Documented Waste
But don't worry, we'll stop hiring police and eliminate 300-plus spots. Nothing to see here:
- A top city official in charge of garbage collection said today he is "disgusted" by an inspector general report alleging widespread loafing by garbage truck crews.
Workers on Chicago’s garbage pick-up crews spend about two hours a day loafing on the clock, according to a report released today by the city’s inspector general.
Between May and September, investigators for Inspector General David Hoffman spied on 77 garbage truck drivers and 145 laborers in 10 wards. They reported what they called "systemic, pervasive" waste and fraud.
In 10 weeks of surveillance, they "did not see a single laborer doing a full day's work," according to the report.
Hey Tony Soprano, we'll take a no-show and two no-work spots. You can have the other three no-show and four no-work spot. John says he needs two no-show electrician jobs over at McCormick and Joey is asking about that new project over by there. Needs a few spots.
Anyone think the Outfit (and other corrupt entities) isn't alive and well and making a killing in the big city?
Anyone think the Outfit (and other corrupt entities) isn't alive and well and making a killing in the big city?
Labels: city politics
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
179 Comments:
of course none of these "investigators" has ever worked on a garbage truck before. the garbage guys that come by my house do a good job and they also happen to be the guys handing out the par cards at the polling place on election day.
Please.... you're shocked by this SCC. The 'city worker' stereotype is decades old. Lazy F(*ks and the politically connected. Yes, this sometimes include cops and fire.
Shortshanks is working for the outfit. Who else would be pushing hard for the olympics.
SCC:
There is a reason GPS is being installed on CPD vehicles.
CPD is next.
Within the next two weeks, definitely before the election, the City will unvail a plan that proves the City has too many police. GPS has been in the cars for some time now. They have hired people that will play with numbers.
Please, don't call the kettle black...
Holy Cow Batman!!!
Seems like these or those Sox fans have too much time to kill... a few less men on the truck might take out the slack?
In return, the city saves a few more dollars on personnel costs, and the taxpayers will be satisfied with getting a full days work out of any city worker.
As the police I never broke a sweat on this job unless I chased someone.
Increased taxes imposed by local government, gas and energy costs escalating, and this bad economy? I need a cost of living adjustment just like all those over paid part-time alderman who use verbal masturbation in council chambers all day long.
How does an alderman justify their jobs? Do they use a bull shit meter to measure the verbal decay from their lips to our ears? Da mayor at around 200k and J-Clown 300K and those Board of Ed. executives running the worst schools in America?
I think any salaried public employee making over 130K should defer any raises for at least this year or the next three.
Streets and Sans is only the tip of the iceberg of waste in city government. You rock Mr. Hoffman
john hamilton for mayor
cmon people
How about punishing them by making them work 10 hour days, short them 5 days of their furloughs and we can have Donahue tell them that he knows what's best for them.
I actually think that out of all the city departments the garbage guys do a hell of a job in my neighbor hood. In the past I have put some crazy stuff out there on the curb for them to take and never once did they complain or not take it. One time after a bathroom remodel I left a note telling them to ring the door bell so I could help them toss the stuff in the truck. They didn't ring the bell and took every last bit of my garbage. If they hustle all morning on the route so they can cut out early or relax the rest of the day its ok in my book. After this bullshit news reports it's going to take twice as long and probably over time to complete the routes now. Must be contract time for them, that's why their getting the bad press.
SCC, you're way off base on this one. There's no mob in Chicago. All city workers are under Daley, so it has to be legit. And if there was corruption, don't you think the FBI would uncover it by now? They are the premier law enforcement agency in the world. They would have found something if it was there.
I mean Daley has been in office for twenty years. I know the feds take a long time to investigate, but a guy can retire in that amount of time. If there was something there, the FBI would have found it.
I think you owe the Honorable Richard Daley an apolgy. It's easy to criticise, but not easy to do the job. I mean, do you know where he is now? In Russia. He's there for you. Just like he was there for you in China. He travels the world so that we can live better.
I think you should show a little appreciation for all the work he does for us. I just got my tax bill and I'm proud to pay the extra money because I know that it's going to the city and county to do some good here. I have to pay for garbage pickup now, but hey, so does everyone else.
My water bill is going up soon too. Hey, water's not free. We should pay for it. And I'm glad that all of the speed bumps and flower pots got put in. I hope that some of my taxes went to help make this city safer and more beautiful. I can't wait for my rain barrel. I'll pay for that too. It's worth it.
I will continue to vote for Daley and whomoever my ward captain tells me to vote for. They know what's best for us, just like parents know what's best for their children. You should have a little more faith, SCC.
Anonymous said...
Good beats Evil every time.
10/08/2008 09:30:00 AM
Sell that shit to the tourists.
Wonder if the next family of a six year old being interviewed in the "quiet" room at the hospital would aggree, since the drive-by shooting has no witnesses and the POD was down.
I'll just bet you're one of those armed men/woman of "God" from the Chaplins unit.
BTW, I'm re-doing the basement again, stop by sometime, I want to show you something...
We should be careful here!
We do not want to be the pot calling the kettle black!
I see many squad cars in spots and sitting there reading the newspaper, watching television and using their cell phones.
the problem at streets and sans, starts at the top, Commissioner Pacardi, has newver worked full day in his life, and is the same guy who is responsibloe for poor condition of the police fleet, but that ok because he is the father of the mayors chief of staff's latest child.
So it's either the mayor wanted this done to embarass the union during these bleak times, (but no it started in may before things went south,) or it's the IG getting back at the mayor for...?....and waiting for an appropriate "He out-of-town" date to announce. I vote for: the IG was sticking it to Hizzoner...sparks will be a'flyin' cause you know Mr. IG must figure not to leave the ball in the mayor's court for long....if he's wise....
I doubt the feds ever investigate the chicago mob aligned with clan daley. They (the feds), have had more than enough to start an investigation and gain more than an eight month conviction (sorich). Hell, they got the former governor more time than ANY city hall corruption investigation.
You got a real pair even going near this subject. If you'd like to get a gander at a collective group of loafers, let me know, I'll send you some great photos of your blues brothers congregating. Tony Soprano my ass.
Hell, in yesterday's Suntimes, they report that the O'Hare detail is 66 officers understaffed. The "G" cuts a check to Chicago for these "spots" and Daley took the dough, but did not assign the cops.
Hello "G-Men", and this is just one little incident of Mayoral theft, from the past 24 hours, Richie has had 20 years of this sort of flim-flam skimming.
HELLO FEDERAL PROSECUTOR!!!
Good thing they didn't follow any of the OCD or Detective Units...2 hours and 38 minutes is just breakfast.
Off the topic: Is it true that recently retired captain McCory from 023 was seen applying for unemployment with the state Of Illinois. Do you mean to tell me that the 5,500 hours at captains pay that you earned/stole when you were 43x and that $120,000 a year pension wont cut it? Say it ain't so Bill! Has senility really set in?
"reality check said...
Shortshanks is working for the outfit. Who else would be pushing hard for the olympics.
10/09/2008 12:58:00 AM"
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Shortshanks isn't working for the outfit. He and Madigan are the Outfit. It's not a new phenomenon but it's call: ELECTED ORGANIZED CRIME. You doubt me? What about Fred Roti and his group?
careful when u throw stones!
Thank God there is no waste in other city agencies.
It's contract time,we're next.I'm sure something else embarrasing with us and the Fire Dept will happen.The city needs to beat the negative drum due to the positive Mette stroy.
