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I think that some of you are missing the point. I was at all of the meetings and can tell you that the firefighters were very disrespectful to the people that stood up to speak as well as the two councilman that openly spoke out against rushing through with the approval of the contract. They stood together like bullies. I was walking out with many of them and the conversation and name calling they were doing amongst themselves was vile and disgusting. I wish I would of recorded it so their captain could see how they act when no one is looking. Having said that, it's not that we don't appreciate the hard work that firefighters do. It's not that we don't appreciate what they give up to do it...it's that the agreement as it stood had mistakes in it. I'm sure none of you would be willing to sign a mortgage agreement with mistakes. what if the address was wrong, or the mortgage rate or the date of the purchase. That would be stupid and foolish. In addition, even without the mistakes, it has been proven to be financially unsustainable. It would be like having a budget for your home and saying you would make payments that you wouldn't be able to make. It didn't make fiscal sense. Stop the name calling and online bullying and learn the facts. From where I sit Rob Cote has always presented the facts. Does he get snarky at times? Yes. I think that comes from a point of frustration that him, Ken Block and others share because some members of the council simply refuse to see the plain facts. I thought it was interesting when someone pointed out that in the end, the firefighters would have nothing in their retirement account if the city continued with the contract...and they cheered. that showed me that they weren't even listening.