Say It Ain't So !!!!!
Please, someone tell me that the county has not purchased a vehicle for Mr. Strickland the Courthouse Custodian. Tell me this vehicle wasn't purchased without the bid process being followed. Tell me that this wasn't done without the County Commissioners knowledge and approval. Tell me the County is not buying the gas for this vehicle. Tell me the Courthouse with it's leaking faucets and continually running toilets has reached a state of repair that Mr. Strickland's time can be better spent riding around town, delivering mail, meals and visiting the bench at Wal-Mart. What no one can tell me those things, shocking.
posted by Allen Barrett | 1:56 PM
62 Comments:
wab
Tell me why you are trying to stir up more trouble?
I guess you don't mind that the County just spends, spends and spends. Damn ... I didn't know we were so rich and that we currently have a balanced budget. Tell you what 3:38 when the Commission votes in November to raise taxes I hope you are there to thank them and shake their hands.
3:38
Tell me why you don't want the people to know where their tax dollars are going?
If you are si rich you can afford it, how about giving the county some extra money.
I believe my question was addressed to the troublemaker and not to you? If he wants to know about the truck, why didn't he simply call and ask? He didn't need to stir up trouble where probably non exists...as usual.
I'm wondering if barrett will delete your post since you were sursing. Or will he leave it since someone other than you has read it? What a laugh.
4:48 You have to be the most unhappy person in Giles County.
Read WKSR's web page even the mistakes were made in Lawrence County. How would you like to have been drug out of bed after surgery?
If Mr. Barrett wants to delete my post I sure want get my pants in a wad over it.
I did mistype as you often do. si should of been so.
Does it upset you to see people miles away from Giles County see how you act?
5:10
No, what bothers me, other than the fact that wab isn't moving yet, is the fact that other counties laugh at Giles County for all the whining and fussing going on here.
Fact is other counties admire the people of Giles county speaking up and being government watchdogs, wishing they had the guts themselves.
5:25
You don't whin and fuss?? lol
WAB isn't going anywhere. He is staying and keeping you straight.
What would you do if WAB left when you get up first thing of a morning you wouldn't have a blog to look at and post.
4:48 Is it a truck? I heard a car. Which is it? I could see Roger getting a truck over a car.
It's a 2000 and something car.
6:20
If barrett left Giles County, I would join a huge throng who would truly be shouting, "Thank YOU Jesus!"
I don't care for WAB, but there is a process for this kind of stuff.
It's a truck stupid. If WAB left, there are others who would get a blog going. It's simple to run.
So much for knowledgeable people. Is it a truck or a car? Seems to be a disagreement on what the vehicle actually is!
It's a Mercedes truck. How about that? Riding in style!Let's all go get one and ride with our beer cans on the hood and the kids in the back.
Michael Fralix
I heard a preache say, "if your heart wasn't right with God your prayers wouldn't be answered."
Better be careful what you pray for, it could be worse.
You know, when Mr. Strickland got that job, it was not posted - I called & asked why it had not been AND THEN it was posted - after he was already there. As I remember, he did not even meet the requirements of the job.
I am NOT surprised he now has a vehicle to go with the job.
Something was said at the time about someone he used to date who worked at the courthouse.......
Who authorized the purchase of the vehicle? It had to be paid through Ms. Gardner's office and she works for Mrs. Vanzant..Right?
If the Commissioners did not authorize this expense will they demand that the vehicle be returned? I doubt it.
Why did Mr. Strickland need a vehicle? Was it something about his work?
He rides the wheels off of it. Rides around all the time. Mooney does all the work.
Such funny stuff!
What is Strickland's job suppose to be?
Well he used to cut the grass at the post office until WAB exposed him. Now he delivers mail at the courthouse, guess he just can't get away from the post office. There is a lot of time seating at at Wal-Mart with other retired guys.
Most of the time he's being outworked by Missouri whose only about 80 year old.
How many things can a person do before they do any work at their job?
Look, wab didn't expose anything about the Post Office situation other than his own rear end. I talked to Roger, and he was NOT doing work up there on county time. Have you ever ehard of a lunch hour or vacation time?