All I will say is the garbage men who come through my alley are kick ass. They will help you get rid of all kinds of crap. Make a call for a special pick up if thats what you need. I don't care if they take a reak they work there ass's off in all kinds of weather. Remember the city is trying to justify job cuts so be careful what your doing and keep a look out for someone watching you.
Has anyone seen the classsic Paul Newman flick " Cool Hand Luke ". Remember the scene when they paved the road, and were done fore the day before the day was over. Mabey the garbage men are so efficeint that they complete their work before the day is done, and then just take it easy. So they are not lazy, but the opposite.
I will continue to vote for Daley and whomoever my ward captain tells me to vote for. They know what's best for us, just like parents know what's best for their children. You should have a little more faith, SCC.
10/09/2008 04:34:00 AM
I think we just met the real 'Missy'......... {{{{{{{{ shudder }}}}}}}
Hey I love my garbage men. Get rid of aldermen big waste of money.
I wonder what you will have to say when the inspectors release their report on cops and find similar things going on.
Employees that are not properly supervised tend to screw off. Big surprise.
I would point out that no one is claiming that these employees did not finish the work they were assigned during their shifts. If the city is not giving them 8 hours of work to do, what does anyone expect.
I once asked my postal carrier why when he was off the mail came several hours earlier than when he delivered it. He said it really only takes about 6 hours to do his route, but if he were to finish early very often they would lengthen his route. The subs don't care much about that since they get paid by the route.
Gawd I hope dem inspectors generales go snoopin round A3 lookin into all the loafin goin on der. They'll find out we need less POs and more helmetless APV crashin white shirts.
Hmmmmmmmmm lets see, who runs streets and sanitation? Thats right Mike PICARDI, enough said!
I'm in Forest Glen. The guys driving in my alley are working their asses off---and helpful and polite on top of it. Now that's a totally shit job, pickin up garbage in the hot sun, maggots everywhere, the stench. I tip these guys every once in a while when I have a particularly large garbage day. Just like our organization, there are a few bad apples, but I hate to see all these kids get whacked over a few do nothings.
Want to really stir shit up? Check the amount of Streets and San workers on the medical. Some have been on it for years. I golf with a few of them. Our tax dolars at work.
You'll see various city workers hanging out at 025 sleeping in their cars waiting on the time clock. Hell, at about 2:30 their all running out of their S S yard on Grand next to 025 blocking the streets.
The garbage men do a great job! The truck has to go to the dump, and empty the load, which gives the men time to relax. They do more work in 6 hours than davy hoffman does in 12! While on hoffman how much overtime does he extend to do these types of witch hunts? Why does he have a seperate overtime budget? Why are his people assigned take home cars from enterprise car rental, that are used for personal use? Do these cars have gps? why not david? Hey david why did you again run to the newspapers, to grandstand when you got nothing? You need to go! i can only hope the press investigates all the money you waste!
At least they stay for the full days work! Chicago Park District is another story. In Grant Park there is a field house, which one employee has been caught stealing money but can up with some BS story about how he didn't want any one else to take it!? This just got him reprimanded. A couple of days later he comes to work late and doesn’t put the actual time he comes in (for 2 days). Several customers complain about the building not being open and guess what??? He still works for the park district even though he just got caught stealing park money and park time. The park lost even more money because he didn’t open the building in time for customers to pay to use the facilities. I overheard several park employees complaining about how they went to upper management and they were told not to talk about the subject any more. They should fire people like that, this way the park district won’t have to possible lay off 300 people like they are threatening to do. I’m sure there are several jobs the administration building that could be cut too!
Hey Guiedo, try to look busy, you're makin me look bad.
Love, Richie [Shortshanks]
Burke was talking loudly about all the money the ceo's make! Let me see edward you make $110,000 per yesr for a part-time no show job, and you have over 8 MILLION in your campaign account! HMM sir maybe you should look at yourself! Can I text you and your valets?
How about punishing them by making them work 10 hour days, short them 5 days of their furloughs and we can have Donahue tell them that he knows what's best for them.
10/09/2008 02:01:00 AM
Ha HA HA Ha hahahahahahahahaah!!!!!!
Sucks to be a miserable jagoff like yourself.
Inspector generals office are a bunch of cherry picking do nothings. They rarely prosecute cases, if you call in a complaint on a city worker they will not unlike IAD or IPRA give you a tracking number or even tell you the outcome of the case; the union slaps them around and beats most of their findings and recommendations and the city maintains its low hiring standards-as long as you're not a cop you can have an arrest and felony conviction, and you don't have to report your own arrest, as a civilian non police department member to the city. If you're clouted up the IG CAN'T touch you.
Disband the inspector's general office-a big waste of taxpayer funds and resources.
...will continue to vote for Daley and whomoever my ward captain tells me to vote for. They know what's best for us, just like parents know what's best for their children. You should have a little more faith, SCC.
10/09/2008 04:34:00 AM
APRIL FOOL !!!!
I wonder how many property tax payers in Chicago are aware that the city (Mayor Daley) provides 'free' garbage pick up to all religious groups and organizations (churches & faith-based NFP's). This would seem to be in clear violation of the State Constitution ("ARTICLE VIII
FINANCE SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS (a) Public funds, property or credit shall be
used only for public purposes. (b) The State, units of local government and school
districts shall incur obligations for payment or make payments from public funds only as
authorized by law or ordinance. (c) Reports and records of the obligation, receipt and use
of public funds of the State, units of local government and school districts are public
records available for inspection by the public according to law.")
Somebody ought to do a study to determine how much this illegal 'service give away' is costing property tax payers.
TO ALL CPD: BE AT WORK WHEN YOU ARE ON THE CLOCK...............
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Please, don't call the kettle black...
10/09/2008 12:59:00 AM
..............................................You got to be kidding, streets and san is notorious "this is not news", But my garbage is always picked up on time so im not complaining.
Those of you with memories will remeber short shanks has been trying to privatize garbage collections for 18 years now.
I laugh when I read some of the sanctimonious shit blogged here. The IG is a pyramid builder who's trying to establish his own political agenda. But for coppers to point a finger and say corrupt crook county is laughable. You're all part of the same corruption. Ever get a police discount, a free cup of coffee, a newspaper from the Trib or Sun Times driver? Ever come up from lunch while you're still sitting at the restaurant. Ever recommend a private company to perform a function for a victim on a case report, tell a fire or burglary victim of a board up company? Cut the bullshit would you? How about congregating, staying down a paper job before til you get to your lunch location? Some of you guys are so full of shit your eyes should be brown. Wanna clean up the stink? Get yourself a new Depends.
Two hours a day? That's nothing. I would too if I were hauling garbage. Most cops loaf at least half their shift. Police won't be spared and perhaps all these loafing losers shouldn't be. Half this blog is spent by cops calling for a slow down. Better get your heads out of your asses and see Daley is going to win, especially if Obama does.
This sets the table for streets and san layoffs. All can be forgiven, just like tracey buckley caught stealing from whole foods while working for hoffman, but back on the payroll. I wonder if she worked on this investigation into "theft".
When the garbage truck gets full and has to drive several miles to dump what are these guys supposed to do? You never hear of anybody in Chicago complaining that their garbage was not picked up, no matter what neighborhood they live in. This is just Daleys way of cutting manpower, I guarantee that garbage will become an every 2 week pickup. And remember this after all of our houses are hooked up to remote read water meters (installed by Victor Reyes' sisters company) and the readers are hooked up to the garbage trucks rest assured that you water bill will skyrocket
If Short Shanks (Daley) wants to say money he should lower the number of aldercreatures from 50 to 25. Seriously why do we need 50 Aldercreatures. The ward boundaries should be the same as the Police districts, this way Watch Commaders and District Commanders only have to deal with 1 aldercreature instead of 2,3 or 4. It would save several thousand if not more dollars.
