FirstEnergy should fire whoever came up with this lunacy. Asking "What were you thinking?" doesn't begin to cover the extent to which they don't get it.
"We had to come up with something fast" and "It will take years to get rid of them" are statements from an entity that ought to be ashamed of itself. If I'd submitted a request to the PUCO and they didn't reply, I'd pester them until I got a reply. I wouldn't wait until the eleventh hours before deciding it was time to scrap everything and try something new.
Now, since FirstEnergy already HAS those light bulbs, all bought and paid for and sitting in warehouses (and I wonder how many bulbs have walked away from those warehouses already?), here's a suggestion: GIVE them, free, to customers who pay in full, on time, every time. That would be a reward for not causing the utility to spend extra money chasing down payments and losing interest money and all that.
Problem solved - FirstEnergy has complied with the PUCO, and they have gotten rid of those bulbs.
I see, as usual, yap-ollo is evading and avoiding the question. How much money will you, personally, save if the township employees take concessions? Assuming taxes are lowered even if the employees took concessions.
What percentage of your taxes (50% of your wages - sure!) goes to Boardman, and how much of your Boardman tax money goes to the township employees? Pennies. And if you really think the township provides you little value for your tax dollar, please relocate your self a few miles north, into Youngstown. There, you'll get to pay even more taxes, yet have less "worth."
Property tax is all you pay to Boardman, so why is it foolish to compare property taxes? Besides that you can't manipulate those numbers as you'd like to, that is?
Now, let me put on my "Karnak The Great hat" and predict that you'll call me a "trough feeder" (chuckle) and spout insults at me, and spin and deflect and not answer these questions either.
OMG - he's still obsessing over what he sees as "threats" on a board that's been shut down for years!! Of course, he's still upset and wanting revenge for not getting that Boardman IT job, too, so I guess we shouldn't be surprised.
Now Tugboat's a cabal member!! Tug - why didn't you tell us?
YAPollo, you're the one who needs a course in how government works. The problem is, you get your information from the Klueless one, which means you don't have a Klue how any of it is supposed to be.
And YAPollo's going to be really, really disappointed when Boardman DOESN'T go into fiscal watch next year. Now that the election is over, Leicht is "finding" all sorts of money. And THAT's why Da Girlz aren't signing any paperwork! Hasn't your Klueless Konnection told you that?
Then how about this angle? The Pledge of Allegiance is NOT a religious screed - it's said to show respect for the country that ALLOWS someone to choose their own religious beliefs.
If this bimbo truly objects to any mention of "God" she can simply not say the phrase "...under God..." She doesn't have to disrespect the traditions, values, and so on, of the country that gives her her freedoms. If she values her citizenship in this country, she should be glad to say the Pledge.
Oh, this guy is too much!! Now he claims he did run for office, but he won't say when or where. And, big surprise - there was a conspiracy there, too, to select who won the election!
SAPollo, you most certainly do have an agenda - you get on your soapbox and read down that magical list you have - cars for tots (whatever the heck THAT means), 2 men in a truck (again, nobody knows what this refers to), and all your other nonsense.
Also, please stop your revisionist nonsense - Mrs Patterson, after pages of harassment and attacks from you on her and her family, offered to meet with you, one-on-one, at a place of your choosing, to settle your differences like adults. You did name a place, in Canfield. Then you reneged, claiming that you were afraid the "union thugs" (your words) would beat you up. An OSP trooper offered to be there to deter any violence. You still chickened out. THAT's what happened.
Rosati placed as poorly as he did because he had no answers to anything. But he did get almost as many votes as an 8-year incumbent. What's that tell us?
OOooo - more conspiracy theories! LOL Klueless Kathy wasn't at the meeting, so the Evil Empire must have conspired against her! It wasn't that she had a schedule conflict and couldn't make it, or that she CHOSE not to go, or forgot about it, or anything else. No, it was The Cabal.
And like she'd know VMWare from Fusion or anything else anyway! LMAO!!!
