"Sir, I ordered a Pina Colada, and I specifically asked for no salt, NO SALT...... I could put strychnine in the Guacamole" - Milton Waddams.
This week, I had a toss up for the Milton winner, but our next winner could wait a week. That and this week's winner was just too stupid to be overlooked. This week's winner is the McColl Volunteer Fire Dept. for trying to withhold (or steal) funds to the Town of McColl. I'll try to be brief. If you want more, ask Rusty Ray from Channel 13, who covered the comedy all last weekend.
For those of you who don't know where McColl is , it's in Marlboro County, near the N.C border. It's claim to fame is that they found Michael Jordan's father in the swamps outside of town after he was killed a dozen or so years ago. Earlier this year, McColl sold one of their firetrucks, and somehow, the Fire Dept. got the money, so they kept it. Since the truck was technically Town property, the town asked for the check. Well, the boys decided they earned the money, and they refused, tempers flared, and the Fire Dept. decided to strike.
I know you' re asking, "How can McColl function without a Fire Dept.? Who will get the kitty out of the tree, or put out a fire - if it's ever happened.?" Well, the Mayor felt the same way, and to keep McColl from going up in flames, he fired the Fire Chief, and demanded the $35,000 again.
The Fire chief's response? "How can I get fired? I'm a volunteer!!" Well, that's easy. Plenty of volunteer groups have told members that they're not needed anymore. The part I don't think Bubba understood was that he was very close to getting his butt thrown in jail for misuse of public money. What he essentially tried to do is the same as me selling a company car, and trying to keep the money for it. Nice try, but that's not how it works.
The latest is that the Town got their $35k, and Bubba is still fired. Now McColl can drift back into sleepy obscurity. Have a nice weekend, and keep working on those TPS reports!!
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