OT but I think I found this years Lambert Tree recipient!!!
http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/1211845,copshoot100908.article
Psst...8 for 8!!! This includes D-Unit SGTS. Its not worth it and big brother is a watching.FYI....
I love my garbage men! They can take 3 hour breaks as far as I'm concerned. Like the previous poster stated, I too have thrown out alot of stuff, including sofas, heavy furniture, home repair mess, etc, and never once have they told me no. That was in 2 different zip codes.
The police can take 3 hour breaks too if the whiney citizens stop their belly aching bitching all day long. OMG call the police loud music and people talking outloud while walking down the street. Go ahead and read your papers when you get a chance. I know I do and every other career out there does too. If your family calls you on the cell,,answer your phone.. once again I do and 99 perc of other workers would to.
The only difference is your chance of dying on the next assignment is 100 percent higher than my job or most others.
Enjoy your papers, cell phone, and the whole 30 minutes Daley gives you to digest your lunch.
Love, The tax paying citizen
I don't know, mt garbage guys are pretty good. I was under the impression that as long as they finished their route, that was the main thing.
I'm sorry, but I can't think of anybody who actually works a full 8 hours. If the media really wants to expose waste then follow all of the aldermen around for a month. This is just the cities way of throwing the little guy under the bus.
Some of you are criticizing these city workers yet have never worked in a garbage truck. I have heard many people critizice the police because they say we do little. Obviously, they don't know what we do. Don't throw stones. I imagine that pretty soon, it will be our turn and somebody will 'REALLY' start looking at all of us, if they aren't already. Watch your backs and stay safe.
Nobody saw nuttin, you's hear me.
These are all Daley's Partronage Army how would we know who to vote for in any election if these guys get fired. They do a good job by me I throw anything I want away! Asix pack goes a long way!
If the unemployment issue with capt
Bill Mcory is true, he is more of a pompous ass then most people thought he was!
"The top city official in charge of garbage collection said today he is "disgusted" by an inspector general report alleging widespread loafing by garbage truck crews."
Reminds me of the classic movie Casablanca, where Capt. renault "discovers" gambling in Rick's (Bogart's) place:
Rick: How can you close me up? On what grounds?
Captain Renault: I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!
[a croupier hands Renault a pile of money]
Croupier: Your winnings, sir.
Captain Renault: [sotto voce] Oh, thank you very much.
[aloud]
Captain Renault: Everybody out at once!
Some of you in 021 must start watching your hide and seek in patrol car days. T.P. be wise and and start doing your job.
My garbage men show up at the same time every Monday morning. They have taken piles, and piles of stuff after I did a remodeling of my basement, and my annual spring cleaning. Reliable and efficient.
Have you ever been to 35th and Michigan and seen the number of civilian employees? There are dozens in each office down there. The one you get can't help with your problem because that's not her job. The person you need is out right now. What about the aldermen. They have "staff" paid for by us taxpayers. Ever tried to get your aldermen's office to help with a problem. Good luck. Daley picks on the one group of city workers that actually do their daily job assignments to completion every day. It's nearly impossible to find anyone who has a complaint about their garbage men. Fuck Daley.
i heard a sgt on zone 6 today code out a hand full of disturbance jobs in which the caller wished to remain anonymous. thats right, nobody actually responded to the calls for service but they were coded out.
so what you're saying is if a person wants to remain anonymous after calling the police about a crime soley to keep safe and out of harms way of retaliation from those doing the wrong, that this persons information or complaint is less legit than those people that leave a name and number?
i call the police unfortunately on a regular basis about the crime in my neighborhood. i remain anonymous. so what you are saying is that i'm lying about what i see.
i can't believe sgt's are doing this on a regular basis. obviously, the sgt's are trying to make it look like the back logs aren't as bad as they really are. sgt's, you're being part of the problem. let the entire world know about the manpower shortage. you're totally wrong for not letting police actually respond and investigate each call for service. i tell you what, if i call the police for service and you code it without even going, it's your ass in the complaint that gets filed and if my family or i get injured or killed or my property gets damaged or taken because you coded the job out without going then its your ass thats going to get a ginormous lawsuit handed to ya.
There is nothing work with the garbage guys busting butt and getting their route done and then relaxing.
Wow, SCC...love your blog near most every day...but I think you blew this one too.
Isn't there anybody from Streets & San that reads here who can explain this shit?
Come one...anybody on the inside knows it's the Ward Sups who have been swiping out the laborers for years, and that's in the well run ward yards. The real hustler guys with side jobs don't hide, they go make their extra money. The ones who are content with their pay as-is are the ones that hide. Why do they hide? Because if they got back to the yard, their Sup has to report them as being done, then downtown calls them out to some shit wards, the real do-nothings that can't get the job done in 3 days let alone a full 8 hr. shift. And those do-nothing wards should be obvious to anybody with eyes, because that's where the Mamas are too busy with child rearing to go down the stairs to toss out their garbage, so out the 3rd floor window it goes. Too bad if the can gets missed.
Come on...I'd kick back and hide too.
04:34 AM
you must of just gotten home, stiff as usual and decided that you relative Shortshanks needed a boost or your SHORTSHANKS himself. Either way, you are one f___ked up idiot !!!
Garbage guys in my neighborhood are the best. Same as previous post, they take what you put out there. Forgot to put my container out the other day. Called 311, told them what ward I lived in and 45 minutes later they returned and picked it up. No complaints about them from me either.
What are they expected to do during down time?
Police and fire should be asking themselves that question too because they're next.
Gotta love how the media just will NOT let a barack scandal gain any momentum... His ACORN people get caught red fucking handed fraudulently registering duplicate and fake voters in key battle ground states and the story is buried for about 2 hours at tribune.com before it is removed... not a peep on local news... MSNBC refuses to air it... I guarantee you if this was John McCain the war hero the media would be talking about it every fucking day until the election!!! The liberals are going to cheat and lie and steal for this election because the media refuses to cover any wrong doings by our soon to be terrorist president! This, along with william ayers, jeremiah wright, che gueverra, and every other b hussein scandal NEEDS to be known!!! The American people have a right to know!!! This is selective journalism at its worst! DO NOT BE FOOLED!!! THIS TERRORIST IS HERE TO DESTROY AMERICA!!!
"I think any salaried public employee making over 130K should defer any raises for at least this year or the next three.
10/09/2008 12:59:00 AM"
I think that any salaried city or county employee making 100k or more should take a 50% cut; maybe that would begin to approach what they're actually worth to the taxpayers. And that's a generous assessment.
It's a fact Mcory was seen at the unemployment office by a P.O. Unbelievable!
The people and bosses in Chicago just dont seem to get it....
Try and throw our all that crap in the suburbs. You WILL get a bill
be happy for what we have here
Also the garbage trucks have to dump garbage about twice a day. So what are the laborers supposed to do ? Put the garbage they collect in their pockets
to: 10/09/2008 05:26:00 AM
Did occur to you it may be a lunch or their 15 min break. I see a lot of the private sector taking a lot of "smoke breaks" or "surfing the net". Perhaps, you were wrong.
Their job is to show up in the neighborhood, take away the garbage and that's it.
Isnt that what they do?
This is Daley's way of selling off the garbage removal to a private outfit, get his money and using it for his olympics, or a new garden for Maggie or some other wasteful project while the city is still 400+ million in the hole.
