Tulsa area's air quality 'horrific' and a Vision

[Teatownclown]

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20120810_16_A10_Thelon654452

I find it pretty incredible how citizens and their mindless leaders continue to follow the same mistaken steps year after year.

Now, our water has been poisoned as well due to inept leadership that hid the water system failures.

Meanwhile, The Vision Thingy that provides mainly entertainment and corporate welfare continues to be the priority set by Chamberites. It's pathetic forward thinking. American Airlines has been the beneficiary of $750 million and to what end?

The irony is that on a National level these "forward" thinking directors hate tax increases unless it's localized and then they love it.

Their priorities are all screwed up. Nobody wants to move to a city that is unhealthy, uneducated, unprepared for quality living, and unsafe. But we have an arena and a ballpark and a limp downtown with a bankrupt subsidized economic base....whoopee.

"Move" you say? Far the f#$k away....within 10 years.

[Townsend]

Thanks for the heads up.

What have you done to make things better that I might be able to mimic?

[Teatownclown]

Thanks for the heads up.

What have you done to make things better that I might be able to mimic?

ST, by talking up the issue I would hope something other than your reply. Are you that lazy or stupid like the Tulsa World who backpaged this article prioritizing a movie, a lit cigarette, and a lousy Vision?

Sorry that you think pollution is a community asset.

Are you part of the problem?

[Townsend]

Your posts are not helpful and as we've all discussed, you come off as a worthless jackass.

Congratulations worthless jackass.

Have a worthless jackass day.

Worthless jackass.

[Teatownclown]

Your posts are not helpful and as we've all discussed, you come off as a worthless jackass.

Congratulations worthless jackass.

Have a worthless jackass day.

Worthless jackass.

Proof...thanks.

Now, is TNF going to discuss these issues or sweep them under the carpet like Stevie?

[Townsend]

Proof...thanks.

Proof that you're a Worthless Jackass?  Hardly.  You provide that with every post.

[AquaMan]

Investing in the community, under whatever guise is necessary to avoid the anti tax/anti government crowd, I support.

I do not like or support the "deal closing fund" of some 53million. I never paid for my women, and I don't like a city that pays for its companionship. Hows that for macho?

[TheTed]

The Ozone Alert program is ridiculous. What do they expect people to do?

Lawn care business types aren't going to take half the summer off work.

People aren't going to drive less. We've built our city with no other option. We continue to do the same.

We're staunch believers in the "save the planet by not doing anything differently while we wait for someone to make our current way of living greener."

We can't even schedule construction at night to minimize idling. Even on I-44 in the middle of nowhere between Springfield and Joplin they've been doing their construction exclusively at night. But we cannot do the same here. If I were a construction worker, I think I'd rather work at night instead of dealing with this summer's heat.

[Townsend]

We can't even schedule construction at night to minimize idling. Even on I-44 in the middle of nowhere between Springfield and Joplin they've been doing their construction exclusively at night. But we cannot do the same here. If I were a construction worker, I think I'd rather work at night instead of dealing with this summer's heat.

I've wondered that too.  Especially driving by the Creek construction with my car reading 116.

[RecycleMichael]

The Ozone Alert program is ridiculous. What do they expect people to do?

Lawn care business types aren't going to take half the summer off work.

People aren't going to drive less. We've built our city with no other option. We continue to do the same.

We're staunch believers in the "save the planet by not doing anything differently while we wait for someone to make our current way of living greener."

We can't even schedule construction at night to minimize idling. Even on I-44 in the middle of nowhere between Springfield and Joplin they've been doing their construction exclusively at night. But we cannot do the same here. If I were a construction worker, I think I'd rather work at night instead of dealing with this summer's heat.

The ozone alert program is intended to educate everyday citizens on what they can do to help make a difference. It is not geared to talking to industry (including emitters, construction and lawn care companies). There are other efforts to reach them.

The highway construction this summer is a real factor in our high ozone levels. We have never had so many cars going two miles an hour on so many different roads before. The weather this summer has also been impossible to work with. We have had no wind.

[Red Arrow]

Especially driving by the Creek construction with my car reading 116.

You're lucky you didn't go to jail going that fast.

[Red Arrow]

The Ozone Alert program is ridiculous. What do they expect people to do?
People aren't going to drive less. We've built our city with no other option. We continue to do the same.

I was under the impression that ride Tulsa Transit (free or cheap, I forget which) on Ozone alert days was at least moderately successful.

[Red Arrow]

I never paid for my women,

Really?  Not even drinks or a dinner?  I am (skeptically) impressed.

[AquaMan]

Really?  Not even drinks or a dinner?  I am (skeptically) impressed.

As a clergyman might say, intent is everything. I didn't buy them drinks or dinner to get them into bed. I was just glad for the company and figured my personality and attitude would win them over. Moderate success.

I wouldn't be averse to keeping an entertainment fund to buy drinks and dinner for prospective businesses considering our locale. But I think that is probably already budgeted by the city and the Chamber. Seems an odd time to be floating a Vision bond proposal. Maybe they suspect the economy is improving.

[Red Arrow]

I wouldn't be averse to keeping an entertainment fund to buy drinks and dinner for prospective businesses considering our locale.

You obviously don't deal in government contracts.  Such actions are strictly verboten.