Comments by piratefan | Eastern NC Now

That government can access this Flock public surveillance empire is what is frightening. I looked at the deFlock site in a link in a previous post, and it is almost certain there are two of these cameras at the Washington Lowes according to their location map. Should we be surveilled every time we shop there? Many of these surveillance devices can pick up cell phone information and send it to a central database. This makes my desire to shop at Lowes quite negative if I can get what I need somewhere else.

Commented: Monday, July 20th, 2026 @ 1:08 pm By: piratefan

I remember the liberal Walkers, Carolyn and Randy, campaigning hard at Chocowinity Fire Station against two conservative school board members, Hickman and Rader, but how were two defeated in the primary? Hickman won. Both Gilead and Chocowinity voted at the fire station, with Gilead split between Rader's and Hickman's districts, and part of Chocowinity in Hickman's. I think Rader's opponent waw one of those teachers union types, but not sure about Hickman's. Carolyn Walker was concentrating on Rader's race and Randy on Hickman's, supporting their opponents.

I agree that this woke mess out of our schools.

Commented: Sunday, June 21st, 2026 @ 9:48 am By: piratefan

How active are these teachers unions here in Beaufort County?

Commented: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026 @ 10:24 am By: piratefan

Beaufort County citizens living outside Washington are fortunate as Washington has been a circus since the death of former Mayor Mac Hodges. First they had the self serving strongarm high tax Sadler faction. Then they thought they had fixed it with a new team. Unfortunately, things are not going so well with that team. Joe Davis has turned out to have a tendency to shoot from the hip and go off half cocked. He probably means well, but he tends to open his mouth and engage his keyboard without fully thinking things through. Tyre is pure evil, and Horton is his wingman. Perrault tries to play both sides, and has gotten in bed with Tyre more than he should. Fritz was the only sane guy up there and now he is gone. Brabo as mayor has not set the world on fire, but at least she is honest for a change.

If you live outside of Washington, you can get out the popcorn and watch the soap opera. If you have the misfortune to live in Washington, however, it is a tax nightmare.

Commented: Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 @ 11:18 am By: piratefan

That explains what I saw from Carolyn Walker and her husband on primary election day at Chocowinity Fire Station, Conservative Voter. My guess was right. Carolyn Walker was very busy running around smearing her board colleague Rader while her husband Randy was doing the same thing on her board colleague Hickman I concluded that there was something that had them worked up into a tizzy. Do the Walkers have an LGBTQ person in their family or as a close friend? ?

Commented: Sunday, March 15th, 2026 @ 8:05 am By: piratefan

That background on Carolyn and Randy Walker is interesting. I had no idea there was that much venom on the school board until I saw them in action at Chocowinity Fire Station badmouthing two of Carolyn's school board colleagues for hours. Apparently they kept up their rants against Hickman and Rader later at the Board of Elections. If I had not been there working for a candidate in a different race, I don't think I would have believed that an elected official and her husband would be running down colleagues of the same party so viciously.

There are comments about ideological differences, but what I observed appeared to be more personal than ideological. I guess it could be both.

I have never watched the school board meetings on TV. Is there as much personal animosity on display there as on the county commission?. It looks to me that Mrs. Walker has as big a chip on her shoulder as anyone on the county commission from what I witnessed election day.

Commented: Friday, March 6th, 2026 @ 11:08 am By: piratefan