I would say to sell of the schools, let some private outfit take over and reduce out taxes, in other words stop stealing out money.
My garbagemen do a great job. They waste 2 hours per day? Please! The average private industry office rat is doing the same thing and not doing a shitty job in shitty weather. The city is just trying to smear these guys before they privatize 'em.
The only realistic reason for Daley's immunity from the feds. is that he's a a Fed. snitch himself.
Leave the garbage men alone. Don't tell me that any other job, people don't figure out a way to loaf a little bit. If anyone has ever worked in an office, I know that many will fuck around on the internet for half the day. This is no different. If these guys get their work done, leave them alone! I did a kitchen remodel recently and they took every last bit of garbage I set out there for weeks on end. They do a damn fine job. It would be different if the garbage just sat out and wasn't taken care of. I've got no complaints and none of us are innocent.
SCC, we're on the verge of a Depression. Let's talk about FOP contract stall that's going to cost us any kind of decent raise. Hell, some of us might be laid off by the time we get a new contract. We should also discuss the Pension Board elections. We're funded at 47% and bleeding money and the only guy that seems to have anything resembling a plan is Mike Shields. WTF? Mark my words, the young guys on this job won't have a pension if we keep on the present course. We're in really deep shit. Time for action.
Semi-OT: Dow closed at 8579, down 678 (7%) for the day and down 39% from the 52-week high of 14164. Good thing I only have $1.42 in my 401k and more seniority than 50% of the PO's in this great organization...
C'mon, like Daley doesn't know? It's all outfit guys. A co-worker from Chicago said a bunch of streets and san guys would be up at Joey Lombardo's house all day long. They would go clock in and then come back and sit at a store on the corner making book. After they were done running errands and shit for him they would go back and clock out.
It's been going on forever.
Who cares what these guys do in their down time? My garbage gets collected every week. That's where my concern ends. EVERYONE screws around at some point or another at work...city employee or not. Do we really want a Streets and San slow down? I don't want my garbage sitting around for weeks when those guys feel like they are being shit on. Isn't it kind of how the police are feeling right now? This is just Daley looking for excuses to cut more costs so he can pay for his precious Olympics.
My garbage men do a great job here in the 41 st ward ! Thanks guys, keep up the good work.
Does anyone know anybody who works a full 8 hours on any job public or private ? Lets get real out there.
Maybe their commissioner needs to find something for them to do during their idle hours. They're not like coppers USED TO BE -- creating their own work via street stops, tickets, curfews, etc.
stupid question here, but if you are written and approved for a d.c and you have not recived it yet, can you buy the ribbon and wear it, or do you have to wait until you physically receive the award in a ceramony or in the mail? ok, now let the stupid rookie comments start...but atleast answer my question if you can...then you can rip on me..that is all
OT:
Economy Impacts 2012 Olympics in London:
LONDON (WLS) -- The global financial crisis is impacting plans for the 2012 Olympics in London.
Organizers say they are nearly $440 million short in funding for the athletes village. Private developers are shying away from the project, citing the on-going credit crunch.
Olympic planners are compensating by reducing the number apartments that will be left behind after the games are gone. An enormous media center is being shrunk by 80-percent to save money and some buildings will be temporary instead of permanent structures.
Housing prices in England are down just as they are in the states.
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Those in charge of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics said world money problems will not impact their plans.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"world money problems will not impact the Chicago 2016 plans!"
WHY NOT?
Do they have some great crystal ball that shows them where the world economy will be in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016?
Are these people idiots or what?
No big thing. The private sector averages the same daily loss of about two hours of productivity. Prime reasons are the Internet and socializing with fellow employees.
Personally, I'd rather see them layoff 50 Alderhoes and, I dunno, maybe what at least 30 if not more unnecessary exempts.........
not a big fan of the streets and sans bunch but really isn't a route a route and once you are done you are done?
why aren't they following the alderjerks and their overpaid staff of goofs?
Does this relly surprise you?
OFF TOPIC WHY ARE THE D-2 AND D-2A PERSONNEL (DET'S AND OTHERS) NOT ABLE TO WORK THE CHICAGO MARATHON ONLY P.O'S. ARENT THEY JUST WOLVES IN SHEEPS CLOTHING ( IN OTHER WORDS WE ARE STILL P.O'S JUST ASSIGNED AS OTHER POSITION.) HELLO FOP
I will continue to vote for Daley and whomoever my ward captain tells me to vote for. They know what's best for us, just like parents know what's best for their children. You should have a little more faith, SCC.
10/09/2008 04:34:00 AM
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Missy Here people,
The gentleman that wrote the above is my kind of man. Bless you sir, you love our mayor like I do.
Missy-001 district
025 rumor= Rumor has it that P.O. N.P. on third watch has a district map in which he highlighted all of the free places to eat? If yes, God that is cheap, but I am not surprised.
Wait until the city cuts the pick-ups your neighborhood will be rat infested. Hey everyone deserves a break every now & then. I appreciate them in my neighborhood. They pick up anything I leave out there and I don't even leave them a six pack.
whatever... I suggest from now on if you go to the hole... Make sure no one is around... keep your hat over your face and a pair of sunglasses :)
As a tax payer and resident of the city of Chicago since birth... I have to say that the city garbage guys do a hell of an awesome job.
They take anything I put out there and do their job quickly. If they can get their routes done fast and have time left over to relax, go home, etc..
I DO NOT CARE - I applaud them and pat them on the back.
They sure do a lot more work than the office lackey's Daley has.. surfing the net all day trying to look busy.
Why are they picking on the garbage men, I think they do a pretty good job!
Who is Pacardi?
Where does he come from?
Is he married/ To Whom?
Maiden Name?
Prior jobs?
Resume for Streets and San?
Who approved?
Who submitted?
He's ultimately responsible does he have a presigned resignation as do other "special" administrators?
Picardi????
Hmmmmm.
Ends in a vowel.
Daley.
Hmmmmm.
a,e,i,o,u, and sometimes "Y"
In Chicago's case more than often.
Is there a mob connection between Picardi and Daley?
Has anyone checked out the history of the involved parties?
How about YOU? The little geek with gray, blonde, and sometimes
mottled colored hair on channel 7 "special investigative team" .
Chuckie, I think they call you.
You are always putting your face in front of a camera telling the public that you are the new "Bull Dog Drummond"(sp) The next generation of "MOB" reporters.
Did you even scratch this surface yet?
Come on, how difficult can it be to link shortshanks to the organized crime afficanitos?
Give me Kass any day.
OFF TOPIC:::::::
OFF-DUTY POLICE SHOOTING
Its seems as if the tides are turning....Judging by the comments posted by readers of the Suntimes, as of 1951hrs on 09OCT08, not one comment was negative. All the comments were positive and in favor of the off-duty police officer. I hope the citizens are finally realizing the kind of ass****s we're dealing with out there!
http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/1211845,copshoot100908.article?plckCurrentPage=0&sid=sitelife.suntimes.com
Ispector General is spying on the wrong crew.He needs to start at the TOP in city hall.Do some real worthwhile investigations on the FIFTH FLOOR inspector. And while your at it place a GPS system up daleys ass just like the one that was installed on the trunk lid of my squad today in 016.
IS J-FED A MADE GUY?
OT:
Due to my tax increase I will have to sell my house. I simply cannot afford the increase. Anybody interested in a 3 BR, 2 1/2 Bath, fully remodeled w/new addition w/full unfinished basement in Oriole Park? NOT kidding, I will have to either buy smaller or rent.
