A new beginning.........

Imagine the starwars theme playnig in the background and the credits scrolling away into the cosmos beginning with the title "A new beginning...".  What do you think those credits would say?  What would the story be?  I can tell you how a fellow blogger would write that script.
It begins with the wonderful planet of SMFR where the weather is always perfect and the people are so nice.  Then one day the evil union empire found this hapless planet and decided to move in and take over.  They brainwashed the people of planet SMFR and turned them into their zombie servants!  Seriously...?  Ok, I'll play along for a minute.  I would make a few small changes to the script if it were me considering, unlike my blogging counterpart, I was actually there!

First, you'd have to go back a whole lot further to the beginning, not episode 3 where the other blog begins.  Before the evil emperor was, well you know, evil.  He was at one time very well liked and respected.  He knew how to shake babies and kiss hands like the best of them.  Over time the chief, oops I meant the senator Palpatine, began to see how much power he actually had.  He took that power and used it for his own benefit.  He encompassed himself with people sensitive to the plight of his agenda.  Meanwhile, the emperor was quietly vetting his predecessor Lord Vader until eventually,  together, they became the most powerful force in the universe.  They ruled the galaxy with an iron fist daring any of the hapless underlings to undermine they're rule.
Then comes in Luke.  You all know who he is.  He is the man who will bring balance to the force.  His destiny was to end the evil emperors rule.  He couldn't do this by himself though, he needed some help.  He needed the rebellion.  He understood that he couldn't take on the empire by himself and he needed the full resources the rebellion had to offer. Without Luke and the rebellion the people of planet SMFR could not stand up to the evil emperor without being frozen in carbonite like Hans Solo. 
Ok, I'm sorry for dragging you through this ridiculous story.  I hope you understand that this is not a story about the union or the chief.  It's not even about the commissioners.  This is solely about the firefighters of SMFR and their futures.  When we brought the union in 2 years ago it wasn't because we wanted 50% raises, gold, jewelery and what ever the other blogger says we were trying to obtain.  It was because we wanted some security in an economic environment that had none.  We wanted the things that we currently had to remain the same and not lose it.  We wanted the same luxury that our chief was enjoying....a contract.  Nothing more. 
I find it somewhat humorous, and hypocritical,  that my fellow blogger defends the former chief who gashed this fire department for about $150K a year while he was there. Yet she complains about my meager $48k a year. But that's understandable because you are as you put it "un-biased".   And who signed those fat contracts?  Former commish Ranney and the rest of his cronies.  But my fellow blogger says she wants fiscal responsibility.  Where was she over the last 10 years when these commission board meetings were finished in under 20 mins?  My guess is she didn't have much interest in it until the firefighters decided to challenge her neighbor, former commish. Ranney.  again, she is un-biased.....whatever.
Well It's time for me to step back and listen to what you guys have to say.  Please feel free to respond anonymously and openly.  Oh and by the way, unlike my blogging counterpart, I won't filter the responses!!