.000-04:0012:37It wasn't the Chiefs I was referring to, but ...12:37<BR/><BR/>It wasn't the Chiefs I was referring to, but those employees who respond to the mayors beck and call to do an immediate favor to make him look good at the cost of efficient and effective operation of the city.<BR/><BR/>I know, I am living it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-76213149966780791642008-07-05T12:37:00.000-04:002008-07-05T12:37:00.000-04:00Sure they do, 9:33 ~ They'll put out a fire at his...Sure they do, 9:33 ~ They'll put out a fire at his house or respond to an emergency for him (just like they do for the rest of the citizens of Bristol)... get over it already!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-3327373309631516492008-07-05T09:33:00.000-04:002008-07-05T09:33:00.000-04:00Because they are his friends and supporters!And be...Because they are his friends and supporters!<BR/><BR/>And because they do him favors in return.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-36988317984469767142008-07-04T19:35:00.000-04:002008-07-04T19:35:00.000-04:00What good is keeping track of taking cars home?It ...What good is keeping track of taking cars home?<BR/><BR/>It is already done for income tax purposes.<BR/><BR/>Why let them take them home at all, except the Police and Fire Chief?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-14035714018249354252008-07-04T14:28:00.000-04:002008-07-04T14:28:00.000-04:00? - asking to have monthly reports for comparison ...? - asking to have monthly reports for comparison purposes seems to be a pretty logical action if one is serious about monitoring usage and hoping to use it more efficiently - another example of naysayers failing to be able to generate anything positive -<BR/> I know that it will be difficult but try to have a nice 4th of July - I promise that it won't hurt but then again, being you, it might hurt just a teeny-weeny bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-74967708677547544222008-07-04T12:36:00.000-04:002008-07-04T12:36:00.000-04:00When Ward was in the cheap seats, he certainly fir...When Ward was in the cheap seats, he certainly fired his shots on a regular basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-75738998685088263332008-07-04T11:05:00.000-04:002008-07-04T11:05:00.000-04:00Pretty easy from the cheap seats, eh 9:34?Pretty easy from the cheap seats, eh 9:34?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-86472907527451708012008-07-03T21:34:00.000-04:002008-07-03T21:34:00.000-04:00there are much larger issues than these small feel...there are much larger issues than these small feel good ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-70801259041990387832008-07-03T21:30:00.000-04:002008-07-03T21:30:00.000-04:00...8:41pm - get a grip on something other than you......8:41pm - get a grip on something other than yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-34253038340773671412008-07-03T20:41:00.000-04:002008-07-03T20:41:00.000-04:00And yet, he claims he wants to cut costs and save ...And yet, he claims he wants to cut costs and save money.<BR/><BR/>How much of that could have gone to a good cause.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-9966663442925117002008-07-03T17:41:00.000-04:002008-07-03T17:41:00.000-04:00Of course it's true. It's all about keeping the Ci...Of course it's true. <BR/><BR/>It's all about keeping the City Hall workers happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-175867815220226452008-07-03T15:52:00.000-04:002008-07-03T15:52:00.000-04:00Is it true that Ward reinstated use of city vehicl...Is it true that Ward reinstated use of city vehicles to some employees, justlike he reinstated the use of the city computers for personal use on city time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-37855552603903507712008-07-03T14:10:00.000-04:002008-07-03T14:10:00.000-04:00This "billy from bristol" is an imposter. Because ...This "billy from bristol" is an imposter. Because the REAL billy from bristol would never support cracking down on public works abuses or anything like greater oversight for city workers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-63307335450025785292008-07-03T12:54:00.000-04:002008-07-03T12:54:00.000-04:00as much as i don't always agree with the mayor, i ...as much as i don't always agree with the mayor, i must congratulate him on this one. someone needs to keep tabs on the usage of city vehicles, and mr. ward is taking the right steps.<BR/><BR/>now, if he would only cut some of the fat from the DPW, we'd be getting somewhere.<BR/><BR/>-billy from bristolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com