Rather than to let barrett stir up more trouble, whu don't you go ask someone. Might I suggest Roger?
When will you folks who idolize allen barrett realize that he is a troublemaker? He loves to get something started and then watch the fireworks. It's just a shame.
Look I saw Roger Strickland a number of times cutting the grass at the post office and it wasn't during lunch or vacation time off it was in the middle of his supposed to be working time. At least two times I know he had told people he was getting supplies at walmart but he went straight to the post office and cut the grass now that I saw with my own eyes and it didn't have nothing to do with Mr Barrett or wab are anybody else. If he wasn't doing it on county time why did he stop?
To hear 4:20 tell it nobody has ever done anything wrong unless it was Barrett.
I was wondering why Roger quit cutting the grass at the post office if he wasn't cutting on county time.
I'm having trouble understanding why if Mr. Barrett is the cause of every problem in the county and things were perfect befoire he came here why not just get some of the other cowards together get your hoods and goover to his house and run him off.
5:58 EXCELLENT POINT!
5:58
Why don't you or barrett call and ask Roger? He will tell you, and then your face should be burning with embarrassment for trying to stir up trouble.
8:50 Why don't you call somebody and ask them what kind of person you are. If you don't tell the to call somebody you are telling them to move.
Have you ever made a good post? All you know is how you don't like
Barrett.
A good post was made by 6:35, but your hoods on and run him off.
6:35
Who claimed that barrett is the cause of every problem in the county? Who said things were perfect here before he came? I'm afraid those are your words.
I think a point you and his other few supporters are missing is that Giles County did not have the degree of division, distrust, and strife that has come as a result (my opinion) of his continually trying to stir up trouble.
You don't have to like what I said, but you would definitely be in the minority if you disagree. Don't take my word for it. Just go ask around the town or the county.
How ease it is to forget what we have posted. The wording might not be the same and you may not be the one posted it. With so many of us signing anonymous we just have to guess when we think it's the same person.
Someone said things were better before Barrett came to Giles County
and it would be better when he left. I really think it was you 6:48.
GTC says:
October 19 at 9:10 You say that Roger Strickland was hired without announcing the position. Well .....I really hate to pop your bubble and prove you wrong.
1) The job was posted
2) There was a 3-perosn committee, none were elected officials, who received all applications, reviewed the applications and selected three applicants to be interviewed.
3) the three applicants were interviewed and indipendently scored by the committee.
4) the scores were reviewed and the three applicants were rated.
5) #2 and #3 swapped their individual rankings and only the #1 person was rated as #1 by all on the committee.
6) That person was Roger Styrickland and the committee recommended that he be hired.
This entire process took well over 1 month. By the way go to the newspaper archives and you will find the advertisement. Published 3 times over three weeks.
It sure seems that I know alot about this and I am sure that you will want to contest my opinion. Go ahead; but, remember that I was on that committee and you werren't.
Excellent point 7:13.
Problem is 6:48 not only don't know what he has written he don't even know what he's saying when he is writing. How many times have we been told "you knew what I meant".
What Barrett has done is challenge those in control who have been abusing their positions for years, some just plain stealing their blotted salary. Barrett has been an encouragement for others to stand up and speak out even if anonymously and he has provided a way many can do that. The lies that are told are divisive and embarrassing when they are exposed and the liar is identified with no uncertainty. Those like 6:48 have no knowledge of the truth because they have closed their eyes for so long they are blinded by their friendships and own corruption.
Barrett is a very polarizing figure
but anyone who refuses to be silence in the face of corruption and wrong will be polarizing. I try to make my mind up based on the facts of a matter not on the gossip that travels like wildfire through the empty heads of fools sitting in the breakfast clubs each morning. Instead of relying on gossip try to do some research on your own and see what you see for what it is.
I noticed several times the statement, "Go out around town and the county and ask."
Would that not be gossiping?
I don't trust anything said on here except what Barrett says, because he signs his real name.
That didn't mean I believe it all, but think he does.
Does it make you a good person to go around listen to gossip or gossiping?
