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ARBITRATION CAME!!

WELL WE HAD ARBITRATION FINALLY!! AND NOW IT'S A WAITING GAME FOR THE OUTCOME,WE GOT USED TO BEING PUT OFF OR ANOTHER DATE OR SOMETHING ALWAYS CAME IN THE WAY OF THE ARBITRATION OF GOIN BACK TO WORK!!! WELL I CAN SAY IT WAS A BIT AMUSING,NOT TO WHAT WE EXPECTED,WE EXPECTED I GUESS ALOT MORE DIRECT ANSWERS AND REALLY GOOD REASONS WHY??WE KNEW THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY,CAUSE THERE SIMPLY WASN'T ANY!! BUT WANTED TO HEAR THEM. THEY WERE NOT PROFESSIONAL AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT (PAPERWOR… Continue

Added by RODD FERNANDES on August 4, 2008 at 9:24pm — 1 Comment

STILL WAITING????

WELL IT'S BEEN A WHILE STILL WAITING FOR OUR ARBITRATION DATE,IT'S BEEN A LONG HARD ROAD OF STRUGGLING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEAL WITH NOT BEIN A FIREFIGHTER FOR A YEAR AND A HALF(ALMOST)IT FEELS LIKE IT'S BEEN TOO LONG!! MY WIFE AND I ARE TRYING HARD TO STAY ON TRACK OF EVERYDAY LIFE (BILLS,FOOD,RENT)AND STILL CAN'T MAKE IT WORK!! U KNOW ALL THAT STUFF!! NEVER THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE A DAY WHEN ALL OF THE FIREFIGHTING WOULD COME TO SUCH A HAULT SO QUICK IN OUR LIVES,ALL FOR SERVING FOR WHAT I KNO… Continue

Added by RODD FERNANDES on March 28, 2008 at 2:40pm — 2 Comments

TWLIGHT ZONE IT IS!!!

OKAY,U CAN PICK YOUR FRIENDS BUT NOT YOUR FAMILY,NEVER LIVED NEAR THEM AND WHAT A MISTAKE I DON'T BLAME OURSELFS FOR TRYIN IT OUT BUT WENT BACK TO THE GOOD SIDE!! MY WIFE HAD FELL INTO THE PIT OF GUILT OF NOT LIVIN CLOSE TO HER ONE AND ONLY SIS (LEARNED A HARD LESSON)AND THOUGHT KENTUCKY WOULD BE GREAT,BUT INCOME IS HARD TO GET AND FAMILY TOOK IT ALL!!SO WE SOLD THE FARM TO GET BAC WITH JUST THE CLOTHES ON OUR BACK WHAT A SHAME!!KENTUCKY IS BEAUTIFUL MEET SUM AWSUME FRIENDS VERY DEAR TO US,BUT T… Continue

Added by RODD FERNANDES on February 14, 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments

TWILIGHT ZONE

WE FINALLY MADE IT HERE TO OWENSBORO,KENTUCKY FROM PAHRUMP,NEVADA.WE HAVE MADE SOME FRIENDS HERE,THE KIDS LOVE THE SCHOOLS HERE,WE ALSO HAVE A BULLDOG(ENGLISH AND OLDE ENGLISH) BULLIE BUSSINESS.WE LOVE THE 4 SEASONS HERE INSTEAD OF THE DRY DESERT SCENE!!!X-MAS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER CAN'T WAIT FOR SNOW!!!WE LOVE IT HERE,CAN'T WAIT TO MEET MORE FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME INTRESTS!!WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE FIRE DEPT. ,OUR CHILDREN OUR BULLIES TOO!!WE LOVE THE OUTDOORS!!I LIKE FISHIN,QUADIN,CAMPIN,… Continue

Added by RODD FERNANDES on December 9, 2007 at 3:42pm — 2 Comments

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