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Had the money used to remove the statues gone to S&WB

Posted on 8/13/17 at 10:31 am
Posted by Pico de Gallo
Member since Aug 2016
1894 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 10:31 am
Would NOLA be in as deep of shite as they are right now?

Statues don't flood homes, they don't ruin cars, and they can't kill people because they don't move.

It's costing $7M just to have emergency generators.

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Della Hasselle? @dellahasselle
On cost of 26 emergency generators: about $7 million. May "force us to say certain other projects are not getting done," Landrieu said.
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
32443 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 10:33 am to
I wonder how much those generators would cost if the contract wasn't going to Mitch's buddy? $800k?
Posted by Placebeaux
Bobby Fischer Fan Club President
Member since Jun 2008
51852 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 10:33 am to
2.1 million into a special project to just clean the trash out the suctions would have prevented a lot of flooding.IMO
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
148031 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 10:34 am to
quote:

Had the money used to remove the statues gone to S&WB by Pico de Gallo
Would NOLA be in as deep of shite as they are right now?


You're an idiot for even asking that question.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
132661 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 10:34 am to
Probably pay some mexicans 10 grand they would clean the shite out of the drains

Cant pay off your cousin that way though
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
30499 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 10:35 am to
They are discussing removal of statues in Dallas now

This non sense is out of control
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
132661 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 10:38 am to
Its why you cant give them an inch
Posted by Placebeaux
Bobby Fischer Fan Club President
Member since Jun 2008
51852 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 10:40 am to
quote:

Cant pay off your cousin that way though


Huuum, what you know baw?
Posted by Izzy Mandelbaum Sr
Think you're better than me, huh?
Member since Jul 2017
514 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 10:45 am to
It's not a big deal. That chick created the Condumbrella. Y'all gone save da world yo.
Posted by Breesus
Unplug
Member since Jan 2010
69549 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 10:47 am to
quote:

Had the money used to remove the statues gone to S&WB


It's not about that. That misses the point.

Mitch proved with the statues that he is capable in a couple of months of procuring a massive amount of funds and coordinating a massive effort involving police, fireman, and private contractors to get a project done in record time without much support from anyone else. He proved he could do that.

And then he turned around last week and cried about not having the funds or the ability to clean the catch basins or fix the energy station wiring in over 7 years.

frick that piece of double talking establishment political shite. He proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the reason the pumps failed was at best his administrations gross negligence in refusing to address the pump and drainage problems and a complete breakdown of communication and lies from every subordinate at the SWB. And at worst, and much more

likely, it wasn't gross negligence it was a willfull and knowing gambling game that he played and lost. Had that rain even not happened Mitch would've skated through the end of his mayoral term and the flooding would've been the next guys problem. He 100% knew and understood this and he sold out the needed infastructure improvements for his own political gain hoping he'd get out the office before it all came crashing down. And he almost made it.

This post was edited on 8/13/17 at 10:48 am
Posted by TigerTatorTots
The Safeshore
Member since Jul 2009
82341 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 10:47 am to
WTF kind of generator costs $270,000 to RENT?
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
132661 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 10:52 am to
The kind that is owned by your relative
Posted by JackieTreehorn
Member since Sep 2013
35576 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 10:57 am to
I'm not sure, but Boh Bros. can answer that given 8 years and a reduced $14 million dollar rate.
Posted by Alltheway Tigers!
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
8083 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 10:57 am to


Fair point but it is not just about the money.

How much time was spent, hours..days?..., dealing with statutes? Planning, press conferences, security, political capital, etc.?

And just MONTHS before the start of hurricane season and just 6 months after the Baton Rouge area floods?

Dickhead and crew wasted resources for minor political points and are DAMN lucky a strong tropical depression isn't in the Gulf approaching NOLA. Even better yet, what about a storm that cause the BR flood?
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
139229 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 10:59 am to
quote:

Breesus

Did your house or car get flooded?
Posted by lsucoonass
shreveport and east texas
Member since Nov 2003
70136 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 11:03 am to
Nah

Removing statues means more than people's homes in a social justice utopia; pretty soon everyone will take a shite outside
Posted by SeeeeK
some where
Member since Sep 2012
30767 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 11:06 am to
quote:

They are discussing removal of statues in Dallas now This non sense is out of control


Told you guys when it first started in NO, that this was coming to a city near you.

These losers(majority are white), have nothing else to do, but harass cities and residents over f'in statues.

Thankfully college should be in session soon(or is), and it will cut down on some of it.

Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
139229 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 11:16 am to
quote:


Removing statues means more than people's homes in a social justice utopia; pretty soon everyone will take a shite outside

In a way, it's really a physical representation of the SJW movement in general.

Eliminating microaggressions and protecting people's feelings is far more important than protecting people from actual physical harm that exists in reality.
Posted by doubleb
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2006
43078 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 11:17 am to
If the mayor had put as much effort into doing his job, into running the city, into providing a good pumping, system and into furnishing better police protection; then NO would be better off.

Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
74900 posts
Posted on 8/13/17 at 11:21 am to
No. $2 wouldn't even pay to repair a single rotor. (Siemens wanted that to repair just one and said repair would only last two years)
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