Originally Posted by Fountain4402 (Post 3410246)

I think your numbers are off a little see below. Are you sure you have your facts right? If fire fighters got paid that much everybody would be at the door for them. ...

Originally Posted by huskyrider (Post 3408530)

Originally Posted by Lofty (Post 3410500)

Fact Check:
http://www.mercurynews.com/salaries/bay-area

Alameda County Fire Dept. Hoskins, James A Fire Captain

Entity Name
Alameda County Fire Dept.
Base $116,460
Other $70,733
Gross $187,193
MDV $15,585
ER Psn $30,285
EPEPsn $0
DC $1,155
Misc. $281
TCOE $234,499

Originally Posted by Griswald (Post 3410516)

I believe that boat belongs to a friend of mine from TX. Older '80s model? He just picked it up at the Lauderdale boat show.

Originally Posted by PhantomChaos (Post 3410714)

LOL! That is a late model Sunseeker, probably a Predator 64.

http://www.sunseeker.com/showboat.php?bid=29

Originally Posted by Lofty (Post 3409987)

Yeah, like our Kalfornia firefighters... Avarage wage is up to $225k/year in the Bay Area, retire at 50 with 85% of your last years earnings for their pension. And they get to do labor trades throught their carier so they never use any vacation time then take up to one years un-used vacation as pay in their last year of employment boosting the last years salary.
That takes a retired 50 year old to $382,500/ year for his pension. Not bad in a resetion! :eek: I wonder why the state is going broke.....

Originally Posted by PhantomChaos (Post 3410714)

LOL! That is a late model Sunseeker, probably a Predator 64.

http://www.sunseeker.com/showboat.php?bid=29

Originally Posted by Lofty (Post 3410772)

I was thinking the same thing, it makes my Superchicken look like a old panga.