As most of you know, I support our teachers-and for those sexist men that keep saying teacher salaries are TOO HIGH and THEY DON’T WORK ALL YEAR-all I can say is NFL Football, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association and National Hockey League.

THEIR SALARIES ARE TOO HIGH AND THEY DON’T WORK ALL YEAR EITHER!!

But the difference-THEY ARE ALL MEN!!

So to get on with it-my spouse did an “analysis” of some of the Cheshire Teacher salaries. This is for the budget year 2008-2009 that ends June 30, 2009. And this analysis doesn’t include any of the three year contractual increases.

According to my spouse: certified teaching staff  were budgeted for:

124 positions paying between $81,000 and $90,100

92 positions paying between $71,000 and $79,600.

So how does this compare with other towns in our state?

Teacher salaries in Shelton, Ct

Teacher salaries in Bridgeport, Ct

A sample breakdown of teacher salaries in Bridgeport, Ct

Teacher salaries State by State

On to other issues:

I did get some feedback regarding this Dog Day at the Cheshire Community Pool.

Many thought it was a real cute idea-but some people, including my sig other-thought the idea of dogs swimming and possibly peeing or pooping in the community pool was disgusting.

First of all- I did see the video of this on Channel 14-and I thought it was fine. I mean look, the town WAS DRAINING the water out of the pool the next day in order to resurface the lining-so WHAT WAS THE BIG DEAL?

Plus, from what I saw, not that many dogs actually swam in the pool-probably because the water is so chlorinated-it turned the dogs off!!

You could see some of the dogs going to the edge of the pool, putting their noses near the water, probably smelling that God awful chlorine and then DARTING AWAY!!

NO HUMAN WAS GOING TO SWIM IN THAT WATER AFTER THE DOGS SWAM IN IT!! Besides you swim at Mixville and other ponds and lakes, I am sure you have at least once in your lifetime-swam in an natural water environment-God knows what is or was in that water!!

Besides, I am linking you all to a story about people swimming and peeing in pools-you are not going to believe it-but according this article-ONE IN FIVE AMERICANS PEE IN THE POOL!!

You know YOU PEE in our Community Pool-I DO!! I don’t bother getting out-besides I love the way it feels-WARM!!

Besides-what is the big deal-URINE IS STERILE!!

So, if you see me in the pool this summer-DO NOT GET NEAR ME!!!

Click here for p.p in the pool story

Goodbye for now.