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jonesb said, 4 months ago
It’ll flood “The Big Dig”.
Clark Kent said, 4 months ago
If it wasn’t for the high water I’d say that was northeast Illinois.
That’s about what our decrepit power distribution “system” looks like before any storms knock them down. After the storm they straighten out some coat hangers and patch together the lines lying on the ground and put up signs that say “danger high joltage”, put a rubber sheet over them on the sidewalks and turn the juice back on hoping there aren’t too many sudden big loud fireballs.
TheTrustedMechanic said, 4 months ago
Surely you exaggerate, even if just a little. But even if one digs through the hyperbole one must still ask you,
How’s that deregulation working out? Isn’t that what the republicans wanted? No job killing regs? Only people killing lack of regs.
ruff
said, 4 months ago
Giles lives on !!
Rockngolfer said, 4 months ago
@TheTrustedMechanic
How is that deregulation working?
Look up Crystal River Power Plant.
The CEO decided to save a few million by a do-it-yourself replacement of pumps, and ended up with cracks that would cost $2.5 billion to fix.
So customers have been paying more for electricity generated by conventional means.
Customers may get a refund of some of that money, then have to pay $1.65 billion to put the plant in safe storage mode.
It has been closed since 2009.
jamnarama said, 4 months ago
@Rockngolfer
thanks for the post. i believe it was 2010 when the History Channel ran a show,“The Crumbling Infrastructure of America”. the main point was the US is 30-40 years anc about $1 Trillion behind in infrastructure updates and maintenance.
But what are our gov’t officials concerned with? The last week of 2012 Obama signed an executive order giving raises for congress and VP Biden, and here in AR the governor wants a 2% raise for all state employees.
lonecat said, 4 months ago
This is a classy drawing. I love the way the background gray-white is used against the black detail, and the yellow beam of light really stands out.
ahab
said, 4 months ago
@jamnarama
The infrastructure money meant for America’s crumbling infrastructure
went to Afghanistan,Iraq and the Big Bank Bailout.
DrCanuck said, 4 months ago
Too bad you don’t have any money left for infrastructure maintenance after all your wars and tax breaks.
Radish
said, 4 months ago
The ladies hair dryer started the outage.
Ellen Gwynne said, 4 months ago
Good grief! Somrthing else to blame on women.
Erichalfbee said, 4 months ago
@ruff
Indeed, my thoughts exactly as soon as I saw it!
omQ R said, 4 months ago
@ruff
That’s what I immediately thought when I saw it ;-)
Ms. Ima said, 4 months ago
Don’t worry. they won’t charge you for electricity while it’s off.
Respectful Troll said, 4 months ago
@ Dr. Canuck – there is an office full of people who for years have reviewed the way the military trains its people and the way bases use contractors to do work on bases. Recently, one of those workers discovered a chronic problem with the way contracts were written and how these problems cost taxpayers millions. One of the people offered to rewrite those contracts, which many thought would be impossible. That office and that worker is now in great demand and is saving millions with every rewrite. Well supported regulators, inspectors and efficiency experts can do amazing things. If we aim them at war costs and infrastructure costs, we might yet surprise you. As an educator, a psychologist, and with the discipline necessary to become a third degree blackbelt, you have much more to offer than your more acerbic comments suggest. Please consider providing direction rather than division.
@ Howgozit – May I call you Howie?
Dr. Canuck enjoys yanking conservative chains as much as you enjoy yanking liberal ones. The difference is Dr. Canuck actually offers an occasional idea for making things better. Despite his tone and apparent non US citizenship, he likes our nation’s ideals and sets for us a high bar. It is our actual behavior, divisiveness and lack of commitment he decries. I may be wrong, but I think the good Dr. wants to like us, but finds us difficult to like.
I know you use GC as a way to vent and assault the self righteous among liberals, but you are my neighbor, and I believe you love your country. You do yourself, your neighbors, or our future any honor by making short insulting comments. You can be a good conservative voice worthy of respect, and we need you to be that voice.
When I was still seeking my own voice in these forums, I spoke disrespectfully to you and you asked why.
I still appreciate how you’ve made me open my mind.
Please…reconsider how you use GC. We need thoughtful ideas.
You have the chance to turn the pages over. With the power to be powerful….
We are already a divided people, we need to be United.
With great respect,
and sincere hope,
C.