WHAT'S A GOB?

Who's a GOB might be a better question. Is Peter Knapp a GOB? Yep, he sure is. How about Betty Pitman, is she a GOB? Yes again. What then about John Steger who, in case you didn't know is our legislator. I like to think of him as our stealth legislator. We know he's there but you can't tell because he never does anything. And the answer is, Yes! John is a GOB.What about ex-legislator Max Stoker and his wife JP Marilyn Stoker, are they GOBs? Yes, although not as well placed in the GOB community as they once were. At this point you might be wondering what it takes to be a GOB? You have to be connected in Preble and/or Cortland. Is Don Armstrong a GOB? Don has been the town boards lawyer for a long time and has connections in Cortland. The answer is yes, Don is a GOB. There are a number of stealth GOBs around too. These are people who have power but don't show themselves. I'll be talking about them in the future but for now I've made you wait long enough. GOB stands for Good Old Boy. Simple isn't it. The GOBs run Preble and much of the time they do OK by the people. Sometimes they use their power to enrich themselves or other GOBs. Peter GOB Knapp used his power as Supervisor to enrich his GOB buddies Max and Marilyn Stoker when he looked the other way when the Song Mountain well was installed on Stokers property. This led to the sale of that property to Song. By the way the Stokers couldn't sell that land because there is a flood plane running through the middle. But Peter GOB Knapp made the difference and the GOB Stokers made the sale. The next story tells much of the rest of GOB Peters exploits. I'm tempted to talk about Don GOB Armstrong who has his fingers in up to his shoulder but I'm going to save that for later. Next time you see one of the GOBs wish them a GOB day.

Caucus is next month