WTF??? Due to the economic crisis, you'd think they would at least DEFER the increase. Again, WTF???
Hey I love my garbage men. Get rid of aldermen big waste of money.
I say we should throw the ALDERCREEPS INTO the garbage trucks and take THEM to da dump!!!! Along w/shortshanks, J-Butt and all the rest of the sickening politically connected contract holders!!!
Anonymous said...
Want to really stir shit up? Check the amount of Streets and San workers on the medical. Some have been on it for years. I golf with a few of them. Our tax dolars at work.
10/09/2008 09:17:00 AM
RAT, WHY WOULD YOU DIME THEM OUT IF YOU GOLF WITH THEM>>>YOU RAT
Classic bate and switch bullshit.
Hoffman is daley's lapdog, no doubt about it.
The citizens can depend upon being told lies upon lies upon lies, so many that even the liars telling the lies have a hard time remembering the details.
What, exactly, is the IG authorized to investigate?
And what is the IG actually investigating?
The timing of daley seeking to privatize city services, with the inevitable underhanded selection of favored contractors, and this alleged investigation, with it's conclusions being grossly exaggerated, is no coincidence. It's all part of the daley shell game.
If daley really wanted to be fair about reducing the costs to the city's taxpayers, he'd impose an across the board 10% pay cut on all salaried city employees, with an additional 20% pay cut, on top of the 10%, for all those whose yearly salaries are, say, $70k or more.
Instead of reducing the city's workforce, this would retain the manpower at a lower cost.
Any salaried employees who don't want to work for less can seek employment elsewhere.
The patronage employees have enjoyed their advantages for these many years, especially those making $70k+, they should be the ones making a sacrifice to keep their jobs, not the people who work their asses off for an hourly wage.
If the unionized city workers take this shit with a whimper, it will just reinforce the publics' perception that this exaggerated nonsense of an investigation is true.
Garbage collection is hard, dirty work. Anyone who thinks differently has never done it, or any work like it.
Like the proverbial mailman, those who collect our garbage work their asses off, rain or shine, in the freezing cold of winter and the blistering heat of summer, exposed to decayed and rotting garbage, broken bottles, shit filled pampers and every type of refuse one can imagine, and many types one cannot.
If there is a God, every last suit wearing slug pilfering our city's coffers will end up spending their eternity buried in the cosmic version of garbage.
I love my garbage people, they do a great job. If they are screwing off 2 hours a day I don't care, I'm a VERY satisfied customer! I lived in the burbs prior to coming on CPD, let me tell you, the trash pick up here in Chicago is the only city service that I think is worth living here for.
Signed a Northsider with a fantastic trash crew!
anonymous said...
Two hours a day? That's nothing. I would too if I were hauling garbage. Most cops loaf at least half their shift. Police won't be spared and perhaps all these loafing losers shouldn't be. Half this blog is spent by cops calling for a slow down. Better get your heads out of your asses and see Daley is going to win, especially if Obama does.
10/09/2008 10:27:00 AM
Right. We don't get paid for what we do, we get paid for what we may have to do.
To 10/09/2008 10:21:00 AM,
Enough about the 013th District already! It's not at all representative of the remainder of the districts! Don't paint every one of us with the same brush. Man, I'm gonna kick your ass if i find out who you are! And as always, save yourself-Vote McCain!!!
i live on south side (st. bedes) our garbage men are great,, you could set your watch by them.
Hows that 201k doing boys and girls.
To all the kind citizens who responded to "Documented Waste": let's see, when you are at work you do nothing but your job for the entire time you are on the clock - no personal phone calls, no browsing the web, no extended chatting with someone you passed in the hall or bathroom or stopped in their office for a "business" reason, no few extra minutes here for coffee, no ten or fifteen minutes coming back late for lunch, no "five" minute smoke break, no I got a meeting here and then stop at a store there just to pick something up on the way back to work, etc., etc., etc. PLEASE give me a break! Few American work diligently their whole "8" hours. But they don't have watchdogs keeping an eye on them in their insurance office, or law office, or newspaper office, or medical office, or any other type of office or retail establishment. Every non-city job I had I saw loafers from the top to the bottom. I am willing to bet there are only 5% - 15% of American workers who couldn't call the kettle black.
As for the garbage crew that picks up in my neighborhood, I see them pick up so many items in the alley that are no where near a garbage can. They do a pretty decent, hard-working job. This is Shortshanks at his most devious, all in the name of laying off people.
Maybe it is time that there should be watchdog agency to keep an eye on non-government workers, too! I pay for your services and/or merchandise, which pays your salary. Stay off your ass and work eight for eight and stop waisting my money, if not, at least come clean about your wastefulness at work.
Word/Rumor outta HQ has J-Fed and Daley(need a word for that) totally revamping the department as we currently know it. The Department will only have 2 Bureaus remaining. Patrol and Investigative. LOTS-O-WEEPING in the exempt ranks with demotions and retirements. A leaner less top heavy Department?
Terciary plan is things get real bad....Lets just say those college kids on the job with less that 2 years may want to update the resumes.
Headquarters House Mice?? There wont be many sworn left. Those full duty 2 year wonders? Think the FTO if there are any left- are gonna be busy.
Hope they dont start following me around. If I do see them back there I will start going through every red light I can find and stop at the green lights. Then I will drive my squad car onto a bridge and toss the keys into the river. Like they do in the movies. O yea the GPS... shit
Nice one Daley!
Make these "sanitation workers" look like they're the ones ripping off the city!
Nice spin!
But we all know it's you, Daley!
Ripping off us taxpayers & shortchanging us coppers!
10:34 AM
Ward boundaries, be there 25 or the present 50 wards, are determined by equal populations.
Obviously, police districts are not equal in population.
Based on Chicago's current population, a 25 ward configuration, each ward would have a population of about 112,000.
The current 50 wards each have a population half that size.
regarding garbage trucks...this is to give daley the green light to go to one man garbage trucks...hey if private garbage trucks can be 1-man and pull heavy steel dumpsters by one man to back of trucks for mechanical pick up & dump and do it just as fast as a 3 man city truck picks up our ever smaller plastic garbage carts....well you get the picture; but some very visible and foolish well paid city workers obviously didn't. and yes the work that they do in my neighborhood is fabulous and I think they and cpd & cfd are the only city workers who really earned my property tax dollars...so i will feel bad when the garbage guys are cut back....so I beg you, Inspector Hoffman, go after the hundreds of city hall slackers next, and fellow citizens, please, we have never needed 50 aldermen, 10 or 11 voted in by equal sectors; not wards, (outdated, totally vilely corrupted beyond repair), could do the alderwork just as easy and more accountable to us most taxed city dwellers in the U.S.A We can't afford to host the Olympics, so I pray Daley doesn't prevail putting that burden on us; even as we are by his account 450 million + in the hole...cutting out the little people cops, firemen, and garbagemen isn't going to make any fiscal repair, and you can only tax me and other city indentured servants more than our 1 to 2 percent raises until we retire, and escape from this taxed to death nightmare by moving out of Cook County. My whole life almost 5 decades of hard honest work wasted by the Daley/Stroger combine, in bed with the Outfit and even in the last several years using our money to buy the illegals votes, oh yes, they will be fraudulently voting by the hundreds of thousands thanks to the liberals & politicals not allowing law enforcement to check for fake/phony citizen I Ds, they are buyin/selling fake ones all over my city....shame on the greed that is rapidly bringing Chicago down the same path as Cicero, Los Angelos, etc. Think hard about your voting rights and do not be apathetic on voting, the only legal way to kill corruption...and don't be afraid to move out of this county when you get the chance, so you can enjoy more of your earnings or fixed income....Good luck my fellow Americans.
