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[South Carolina Redfish]

short and interesting meeting with FEMA, State of Florida Highway Engineer, Levy County Manager, Inglis and Yankeetown Supers, Fire Chief, and Duke Energy official. my idea of Assessment Team apparently offended the locals with the way they've always done things. was called a POS NYer who ought to go back north, and a few other unkind words. I refused to get into a pissing match and calmly as I could explained my plan. apparently they cater to the 'rich' people first, and let the 'poor' wait. I did have Duke Energy, the FD, and the State on my side, but looks like I will ride a desk inputting updates and answering phones as needed.

So who has last say in this clusterf*ck?

Truth is, that is part of the problem - nobody knows so everybody thinks they are.  They contract some of us out to FEMA and loan us to the State DOT's for hurricanes and I have done plenty of them, it is a giant clusterfuck Brownie!    I refuse to do it anymore after the Rita fiasco.

the local State Residencies and Duke Energy use assessment teams. the Township officials, commissioners, supers, claim autonomy, that they know what's best for their 'peoples'. it will be very interesting tomorrow morning. I just have to remember to keep my mouth shut and smile a lot.
fuckin' hicks.

Dean, Dean, Dean.  One thing those who grew up in the South do not appreciate is yankees and Californians leaving their fk'd up states only to tell their new neighbors things should be done like they did them from whence they came.  The fuckin' hicks just don't like hearing that.

It's not like it's the first time he's heard that....

my reputation always proceeded me in my duties with the Stste of NY, but I got the job done and the people eventually came around. besides, the tax payers demanded change, and they got it.

Yea, well the taxpayers are going to get what they demanded in November too...and nobody says that's a good thing.

I do

[A Friend of Charlie]

short and interesting meeting with FEMA, State of Florida Highway Engineer, Levy County Manager, Inglis and Yankeetown Supers, Fire Chief, and Duke Energy official. my idea of Assessment Team apparently offended the locals with the way they've always done things. was called a POS NYer who ought to go back north, and a few other unkind words. I refused to get into a pissing match and calmly as I could explained my plan. apparently they cater to the 'rich' people first, and let the 'poor' wait. I did have Duke Energy, the FD, and the State on my side, but looks like I will ride a desk inputting updates and answering phones as needed.

So who has last say in this clusterf*ck?

Truth is, that is part of the problem - nobody knows so everybody thinks they are.  They contract some of us out to FEMA and loan us to the State DOT's for hurricanes and I have done plenty of them, it is a giant clusterfuck Brownie!    I refuse to do it anymore after the Rita fiasco.

the local State Residencies and Duke Energy use assessment teams. the Township officials, commissioners, supers, claim autonomy, that they know what's best for their 'peoples'. it will be very interesting tomorrow morning. I just have to remember to keep my mouth shut and smile a lot.
fuckin' hicks.

If I were you, and pack up you and whatever ladies you need to keep you company and head out of there, let them fend for themselves.

If I were you I would quit volunteering and limit my activities to banging old women, kayaking and smoking cigars.

We'll have to work up a fairly different list for CarolinaDave...

Already have the list made and no volunteering on it I can tell you that.  Volunteering will get your ass in an infantry battalion carrying ammo with nothing to put it in.

Don't imagine any meetings on your list, either.

Next planned meeting after I retire will be a meeting with my maker.

That's planned?

Well fuk yeah it is planned just does not have a date attached, best I can figure it is planned for everybody - including you!

Yeah, I was gonna delete that post once I noticed I was late to the conversation, AGAIN.

[South Carolina Redfish]

Speaking of meetings I got a damn teleconference at 10:00.

[FloridaDean]

I have a Yankeetown mailing address, my physical address is Inglis, but my voting district is Crystal River. it's fucked up down here. I tried to use the street address of the PO for my drivers license but the computer caught it.
😏

[South Carolina Redfish]

Live tv shot at Fort Lauderdale beach and the place is busy with wind surfers.

[LuvTooGolf]

short and interesting meeting with FEMA, State of Florida Highway Engineer, Levy County Manager, Inglis and Yankeetown Supers, Fire Chief, and Duke Energy official. my idea of Assessment Team apparently offended the locals with the way they've always done things. was called a POS NYer who ought to go back north, and a few other unkind words. I refused to get into a pissing match and calmly as I could explained my plan. apparently they cater to the 'rich' people first, and let the 'poor' wait. I did have Duke Energy, the FD, and the State on my side, but looks like I will ride a desk inputting updates and answering phones as needed.

