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Title: Thank You Mayor Taylor Post by: Double A on December 18, 2007, 10:04:47 pm Since I am one her biggest critics, I think I should be the one to say it. I think she's managed this disaster very well. Kudos, Mayor. Well done.
Title: Thank You Mayor Taylor Post by: TheArtist on December 18, 2007, 10:25:00 pm Daaaaaaaaaaaaang! That ice storm must have been bigger than I thought. Reached clear down to "heck" and froze it over too.
Title: Thank You Mayor Taylor Post by: inteller on December 19, 2007, 07:35:12 am quote: OMG she's got you fooled. I guess you shed a tear when you saw her at the city council meeting with frazzled hair and no makeup. I feel sympathy for sick puppies lying on the side of the road too, but then I run them over to put them out of their misery.[}:)] Title: Thank You Mayor Taylor Post by: sgrizzle on December 19, 2007, 07:57:19 am quote: Your sense of humor alludes me... While AA's comment suprises me, I believe it to be accurate. Title: Thank You Mayor Taylor Post by: Double A on December 19, 2007, 10:30:05 am quote: Just because I criticize the Mayor for poor public policy priorities, (One Tech, River Tax, etc.) doesn't mean I won't give her credit when she does something right for a change. Don't think this means I'll ever vote for her or support her, not a chance. Title: Thank You Mayor Taylor Post by: Chicken Little on December 19, 2007, 10:35:27 am Getting the disaster declaration (http://"http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectID=11&articleID=071219_1_A1_hOffi13237") so quickly (in just over a week) is huge. That's more a Henry and Bush thing, but it's good news for us. Our FEMA dollars will now pay all of those out-of-state AEP guys and tree trimmers, and a disaster cleanup (http://"http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=071218_1_A2_spanc70022") firm for limb pick up, which apparently, Taylor is already looking at.
Inspecting properties for damaged electrical services was also a good move. A lot of people, elderly, etc., are going to be in a tight spot over this. Whether FEMA helps out on that or not, it's good that they are on it. I know it seems crazy that somebody might abandon a property over a $1,500 electric bill, but stuff like that happens. We could be close to normal in a month or so. I think she, and everybody else who helped, did a good job. Title: Thank You Mayor Taylor Post by: sgrizzle on December 19, 2007, 10:42:57 am quote: As I understand it, AEP doesn't get a FEMA dime since they are a for-profit entity. Title: Thank You Mayor Taylor Post by: spoonbill on December 19, 2007, 10:52:37 am I too think she did a good job. She represented Tulsa very well in the media.
I think Gov Henry did poorly as usual. This Hawaii trip is his 9th week long trip of the year. I know that Governors travel and represent their states, but last year, one of the organizations, that I give a great deal of money too and sit on the board of, sent him to China to visit our sister city and "represent" Tulsa. He took his family and disappeared on several private excursions including a negotiation with a manufacturing plant on behalf of one of his OKC corporate friends. He fulfilled none of his planned duties on the trip. . . and he set the wheels in motion for a long term OKC product to be manufactured in China for a fraction of the price. I have heard similar stories from other groups sponsoring his travel. He is really enjoying his position. My hat's off to Mayor Taylor. I may not be a fan, but I respect a job well done. Keep it up and you may swoon me! Title: Thank You Mayor Taylor Post by: cannon_fodder on December 19, 2007, 11:02:42 am I'll jump on the bandwagon and saw she did a very good job.
Will we get the $500,000 per person that New Orleans got? I think $300 billion in the local economy would help us out a lot. Title: Thank You Mayor Taylor Post by: Double A on December 19, 2007, 04:27:34 pm quote: Problem is she'd probably try to spend it on the River. I think our elected officials should follow the example of Robert Kerr after the floods, and use this disaster as an opportunity to leverage federal funding to revolutionize and modernize Oklahoma's electrical grid to make it the best in the nation, like our flood control infrastructure. I think our Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland should be pushing for insurance companies to cover tree removal as a standard part of property insurance policies or just outright require it, too. Title: Thank You Mayor Taylor Post by: Conan71 on December 19, 2007, 04:44:52 pm I just want my FEMA mastercard so I can go hang out at Night Trips.
Title: Thank You Mayor Taylor Post by: inteller on December 20, 2007, 08:13:14 am quote: Night Trips is crap. At least blow it at Ritz where they get completely nekkid.[}:)] |