I lOVE my garbage men. this is simply a Daley ploy to justify layoffs of city employees, FUCK DALEY AND THE ALDERMEN
I suggest pulling this topic SCC, we dont need any heat brought on US. We have enough assholes of our own
leave the gabage streets ans san guys alone okay. i mean where else can you find a walking book anytime of the day and we got a right to put our ex cons to work so cool it
I love my 44th Ward garbage men!
PS - Daley, I see through your smokescreen!!! FU!
025 rumor= Rumor has it that P.O. N.P. on third watch has a district map in which he highlighted all of the free places to eat? If yes, God that is cheap, but I am not surprised.
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People like you, who talks a lot of shit, I wished would just die!
N.P. did nothing to no one just like the other POs that have been mentioned from 025.
I hate people like you!
Wait until the city cuts the pick-ups your neighborhood will be rat infested. Hey everyone deserves a break every now & then. I appreciate them in my neighborhood. They pick up anything I leave out there and I don't even leave them a six pack.
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Wow, do I live in New York or Shitcago?
Word/Rumor outta HQ has J-Fed and Daley(need a word for that)
..................
Here's a word for J-Fed and Daley:
DUMB AND DUMBER
I'm very happy with my garbagemen... Leave them ALONE.
J-FED's not a made guy, just connected...Remember Donny, A friend of mine, not a friend of ours... I love Donny Brasco
WHO CARES??????????
My garbage crew guys are great. They take stuff without bitching, won't take a "tip" when there is a huge load and you can set your watch by when they show up.
If they bust their ass and get the route done a little early, what is the matter?
It is like that scene from "Cool Hand Luke" when the chain gang goes like wild men until they run out of road and oil to put on the road. The bus to take them back to jail won't be there for a while, so they are "forced" to sit in the shade and can relax a little bit.
As long as they get their work done, what is the big deal?
Hey Picadicko, don't badmouth your troops because of that little prick! The only city service I'm happy with is my trash pick up.
The more I see this goof on the news the more upset I get. Why don't YOU just QUIT?
I wonder if Mel is going to visit Rod,MIGET & the army boy when he goes to visit his daughter who married this Jagoff? I feel for you Dick, my daughter married a JAGOFF!
Gosh....imagine if the IG's office followed around a typical beat car for tours of duty FOR MONTHS. Wonder how bad WE would look in the public's eyes. Been listening to 011 since the GPS was initiated.
Those calls are being handled faster, and people are coming clear a hell of a lot faster now.
Not in my neighborhood! I've been in the south loop for 14 years, and our crews are great. Nice, hard working people. The ladies on the truck always waved to my boys when they were little, and ask after them still. I've never seen them slack off.
I know of a garbage man who has a master's degree...and he's out on the truck picking up garbage every day.
And I know of aldermen with felony and misdemeanor conviction...and they are still working part time 110,000 salary jobs doing what a service call taker
can do at less than half the cost.
Think term limits. Dump the mayor and the aldermen.
Keep the garbage men on the street.
throw the garbage out of city hall.
The garbage men in Mt. Greenwood kick ass. They're always on time, never complain and take ALL garbage even when they could complain and report people for putting too big of items in the trash. WHY would garbagemen be targets of any complaints??? Someone must be awfully bored. Choose your battles. It pays well, but it's a thankless job and these guys do it day in and day out. Even us guys in busy districts aren't "working" 8 full hours a day. Don't tell me you don't take a breather aside from your lunch time and grab a snack or coffee or just make a phone call. It happens, only jobs like cops and garbagement have us in the spotlight since we're not indoors in some office cubicle out of eye shot doing the same thing surfing on the web or something like that.
Mt Greenwood trash men, hats of too you and lived in the neighborhood for 35 years and never had a complaint, neither did my parents who lived here too.
A2 cop
MY GARBAGEMEN RULE............. How much lower can this Daley Mafia go? TERM LIMITS.......
When I remodeled my house last year, my garbagemen took all the old plaster, wood, rusty nails. pipes, etc, and never bitched or complained about it. Now, I always try to listen for the truck coming down the alley and give these guys some bottled water. I have no complaints at all about my garbagemen, those guys are great.
Hey!... Shortshanks!
LEAVE THEM GARBAGEMEN ALONE!!!
Michael Picardi=fund raiser to Daly
James Picardi=http://www.nysun.com/national/clinton-fund-raiser-indicted-in-chicago-contract/35937/
There's more. What private interests is Picardi into?? Forget about this-let's blame the working garbage man instead of the person making real money off of political graft.
Italians are easy.
Anonymous said...
24 hrs and counting and then get the lawsuit started. Sue Iowa P.D., Iowa prison system, anyone and everyone!
10/08/2008 12:34:00 AM
Careful, Mike. The "offender" did look pretty bad.
As long as they're getting the job done - who the fuck cares?
Are they supposed to walk thru the sidestreets and pick up trash while waiting for a full truck to be emptied and returned? WTF.
They do their job. The trash is picked up and hauled away. Have you ever been downwind of the dump sites? The stench, especially when it's been baking in the hot sun could turn the strongest stomach!
I am envious of the salaries though!
8 for 8? BULLSHIT!! Even King Daley lolligags ( a helluva lot more than us!). There is not one PO that say truthfully say they have worked 8 for 8.
Lay off the S&S guys. Connected or not, they do their jobs & if they can extend a lunch or grab a nap I say good on them!
taken because you coded the job out without going then its your ass thats going to get a ginormous lawsuit handed to ya.
10/09/2008 12:55:00 PM.........................u will never win, jobs are coded to free police up for ligit calls not your "they are playing music to loud"or "my neighbors dog is barking". I'm sure if your 911 call is ligit then someone or some car is responding so relax
!!!!! and go back to your scanner
Anonymous said...
TO ALL CPD: BE AT WORK WHEN YOU ARE ON THE CLOCK...............
10/09/2008 10:10:00 AM
Does this apply to the K-9 units at the airports?
you ought to see what they are up to!
I live in the 19th Ward and our garbage men are fantastic! Same time every week, like clockwork. Can you imagine walking behind a garbage truck in January and February? They do a great job. Just try and find a nicer, more helpful group of city workers. You couldn't if your life depended on it. We love ya boys!
rookie comments start...but atleast answer my question if you can...then you can rip on me..that is all
10/09/2008 05:11:00 PM,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,If award is final then yes you can buy one ABOSLUTLEY
lets stick it to whoever did this ass*hole report, bring out a six-pack or a gift card to your garabage man and thank him for taking garbage away, afterall when you meet someone in a bar and don't want to say your the police you say "I'm a garbage man"
HIS HONOR'S OBVIOUS ROUTINE.
STAY TOGETHER BROTHERS AND SISTERS. IF IT'S CRIMINAL ACTS HE WANTS TO FIND THEN HE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT HIS IMMEDIATE SELF AND PEERS.
CRIMINAL HE SAYS...HOW ABOUT A CITY OFFICIAL WHO ORDERS BULLDOZERS AND BACK HOES TO DEMOLISH AN AIRPORT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT? NOW THAT'S CRIMINAL.
BY THE WAY...WOULDN'T THAT BE CONSIDERED "ACTING OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF HIS OFFICE"?
HOW ABOUT PERSONAL FRIENDS WHO "SPECULATE" LAND IN THIS CITY AND THEN MAKE A KILLING DEVELOPING THEN SELLING IT? NOW THAT'S CRIMINAL.