So who has last say in this clusterf*ck?

Truth is, that is part of the problem - nobody knows so everybody thinks they are.  They contract some of us out to FEMA and loan us to the State DOT's for hurricanes and I have done plenty of them, it is a giant clusterfuck Brownie!    I refuse to do it anymore after the Rita fiasco.

the local State Residencies and Duke Energy use assessment teams. the Township officials, commissioners, supers, claim autonomy, that they know what's best for their 'peoples'. it will be very interesting tomorrow morning. I just have to remember to keep my mouth shut and smile a lot.
fuckin' hicks.

Dean, Dean, Dean.  One thing those who grew up in the South do not appreciate is yankees and Californians leaving their fk'd up states only to tell their new neighbors things should be done like they did them from whence they came.  The fuckin' hicks just don't like hearing that.

there isn't a single native Floridian on the board in Inglis/Yankeetown!

I'm not sure there's a single native Floridian in Florida.

[South Carolina Redfish]

short and interesting meeting with FEMA, State of Florida Highway Engineer, Levy County Manager, Inglis and Yankeetown Supers, Fire Chief, and Duke Energy official. my idea of Assessment Team apparently offended the locals with the way they've always done things. was called a POS NYer who ought to go back north, and a few other unkind words. I refused to get into a pissing match and calmly as I could explained my plan. apparently they cater to the 'rich' people first, and let the 'poor' wait. I did have Duke Energy, the FD, and the State on my side, but looks like I will ride a desk inputting updates and answering phones as needed.

So who has last say in this clusterf*ck?

Truth is, that is part of the problem - nobody knows so everybody thinks they are.  They contract some of us out to FEMA and loan us to the State DOT's for hurricanes and I have done plenty of them, it is a giant clusterfuck Brownie!    I refuse to do it anymore after the Rita fiasco.

the local State Residencies and Duke Energy use assessment teams. the Township officials, commissioners, supers, claim autonomy, that they know what's best for their 'peoples'. it will be very interesting tomorrow morning. I just have to remember to keep my mouth shut and smile a lot.
fuckin' hicks.

Dean, Dean, Dean.  One thing those who grew up in the South do not appreciate is yankees and Californians leaving their fk'd up states only to tell their new neighbors things should be done like they did them from whence they came.  The fuckin' hicks just don't like hearing that.

there isn't a single native Floridian on the board in Inglis/Yankeetown!

I'm not sure there's a single native Floridian in Florida.

Not many for sure.

[South Carolina Redfish]

We have had relocation lesson 101 now it is time for meeting 101 - Nobody who arranged the meeting gives a flying fuk about what you think, did, say or anything else they simply need to put a check in the box for solicited input from others.

[FloridaDean]

Live tv shot at Fort Lauderdale beach and the place is busy with wind surfers.

I hope KC is alright.

[Threebean]

We have had relocation lesson 101 now it is time for meeting 101 - Nobody who arranged the meeting gives a flying fuk about what you think, did, say or anything else they simply need to put a check in the box for solicited input from others.

So like the banter, then.  Got it.

[South Carolina Redfish]

We have had relocation lesson 101 now it is time for meeting 101 - Nobody who arranged the meeting gives a flying fuk about what you think, did, say or anything else they simply need to put a check in the box for solicited input from others.

So like the banter, then.  Got it.

Exactly

[Threebean]

October 6 is … Come and Take It Day

Yeah, I hear tell there's some folks down there in Texas who thought they'd invented the phrase and got all uptight that it had been "stolen" by gun nuts. Seems they hadn't been eddicated about Thermopylae.

Morning, muchachos.

So the Greeks had a cannon loaned to them by the Persians and refused to give it back?  Got it.

Molon labe. Ancient Greek for "Come and take."

Well Gonzales, TX sure as hell ain't havin' no annual "molon labe" festival! 

[FloridaDean]

Gov Rick Scott warning of 5'-9' storm surges. 2,500 National Guard troops activated with 4,000 more available as needed. winds 100-135 mph.

[South Carolina Redfish]

Somebody just told me they changed the name of our work group last week but have not bothered to tell us.

[Threebean]

Gov Rick Scott warning of 5'-9' storm surges. 2,500 National Guard troops activated with 4,000 more available as needed. winds 100-135 mph.

Oh schitt, more recently-moved-there-never-been-through-a-hurricane volunteers needed, stat!