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Detroit Power Outages

Posted by Itheliving 9 years, 5 months ago to News
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Apparently John Galt was in town. When he left he took his motor with him

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  • Posted by plusaf 9 years, 5 months ago
    "100 customers"? "900 locations"?
    A good storm anywhere else in the country will kill the power for tens, if not hundreds of THOUSANDS of "customers," and this is a big deal in Detroit?

    Pussies. Hell, some decades ago, a large part of Cupertino, CA, was blacked out when one construction crew drilled through one of the main feeders for the city! Panic did NOT ensue. Looting did not happen.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 9 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Well, they aren't being applied to policy per se, more to day to day operations and processes. That said, I don't have much hope that it will do much good in any case. Institutionalized lethargy - that's gov't.
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  • Posted by xthinker88 9 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    If you apply continuous improvement techniques to policies with irrational philosophical foundations - you just get more bad government.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 5 months ago
    Just one of the perks of living in Detroit -- or what's left of it.
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  • Posted by $ jdg 9 years, 5 months ago
    I propose Detroit's city government be disbanded, with all of its local laws. Then the reduced tax and regulation loads may make it worthwhile for some business to re-colonize the place. Sort of an enterprise zone like the ones in Costa Rica.
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  • Posted by scojohnson 9 years, 5 months ago
    Well... you let the unions and government tax-collectors chase out people that produce or "stand out" in performance in any way... now they are finding out what happens when work ethic isn't a big motivator in the workforce...
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  • Posted by RevJay4 9 years, 5 months ago
    Detroit, a bastion of liberal politics and management for how many years, has an infrastructure problem? Whodda thunk it? Won't be in the MSM for long.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 9 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    We're a continuous improvement consulting company. The boss's wife took a job reporting to the mayor to instill CI methods in the city departments. Personally, I don't think she has a chance in hell. The entitlement mentality is too strong in gov't and Detroit in particular.
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  • Posted by $ Commander 9 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Pragmatic! I learned to honor an empty belly back in 1982. 6'2" at 150lb is not good. I'm 50 lb heavier now and only 2 inch more on the waist. In a pinch....I'll select the "good" ones for Gulchers! *giggle*
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 9 years, 5 months ago
    Sad to see such a formerly grand city come to this. I lived in a suburb and have employers who currently serve in the city gov't.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 9 years, 5 months ago
    "When he left he took his motor with him "
    It could be hidden somewhere in the idle Janesville, WI GM plant.
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  • Posted by $ jbrenner 9 years, 5 months ago
    How fitting for Starnesville, with its giant fist as a symbol of force.
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    Posted by richrobinson 9 years, 5 months ago
    Looks like some in Detroit will get their Christmas shoplifting done early this year.
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