And listen, Billy-Boy, making half-baked (and not even half-true) accusations from the safety of your mom's basement is NOT "putting up." Not even close. For all your incessant noise, you haven't EVER stood up at a public trustees meeting and said one thing! You're afraid to run for trustee - I actually cracked up when it was suggested that you run. I knew better. Heck, you're afraid to meet with one woman, whom you have no problem slandering on here.
SAPollo, if you know there's wrongdoing, and you do nothing about it, you're as guilty as they are. You're an accessory to the "crime." So either go to the Ohio Ethics Commission or somebody, or else stop running your cake-hole. Put up or shut up, in other words.
ubotherme, little boy Billy evidently feels he's allowed to use disrespectful names, but when I use them back at him he whines and wants the posts removed. The last one, I was just observing how the moron sees conspiracies under every bush. Now he's got delusions that all three trustees, and Leicht, are being controlled by "puppetmaster" Clarence Smith. "The Cabal" he calls it. Smith was probably responsible for 9-11, too, in Billy-Boy's eyes.
Gotta love people who yap about anonymous posts while posting anonymously.
Hey, you don't suppose any of those police or fire people who live in that "most desirable" neighborhood have part-time jobs to augment their income, do you?
And Crapollo, your conspiracy theories crack me up!
SkyKing, there was a lot of construction along I-71, but I think that was resurfacing and bridge work and the like. I'm on I-71 a few times every summer from Youngstown through Cincinnati, at the least, and every time I've been on it - weekdays, weekends, any time - there are 'way more trucks than there are on, say, I-70 or I-80. A third lane the whole distance, like the Turnpike will be (most of it is already), would alleviate much of the congestion that occurs naturally when trucks are passing trucks and the like.
BTW, if you're curious as to what ODOT is up to and where traffic is restricted, check this website:
Posted on November 21 at 7:47 a.m.
FirstEnergy should fire whoever came up with this lunacy. Asking "What were you thinking?" doesn't begin to cover the extent to which they don't get it.
"We had to come up with something fast" and "It will take years to get rid of them" are statements from an entity that ought to be ashamed of itself. If I'd submitted a request to the PUCO and they didn't reply, I'd pester them until I got a reply. I wouldn't wait until the eleventh hours before deciding it was time to scrap everything and try something new.
Now, since FirstEnergy already HAS those light bulbs, all bought and paid for and sitting in warehouses (and I wonder how many bulbs have walked away from those warehouses already?), here's a suggestion: GIVE them, free, to customers who pay in full, on time, every time. That would be a reward for not causing the utility to spend extra money chasing down payments and losing interest money and all that.
Problem solved - FirstEnergy has complied with the PUCO, and they have gotten rid of those bulbs.
Posted on November 20 at 7:28 p.m.
I see, as usual, yap-ollo is evading and avoiding the question. How much money will you, personally, save if the township employees take concessions? Assuming taxes are lowered even if the employees took concessions.
What percentage of your taxes (50% of your wages - sure!) goes to Boardman, and how much of your Boardman tax money goes to the township employees? Pennies. And if you really think the township provides you little value for your tax dollar, please relocate your self a few miles north, into Youngstown. There, you'll get to pay even more taxes, yet have less "worth."
Property tax is all you pay to Boardman, so why is it foolish to compare property taxes? Besides that you can't manipulate those numbers as you'd like to, that is?
Now, let me put on my "Karnak The Great hat" and predict that you'll call me a "trough feeder" (chuckle) and spout insults at me, and spin and deflect and not answer these questions either.
Posted on November 19 at 8:29 p.m.
OMG - he's still obsessing over what he sees as "threats" on a board that's been shut down for years!! Of course, he's still upset and wanting revenge for not getting that Boardman IT job, too, so I guess we shouldn't be surprised.
Now Tugboat's a cabal member!! Tug - why didn't you tell us?
YAPollo, you're the one who needs a course in how government works. The problem is, you get your information from the Klueless one, which means you don't have a Klue how any of it is supposed to be.
