Ex-Volly
08-31-2006, 08:57 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Let me take this opportunity to express my anger with regards to the above listed Departments and thr related parades. I would hope that these comments would be accepted as from someone who spent a number of years in the Volunteer Fire Service, and on the same committees that were responsible for the debacles I have witnessed in the last few weeks. I am not trying to bash the service, nor am I asking for any sweeping "Newsday-like" changes.
In both instances, I have discovered that when these Departments have parades, they shut down the entire town - in BOTH cases cutting off -West travel, COMPLETELY, and for the ENTIRE parade. This is frustrating, discourteous, selfish and dangerous.
In both cases - every to west cross street was blocked - not one was open for the duration of every division - I was informed by rather surly Auxiliary wannabe cops that I should travel to 25A in Northports case, and to Jericho in Greenlawns case tonight.
Reasonable minds should see that this is ridiculous. People commuting, people picking up kids, going to the store, attending doctors appointments are all held hostage by a parade - something that should be fun.
All I am asking is for those in charge to consider stopping the line of march at each division for 2 or so minutes to allow some traffic to pass. Youve got every old timer on the planet at all of the intersections - pick two of three major ones and do the right thing. Exmaple - Pulaski, Clay Pitts and Cedar. Its not a big deal - I know because I've made it happen in the past.
This board has a gloried history in flaming posts. I am doing deep breathing exercises to maintain a respectful tone, so between the both of these Departments - do the right thing. God Forbid there is some emergency that develops into a fatality or other crisis because of this type of nonsense. Newsday will be the l of the problems.
Let me take this opportunity to express my anger with regards to the above listed Departments and thr related parades. I would hope that these comments would be accepted as from someone who spent a number of years in the Volunteer Fire Service, and on the same committees that were responsible for the debacles I have witnessed in the last few weeks. I am not trying to bash the service, nor am I asking for any sweeping "Newsday-like" changes.
In both instances, I have discovered that when these Departments have parades, they shut down the entire town - in BOTH cases cutting off -West travel, COMPLETELY, and for the ENTIRE parade. This is frustrating, discourteous, selfish and dangerous.
In both cases - every to west cross street was blocked - not one was open for the duration of every division - I was informed by rather surly Auxiliary wannabe cops that I should travel to 25A in Northports case, and to Jericho in Greenlawns case tonight.
Reasonable minds should see that this is ridiculous. People commuting, people picking up kids, going to the store, attending doctors appointments are all held hostage by a parade - something that should be fun.
All I am asking is for those in charge to consider stopping the line of march at each division for 2 or so minutes to allow some traffic to pass. Youve got every old timer on the planet at all of the intersections - pick two of three major ones and do the right thing. Exmaple - Pulaski, Clay Pitts and Cedar. Its not a big deal - I know because I've made it happen in the past.
This board has a gloried history in flaming posts. I am doing deep breathing exercises to maintain a respectful tone, so between the both of these Departments - do the right thing. God Forbid there is some emergency that develops into a fatality or other crisis because of this type of nonsense. Newsday will be the l of the problems.