Ben Konop Remains A D-Bag

The Gravel Throat known as "Ben Konop", is now slinging ridiculous accusations. Gravel Throat, the guy who promised run an ethical campaign, the guy who promised that he wouldn't run for another position until after his stint as County Commissioner was over, is now blaming mayoral candidate and rival, Mike Bell, for the problems with the fire hydrant pressure.

If you don't know, a lady's house burned to the ground last week, even though firefighters were on scene within five minutes of receiving the call. At first the reason given for not being able to put out the fire was that the fire hydrants weren't putting out enough pressure. Evidently, firefighters tapped one hydrant, which was fine, but wasn't enough to put out the blaze. So, the guys tapped another hydrant, but that pressure was low because the two hydrants were on the same water line.

However, fire reports are now saying that it would have been nearly impossible to put the fire out because it had spread inside the walls before the fire trucks arrived. The homeowners didn't know that because they couldn't see anything. Firefighters surmised that the fire may have been caused by faulty electrical wiring when the fire first occurred. Looks like that was probably the case.

In any event, Ben Konop has been, and always will be, a d-bag. He blames everyone else for every bad thing that happens in the region, while offering nothing but hair-brained ideas and finger-pointing.