And YAPollo's going to be really, really disappointed when Boardman DOESN'T go into fiscal watch next year. Now that the election is over, Leicht is "finding" all sorts of money. And THAT's why Da Girlz aren't signing any paperwork! Hasn't your Klueless Konnection told you that?
Posted on November 19 at 9:05 a.m.
Then how about this angle? The Pledge of Allegiance is NOT a religious screed - it's said to show respect for the country that ALLOWS someone to choose their own religious beliefs.
If this bimbo truly objects to any mention of "God" she can simply not say the phrase "...under God..." She doesn't have to disrespect the traditions, values, and so on, of the country that gives her her freedoms. If she values her citizenship in this country, she should be glad to say the Pledge.
Posted on November 17 at 7:42 p.m.
Oh, this guy is too much!! Now he claims he did run for office, but he won't say when or where. And, big surprise - there was a conspiracy there, too, to select who won the election!
SAPollo, you most certainly do have an agenda - you get on your soapbox and read down that magical list you have - cars for tots (whatever the heck THAT means), 2 men in a truck (again, nobody knows what this refers to), and all your other nonsense.
Also, please stop your revisionist nonsense - Mrs Patterson, after pages of harassment and attacks from you on her and her family, offered to meet with you, one-on-one, at a place of your choosing, to settle your differences like adults. You did name a place, in Canfield. Then you reneged, claiming that you were afraid the "union thugs" (your words) would beat you up. An OSP trooper offered to be there to deter any violence. You still chickened out. THAT's what happened.
Rosati placed as poorly as he did because he had no answers to anything. But he did get almost as many votes as an 8-year incumbent. What's that tell us?
Posted on November 17 at 5:03 p.m.
OOooo - more conspiracy theories! LOL Klueless Kathy wasn't at the meeting, so the Evil Empire must have conspired against her! It wasn't that she had a schedule conflict and couldn't make it, or that she CHOSE not to go, or forgot about it, or anything else. No, it was The Cabal.
And like she'd know VMWare from Fusion or anything else anyway!
LMAO!!!
And listen, Billy-Boy, making half-baked (and not even half-true) accusations from the safety of your mom's basement is NOT "putting up." Not even close. For all your incessant noise, you haven't EVER stood up at a public trustees meeting and said one thing! You're afraid to run for trustee - I actually cracked up when it was suggested that you run. I knew better. Heck, you're afraid to meet with one woman, whom you have no problem slandering on here.
Posted on November 17 at 9:11 a.m.
SAPollo, if you know there's wrongdoing, and you do nothing about it, you're as guilty as they are. You're an accessory to the "crime." So either go to the Ohio Ethics Commission or somebody, or else stop running your cake-hole. Put up or shut up, in other words.
Posted on November 17 at 7:08 a.m.
ubotherme, little boy Billy evidently feels he's allowed to use disrespectful names, but when I use them back at him he whines and wants the posts removed. The last one, I was just observing how the moron sees conspiracies under every bush. Now he's got delusions that all three trustees, and Leicht, are being controlled by "puppetmaster" Clarence Smith. "The Cabal" he calls it. Smith was probably responsible for 9-11, too, in Billy-Boy's eyes.
Posted on November 15 at 10:59 p.m.
Gotta love people who yap about anonymous posts while posting anonymously.
Hey, you don't suppose any of those police or fire people who live in that "most desirable" neighborhood have part-time jobs to augment their income, do you?
And Crapollo, your conspiracy theories crack me up!
Posted on November 15 at 8:02 p.m.
SkyKing, there was a lot of construction along I-71, but I think that was resurfacing and bridge work and the like. I'm on I-71 a few times every summer from Youngstown through Cincinnati, at the least, and every time I've been on it - weekdays, weekends, any time - there are 'way more trucks than there are on, say, I-70 or I-80. A third lane the whole distance, like the Turnpike will be (most of it is already), would alleviate much of the congestion that occurs naturally when trucks are passing trucks and the like.
BTW, if you're curious as to what ODOT is up to and where traffic is restricted, check this website:
http://www.buckeyetraffic.org/