HOW ABOUT FAMILY MEMBERS WHO AQUIRE LARGE AMOUNTS OF CASH FROM CITY PENSION FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT? NOW THAT'S CRIMINAL.
HOW ABOUT CITY CONTRACTS GOING TO KNOWN FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES UNDER THE GUISE OF M.B.E. OR W.B.E., ETC.? NOW THAT'S CRIMINAL.
HOW ABOUT DOCUMENTED PATRONAGE THAT DIMINISHES THE CHANCES FOR LEGITIMATE QUALIFIED PERSONS FROM GETTING JOBS? AND HOW ABOUT PROMOTIONS IN EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT? NOW THAT'S CRIMINAL.
HOW ABOUT SELLING PUBLIC ASSETS FOR SHORT TERM CASH AND NOT MAKING PUBLIC THE TRUE TERMS (BROKERAGE FEES, DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS, ETC.) AND DISBURSEMENTS? NOW THAT'S CRIMINAL.
CAN'T WE GO ON AND ON ABOUT WHO THE CRIMINALS ARE HERE.
OH...YEA...HOW ABOUT FIRING HUNDREDS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND TAKING IGNORANTLY EXCESSIVE/NON-DESERVED RAISES WHILE PUTTING THE WORKER'S FAMILIES AT RISK? NOW THAT IS CRIMINAL.
WHO HERE REMEMBERS ALL THE ALDERMAN GIVING THE BIGGEST BULLSHIT ABOUT WHY THEY "DESERVE" RAISES? NOW THEY MADE IT AN AUTOMATIC BY LAW RAISE (6+%) OOOH SSSHHHIIIITTTT!!! NOW THAT'S CRIMINAL.
ANSWER ME THIS AS WELL:
WHO IN THIS CITY, INCLUDING MAYOR AND ALDERMAN, IN THEIR JOB CAPACITY HAVE THE MOST RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY? COUPLE THAT TO WHO IS ALSO HELD TO THE GREATEST STANDARD POSSIBLE BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE? THE ANSWER IS CLEAR...
THE P O L I C E.
NO ONE...PUBLIC OR PRIVATE...IS HELD TO OUR STANDARD. DON'T THINK THAT IS NOT BURDENSOME BUT WE ARE THE GOOD PEOPLE.
HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO DEFINE THE FOLLOWING YET?
DECENT, HARDWORKING, PRODUCTIVE, TAXPAYING, CITIZEN.
DEFINE IT...THINK ABOUT IT...IS OUR GOVERNMENT FOR US? DO THEY SUPPORT US?
START CONVINCING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO VOTE THESE PEOPLE OUT. HOW MANY VOTES WOULD WE NEED?
JUST THOUGHTS. PHEW!
Dude, the mob totally exists in Chicago. They still run the roach coaches among all the other obvious things we all know about.
trash gets picked up every week. what is the issue here? i'm sort of lost.
Missy Here people,
The gentleman that wrote the above is my kind of man. Bless you sir, you love our mayor like I do.
Missy-001 district
10/09/2008 06:52:00 PM
Missy, we should get together and talk over drinks. I have no phone calls, but I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get in with the right crowd.
I'm a true believer in the Chicago Democratic system and I want to help.
Can't you see what is going on here? Daley is trying to pull the wool over your eyes again.
Just keep all of the city workers fighting each other instead of usng that time to look at the real crook...Daley.
Yahoo just did a piece on workers in the private sector goofing off. EVERYONE does it. If the garbage guys can finish the route because they bust their ass to get it done quickly, then let them relax. Some people don't like to pace themselves. They do the job (work hard) and then relax (or play hard.)
Keep your focus on Daley and crew. That's where the real problem is. Don't fall for his bullshit. There's more to look at in city hall than guys with a tough job that relax after cleanin up the city trash.
How's the deal with Daley's army son going? Any more news on that? Will anyone do anything about it? How about all of the extra money that was wasted on the parks? How about the connected groups making money on the parking lots? Children's museum? Any of these things need attention? I guess not. We have to look at guys that do real work and pick them apart.
Fools.
Barack Obama Bin-Laden says---
Acorn has been given special dispensation by Allah to register as many people as many times as possible. Allah has dictated that I be elected. You think you have a smoking gun? Think again.
Even if the idiot press reports it, my legions of starry-eyed mindless disciples will carry this election for me. It will be a shame to have to disappoint them when I institute Sharia (Islamic Law).
Change you will be forced to believe in.
So who in this country can honestly say that they work eight hours every freakin' day?
We know a set up when we see one mr. mayor.one day it will all fall apart.daley and his whores will oneday be brought to justice.
They deserve the breaks they give themselves. Their routes are 8 hours long and they get it done in 6.5 ; Big f'in deal.
Now they'll just work slower and back up traffic more to stretch out the time.
It's that Jag*** in the driver's seat that gets paid to drive 25 ft at a time and read the scum time, while his co-workers are doing all the physical labor and breathing in the stench, that should get off his ass.
yella toof said...
Anonymous said...
TO ALL CPD: BE AT WORK WHEN YOU ARE ON THE CLOCK...............
10/09/2008 10:10:00 AM
Does this apply to the K-9 units at the airports?
you ought to see what they are up to!
10/10/2008 12:30:00 AM
Sorry Rudy is on the "medical" Jimmy carroll tour! As usual! Just watched them drive by hello donnie your still driving! Donny was driving them in the back of his pickup, he went by home depot and they jumped in the back wtf!
garbagemen in the 23rd ward are great! The alderman Zalewski was a former garbage man, the ward is clean great job guys fuck hoffman, how much did the little jag waste? How much overtime and free cars and fuel did he give to the cowards investigating you? Time to look into hoffmans "secret budget" 501 funds? Ohh it is a secret stevie!
why is the city picking up garbage in the first place? these kind of things should be up to the HO to contract and pay for.
Missy, shouldn't the garbage men be able to issue tickets too?!
My garbage gets picked up and my street gets plowed during the winter,
as long as that shit gets done, they can barbeque in my fucking alley for all I care. Everyone, in every job fucks off somewhere at sometime, and I guarantee the people bitching loudest here are the biggest job riding donothings. (I don't mean nonaggressive police, I mean the bitches that milk a parker for 5 hours.) Y'know what, if they finish what needs to be done as prescribed, and they have some time, fuck it, I mean c'mon, YOU go out and handle solid waste on a daily basis (Those of us in Areas 1,2,4,5 do to, ours has more mobility). Let's look at who's really screwing us, how, and why....
GCG
I don't know if you guys ever tried to follow a garbage turck? You think it's easy, well it's not. You can joke about smell etc. but I tell you it is harder than you think.
We had an investigation some time ago which involved following a garbage truck. We were laughing at how difficult something was that we thought would be easy.
I don't know who did the surveillance on these guys but I would put them up aginst our team any day.
Leave the garbage men alone. They do a good job. Sounds like Daley B.S. to me, and that does smell
I think those hockey pucks on our cars don't work. The city is too cheap to do it and maintain it. It's just used to fool you like a fake security camera.
Leave the garbage men alone! We could do without most of the hacks at city hall, especially the mayor, and most of the aldercreatures. They all draw big salaries for little or no work. The garbage men are reliable and dependable. They show up every week like clockwork to remove any and all trash. Maybe they need to make a garbage pickup at city hall. The stench from the fifth floor is nauseating.
I agree. The guys on the truck where I live are great. We have to put our cans on the street and they move the cans from the street to right in front of your house. They never complain about large items.
