tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post3794919971283679312..comments2023-10-25T07:29:40.789-02:30Comments on UNCLE GNARLEY: ED MARTIN - THE JIG IS UPDes Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566013585647491614noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-80353700275566494832015-10-11T12:05:48.632-02:302015-10-11T12:05:48.632-02:30Gerry, your comments are very telling in regard to...Gerry, your comments are very telling in regard to this fiasco of a project. One has to ask why Danny Williams just recently spoke out in support of the project and the management team. Where is Danny in all this and why is he still trying to influence the people of this province. When all is said and done, I hope the people of this province reflect back on how this all started and who shoved this down our throat. Wait until future government leaders have to deal with the elderly and low income families who will suffer great hardship when the heat bill doubles. Billions of dollars in revenue have been squandered and the provincial government pension plans are all but bankrupt all as a result of mismanagement. <br /><br />Where will Danny be once the proverbial hits the fan? One thing is certain, he'll crawl out from under the woodpile and find some obscure way of faulting future government and someone else. As for Ed Martin, he will be nowhere to be found. <br /><br />The conservative party in NL is doomed as they should be. And, for the those who have been loyal supporters, they should reflect back on how their demise was brought about. As for the liberal party, take heed and don't waste any time when you take over governing this province to deal with this issue. Even if t can't be stopped, make sure the people get a full account of what occurred with this project. Finally, deal with Ed Martin and his incompetence and unwillingness to provide forthright answers to the people of this province. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-7549212512391349412015-10-11T07:21:23.170-02:302015-10-11T07:21:23.170-02:30The most important fact to consider here is that N...The most important fact to consider here is that Nalcor & the Minister involved keep saying even with cost over-runs, Muskrat Falls was the cheapest option. How can any of these so called professionals get away with that statement. Muskrat falls was the most expensive option by leaps and bounds. There were 2 other options that would not have cost the taxpayers or the government, one cent. The best option would not have cost any money, risk or liability:<br />1) The current Hydro system in NL. could have been modified by 100% according to Shawmont NL Ltd., when they completed most of the hydro installations and engineering, they said the installed capacity at these sites could be doubled at any time in the future without any major changes to the infrastructure. When the turbines are overhauled at scheduled maintenance periods, turbines with twice the capacity could be placed instead of the overhaul, costing less than the overhaul, hence no cost, risk or liability.<br />2) Wind power, an option offered by Labrador Coastal Equipment Ltd, did not get an opportunity to make it's presentation, a presentation that would not cost anything. Nalcor chose to fabricate a phony cost related to a similar wind power option with the help of Manitoba Hydro, at an unknown cost. Bottom line for wind power, Nalcor says the wind power cost would exceeded 10 billion and was not reliable. In fact the Avalon Wind Power Project would have cost $3,000,000,000, 3 billion and the government of NL would not have to pay out one cent for that option, plus no risk or liability. A Power Purchase Agreement was in the works to sell the power to NLH only when needed (when Holyrood would have to be fired up) at a price of 4.5 cents per KWH, approx. 95% less than it was costing to produce each KWH at the Holyrood Diesel Plant.<br />Q. (Why was the most expensive option chosen)<br />A. (There is no other way to say it, it has to be complete incompetence,or corruption), neither one of these reasons is acceptable.<br />GERRY SKINNERnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-85745650959799949882015-10-08T16:37:32.918-02:302015-10-08T16:37:32.918-02:30My biggest concern is that none of the provincial ...My biggest concern is that none of the provincial leaders seems to be ready and willing to hold Martin to account or make significant changes to the way the project is progressing. While other big resource based projects are slacking off because of commodity prices dropping, Muskrat Falls seems to be seeing contracted services costing more than expected. With a dearth of big projects to bid on, we should be seeing savings from contracted services, not an inflation on bids. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-21173560044495596182015-10-08T08:45:22.547-02:302015-10-08T08:45:22.547-02:30reels of wire from Bahrain , steel from India , al...reels of wire from Bahrain , steel from India , all shipped past every Western Newfoundland Port, sent to three rivers Que , handled ,yarded , reloaded into containers , sent to Halifax , unloaded , put aboard trucks , trucked back to NL .<br /><br />What didnt go that way , got shipped past the west coast again to Argentia , yarded , handled , reloaded shipped back to west coast ??? <br />I guess the materials for this project were gaining travel points or something ? I can see nothing less than 20 Million in their mindless handling of just this portion of the project.<br />I do not think it ever made sense for the marshalling yard and main offices to be on the East Coast for a Labrador, Northern Peninsula and Western project. GONG SHOW Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351377044327655352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-45298260642189104392015-10-08T08:33:57.369-02:302015-10-08T08:33:57.369-02:30When ever anyone spoke about the cost of Muskrat F...When ever anyone spoke about the cost of Muskrat Falls hitting a double digit teen number they were jumped on, ridiculed and dragged through the mud. Just like alternative energy works everywhere in the world except for NL; the financial woes of all large hydro dam projects around the world can't happen in NL. The government and Nalcor claimed they had the best experts so we never had to fear. Well, thanks to all the people and all the believers we moved forward and now as the MF project moves along we are seeing what a load of monkey crap we were force fed. Thanks for shaggin' up our future.Dave Adeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213635395206234442noreply@blogger.com