10:03
Since when is taking a poll or a survey seen as gossiping? I dare you to take an informal poll and report your results here.
1:48 When you go around asking what people think of WAB, do you tell them you are taking a poll or survey?
I didn't read anything aboyt a poll or surevey in 10:03's post.
The way I hear it anything about WAB is just the gossip around town.
2:23
Please allow me to make a suggestion. Why not ask one or two simple questions in your poll or survey? Here are some possible questions?
1. Who is the biggest troublemaker Giles County has ever known.
2. Who is the most despised person in Giles County?
Do it. You don't have to mention barrett's name. The people being surveyed will do that for you.
Ok so I asked around the gossip circuit answer to number one was some guy named Boundurant with 6 votes; Dan Speer 4 votes followed by Stoney Jackson, Tommy Campbell and Janet Vanzant each with 2 votes. Barrett got only one vote.
Question two revealed a number of Mother in laws were the worst. Obama led the way as the individual most dispised followed by Pelosi. I had to mention Barrett's name to most people who didn't even know who he was but admitted having heard his name after told.
Guess you were just wrong again 6:34
2:28
No, I took my own poll around the county, and isn't it amazing how varied people's opinions are, depending on who you ask? Guess what? My results were quite different from yours. I was not surprised to find allen barrett leading the field as the top vote getter, and that's totally opposite from the way he did in each of his bids to become commissioner in 7th District.
When someone ask me a question like that, I feel them out to see which way they want me to go and go that way rather than make the idot mad.
Those who claimed that Barrett is the cause of every problem in the county are those that want to try and control the people of Giles county. The people of Giles that are controling are the ones that have super large families where they vote in the same clown because it is a relative. I remember there was a commissioner I understand couldn't even read. There are even people in Giles that brag because they have never been out of Giles. That is what we have voting in our goverment.
Anonymous said...2:23
Seems like someone took you up on your challenge. Now. one for you. Go around and ask these two questions.
1. Has Mr. Barrett ever been caught in a lie?
2. Who has exposed more corruption in this county, Mr. Barrett or WKSR?
7:27
Yes, I would challenge you or anyone to go ask if barrett has ever been caught in a lie. That should yield some interesting data.
I already checked that out 9:50 and the answer is very clear Not Yet.
10:08
I posted the same question about six months ago. Still no response.
9:50 Why don't you go ask him instead of asking someone else to.
No response, guess that's right you want go ask him in person yourself.
So easy to post anonymous.
9:07
If barrett allows for anonymous posting, then why is someone always popping off that ip addresses need to be checked, anonymous posters recvealed, etc? If that should happen, would there not be some serious legal problems involved?
The one claiming to be able to identify a poster to this blog through any Microsoft search regardless of any add-ons is simply fantasizing. You can not backtrack from this blog to an IP address then to an email address without my permission and a court order. You've simply have been watching to much TV.
wab
And you sir, have far too much time on your hands for getting into mischief. Perhaps you would be better served by watching tv.
To 6:15
Don't worry about me having too much time on my hands, I don't have enough time to do everything now. I have been blessed with the ability to do more than one thing at a time so I watch TV, listen to the radio, research blog topics along with a number of other projects and chew gum
when inclined.
Perhaps you need to stop watching so much TV and get more involved in the world around you.
wab
When I decide to multi-task, rest assured that I will not be out there trying to hurt people and stir up trouble. Ok?
I thought enabling evil and condemning others was multi tasking.
5:52
Well, then why don't you tell the one who appears to be enabling the strife to go forward to stop it? Seems a logical thing to do.
Why couldn't we have threads that deal with such topics as the outrageous gas prices and global warming? Surely, those could be discussed intelligently without having to blame Mrs. Vanzant and/or certain commissioners. Right?
Well, why can't we?
I'm still waiting for an answer.
5;19
These people have no desire to discuss such topics. Forget about it.
Tell Barrett the topic you want discussed. Then watch The big man change the subject because Barrett posted the thread.
5:34
I believe several topics have just recently been suggested. And as long as those few who insist on calling names or insulting those who who don't agree with their views, I don't see a problem with any of them.
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