I can't believe how many people are willing to throw others under the bus. It's bad enough we'll do others who are working but it's really bad when we do it to ourselves. There should be a rule you can't out anyone for not doing anything or leaving early (althoughh most of it is probably in your imagination), make sure you're out there doing everything right for 8 1/2 hours per day. How do you think some Inspectors know what units to go to? Just worry about yourself and you'll do just fine.
Missy, we should get together and talk over drinks. I have no phone calls, but I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get in with the right crowd.
I'm a true believer in the Chicago Democratic system and I want to help.
10/10/2008 04:44:00 AM
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Hi people, its Missy again.
So Very kind of you sir. You are one of the vast majority that loves our beloved mayor who would do anything for his police dept.
Well, my uncle tom Byrne (rtd) told me that no call is ever-ever required. Just good work and you will go places.
I have a funny feeling you are a mover guru. All MCC citations so our dear mayor can get us out of this finacial mess others put him in.
I would be happy to meet you, but I do not take any break at work...it is write-write-write for me.
You can leave a message for me, just ask for the "parking ticket guru, Missy Z " ) Everyone in 001 loves me for loving the mayor and being a parking ticket hound.
Saturday, I am working the airport at time and a half. My uncle Tom knows I can write a hundered parkers there in six hours flat. I work the airport with only 20 months on the job, that is a reward I get for writing revenue for OUR beloved mayor.
Got to go people, I got to feed the squrrels in my back yard.
be safe people,
Missy-001 district
Term Limits for City Officials should be on the November Ballot. Why is it that the Mayor can serve longer than the President of the U.S?
Hey, Shortshanks, leave those G-Men ALONE.
Italians are easy.
10/10/2008 12:06:00 AM
Hey. Hey, Hey, easy there buddy...I don't sleep with anyone lower than a Sgt.
pay that you earned/stole when you were 43x and that $120,000 a year pension wont cut it? Say it ain't so Bill! Has senility really set in?
10/09/2008 07:35:00 AM
First of all he cant collect unemployment after retiring---it's been tried and failed. Do you really believe a Captain's pension is $120,000 ? Most exempts dont even get that. Try around 85G for the Capt-- tops.
Oh yeah, here's one I didnt see mentioned on this topic. How about all the guys on the medical that have those back injuries that resulted from those rear end accidents. You know the ones I'm talking about, where the workman's comp lawyer and his recommended doctor have you stay off work with those untraceable soft tissue injuries that get get you triple damages. How about the guys that spend more than 50% of their careers on the medical. The supervisor asks why he spent so much time down on a simple paper job and he calls the first deputy's office, tells them he's feeling stressed and suicidal and hits the medical for 364 days until he sticks his head out of the shell long enough to see what shift he's working. Some of the phoniest fuckers on the city payroll have the same title you have. Finnegan aint the only thief out there. So as one of the earlier bloggers said, you ought to make sure the drapes are down in that glass house you live in before you start pitching stones, or at the very least wear a mask when you cash your checks.
yella toof said...
Anonymous said...
TO ALL CPD: BE AT WORK WHEN YOU ARE ON THE CLOCK...............
10/09/2008 10:10:00 AM
Does this apply to the K-9 units at the airports?
you ought to see what they are up to!
10/10/2008 12:30:00 AM
E.T.'s who hide when they do not have jobs. I know of one ET who is parked in front of his house several hours a day, watching TV, in Edison park. Specialized units do not have the proper supervision. Yet go after garnage men. Put GPS on all plainclothes cars. The rsults would be shocking.
Let's print and post Thank You and We love Our Garbagemen signs and post them on our fences!
Who gives a shit? If the boys finish their route, then let em go home. Don't make em sit around and waste their time at some dump just because it says work 8 hours. These guys do a great job. Get rid of this mayor and his aldercreeps. Keep the garbage men and the snowplowers.
NOW THAT CRIMINAL:
great summation of this city's short legged leader. now if only the press & Fitz could read and write. but, oh well. it was a nice thought for a moment there.
who's paying money for olympics ?
silly, silly, silly. you are my friend and the citizens also.
increase in taxes sales tax, gas tax, etc etc. money from the Skyway, Midway, vendors at Navy Pier, pet contractors. the list goes on and on and on. and you vote for him. lmao. you can't possibly live in this city and not know from where its coming from. how about homeland security funding. do you see your officer's equiptment ? out dated by many years. your safety is at jeopardy with his layoff's of personnel. have you seen any alderpeople laid off ? how about his private staff of gofers ? man, wake up Chicago !!!
I live in lakeview and my garbage men are awesome, they do a great job and always on time. There is nothing these guys don't take. We even have a day once a month for large bulk items. Who cares that they take a well deserved break after shlepping all that smelly, nasty garbage.
If it works don't fix it!!!! I don't care if it only works for 3 or 6 hours. Leave well enough alone.
Enough about the 013th District already! It's not at all representative of the remainder of the districts! Don't paint every one of us with the same brush. Man, I'm gonna kick your ass if i find out who you are! And as always, save yourself-Vote McCain!!!
Calm down Christine, you're so close to getting off the medical, don't blow it by blowing...something. And as always, Phat Phil will save a prayer for yoose-Vote Obama!!!
Lets talk Scam
Follow a fn alderman around for eight hours a day and show us how they never take a break except for their half hour lunch.
And then justify all that hard work sitting in your air
conditioned office making twice what a garbage man makes while hes out in every weather condition,picking up our stinking trash.
They picked the wrong fight again..
Hope the public sees thru this.
Glad to see the support of these workers..
They didnt evaluate their routes..a fn expert got paid big bucks to do this...
Im just glad to know they worked hard enough to finish early...
People we need to write to the papers and support our fellow union members..
Hopefully they will support us later!
People against politicians united!
E.T.'s who hide when they do not have jobs. I know of one ET who is parked in front of his house several hours a day, watching TV, in Edison park. Specialized units do not have the proper supervision. Yet go after garnage men. Put GPS on all plainclothes cars. The rsults would be shocking.
10/10/2008 06:33:00 PM
Way to drop a dime fuckhead!!!! No code no honor your a fucking rat!!!
This goes for everybody.
Anonymous said...
pay that you earned/stole when you were 43x and that $120,000 a year pension wont cut it? Say it ain't so Bill! Has senility really set in?
10/09/2008 07:35:00 AM
First of all he cant collect unemployment after retiring---it's been tried and failed. Do you really believe a Captain's pension is $120,000 ? Most exempts dont even get that. Try around 85G for the Capt-- tops.
10/10/2008 06:03:00 PM
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When you are MANDATORILY retired you can file for unemployment. It has been done.
Wait until that gets overturned by courts as age discrimination, that suit is in the works in California.
Every thing in that report about the Laborers could have been written about any of the City's blue collar work force.
The garbagemen make this City more livable and their contributions are appreciated by homeowners. Of what value are the legions of desk jockeys down at City Hall?
The men are doing a great job, get off their backside and do your negotiating at the table, not in the media.
Remember this you jamokes at City Hall, the garbagemen would be missed a lot sooner than any of you.
Try to get those fools at city hall to do anything the most arrogant asses around. They must dump a lot of cash to those politicians.
Big Petey
Little Petey
Ortho Petey
Re-Petey
and don't forget Joey Bagga Doughnuts
The city that work, The democratic machine. Vote early and often.
What a joke. Its all Irish well fair as they say in New York. Oh shit I gotta scratch my balls. How ya doin...
See ya... on the sout side...
what a bunch of degenerates (canaryville... bridgeport)
Fuch anyone that cares about spelling ot grammer. That's it i'm done
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