[willy]

Yea brother sounds like you guys got to rise up and slay some of the politicos, I don't get a night differential, but have an outstanding pension and it starts 20 yrs 50% no benefits, 25 years full pension 65% and full benefits max out at 30 years with 70 % one percent per year after 25 max 70% and benefits. I got 28 years and the Nov 8th election in the town will determine if I make Captain or put my papers in to retire March 1st 2007, I am not on the current political sleazeballs hit list, I didn't make to where I am by puckering up to him, instead by being number one on all the civil service promotional exams and being a veteran that they could not skip. So now they have the Captains job empty and have a couple of super suckers doing that job refusing to promote me. If the election goes good they will be making me Captain and expecting me to straighten out the unethical sh!thole it has turned into.
Should be a lot of fun. Either way will work for me, if I don't get the Capt. bars in January then I will leave with 68% of my pay and benefits and go to work for Reel Crabby Enterprizes Fla. ;D