tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post3492990061789701565..comments2023-10-25T07:29:40.789-02:30Comments on UNCLE GNARLEY: VARDY/PENNEY SEEK EXPERT PANEL ON NORTH SPURDes Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566013585647491614noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-76151521004427335502017-09-15T03:30:27.383-02:302017-09-15T03:30:27.383-02:30https://goo.gl/bJucWD Humanitarian, religious and ...https://goo.gl/bJucWD Humanitarian, religious and spiritual, environmental, economic, political, legal, legal and historical public items supporting Labrador, Labradorians, The Labrador Land Protectors Civil Rights Movement, NunatuKavut, Nunatsiavut, Innu Nation and Qalipu First Nation Campaigning against Nalcor Crown Corporation Hydro project, Muskrat Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador [NL] Canada Llewelyn Pritchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280861803075241151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-2698323053298681232017-08-12T08:40:29.712-02:302017-08-12T08:40:29.712-02:30https://goo.gl/bJucWD 41 public items supporting L...https://goo.gl/bJucWD 41 public items supporting Labrador, Labradorians, The Labrador Land Protectors, NunatuKavut, Nunatsiavut, and Innu Nation Campaigning against Nalcor Crown Corporation Hydro project, Muskrat Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador [NL] Canada Llewelyn Pritchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280861803075241151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-5466804858819482322017-07-06T11:32:46.747-02:302017-07-06T11:32:46.747-02:30Thank you for the excellent article.
One quibbl...Thank you for the excellent article. <br /><br />One quibble though - you state that "We are all familiar with the egregious cost overruns which have increased estimated project cost from $6.2 billion in 2011 to $11.7 billion in 2017". <br /><br />It seems to me the most recent official estimate is $12.7 billion ... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341048560339265318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-56155894644791670152017-07-05T22:13:50.064-02:302017-07-05T22:13:50.064-02:30The feds are spending 200 million on fisheries res...The feds are spending 200 million on fisheries research..........big money they say and trying to catch up on lost time for research on our cod , capelin and climate change in the oceans generally............and 200 million is significant.......yet a little province like us wasting maybe 15 billion , and adding a billion or so each year as if it was crackerjacks............crazy, crazy crazy..........this is what oil wealth did to us.......and for those with net worths of hundreds of millions, they like the billion figures, especially if on the backs of the ordinary and poor. <br /> A billion......too big a number too visualize, easily, and maybe why few are outraged that our leaders risk putting us in debt so far, by "throwing the dice", was that Danny's words, describing the MF gamble. Now Stan and Dwight keeps throwing the dice. <br /> And I used to think Trump used to say biggly......and then figured it was his pronounciation............meaning too say "big league".........but I may be wrong.<br />WAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-22464111260053877362017-07-05T18:01:32.529-02:302017-07-05T18:01:32.529-02:30Its all about advertising dollars in their pockets...Its all about advertising dollars in their pockets. Same ols story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-52727327390585310042017-07-05T17:11:12.971-02:302017-07-05T17:11:12.971-02:30Yes, my comment was not meant to be critical. I th...Yes, my comment was not meant to be critical. I think your comparison does the job "biggly" (as Trump might say).<br /><br />It really gets the message across.<br /><br />Well done.Maurice Adamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-13668616815215684112017-07-05T17:08:56.704-02:302017-07-05T17:08:56.704-02:30And for clearification purposes, this has nothing ...And for clearification purposes, this has nothing to do directly with muskrat, or interest, is is just numbers that can be applied to anything that is numbers based. But my purpose was to allow the average person, hopefully to see the difference in a million and and a billion, as we the public toss around millions and billions as if they were the same, including government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-40614754727475707452017-07-05T17:00:42.981-02:302017-07-05T17:00:42.981-02:30You fellows need to pay attention to the imminent ...You fellows need to pay attention to the imminent collapse of the $Petro, while addressing values;<br /><br />http://www.gold-eagle.com/article/enter-natgas-cartel<br /><br />I would not accept "the bankers will decide that..." They are too much part of the "Deep State".Robert G Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356463540446993862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-6853568277873701212017-07-05T16:48:59.227-02:302017-07-05T16:48:59.227-02:30Maurice, this is just a comparison as you know of ...Maurice, this is just a comparison as you know of how much bigger a billion is than a million, as including myself it is difficult to comphrend. But you are right, no there is no interest included unless you say it is in the I billion or the ten billion. And of course the payback rate is just based on a hypnotical rate of 1$ per second. But guess the bankers will decide that. Hope it is not confusing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-45581997475113401532017-07-05T16:24:36.260-02:302017-07-05T16:24:36.260-02:30And those rates EXCLUDE interest payments, no?
In...And those rates EXCLUDE interest payments, no?<br /><br />Interest for 32 years is many multiples of that for 11.5 DAYS.<br /><br />So, the real payback for $10 billion would be some multiple of 320 years, no?Maurice Adamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-54872574250842246912017-07-05T15:42:37.366-02:302017-07-05T15:42:37.366-02:30How much is a million $? How much is a billion $&#...How much is a million $? How much is a billion $'s. A friend asked me that some time ago. I replied a billion is 1,000 million. But can I really compenrend that since I don't have that kind of money in my bank account as I suspect most readers don't either. Remember when Tom Marshall was finance minister he carried a deficit clock I think it was called. Most people like me throw around a million and a billion $'s a if they were around the same. But here is a relative comparison .....if you were to count, make, spend or repay a million dollars at a rate of 1$ per second, 24/7, how long would it take to count, repay etc. a million dollars? If you do the math, it comes out to approx. 11.5 days. If you were to count, repay etc. a BILLION dollars at the same rate, of one dollar per second, how long would it take to count, repay etc. Again, if you do the math it would take 32 years approx. OMG, 11.5 days to count a million, BUT 32 years to count a billion dollars. Wow, that puts things in prospective. You could probably stand on your head and spit nickels for 11.5 days, but 32 years, that's maybe half a lifetime. I have no idea at what rate we will pay back the cost of muskrat, but assume it is 1$ per second, to payback 10 billion would take something like 320 years, imagine that. Just food food for taught, and the average joe like me, but especially for the brilliant brave media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-41749737692402057602017-07-05T13:59:38.036-02:302017-07-05T13:59:38.036-02:30I both applaud and support Messers Penney/Vardy ac...I both applaud and support Messers Penney/Vardy action to bring a little science to the fore. <br /><br />Mt. Polley catastrophic dam failure is as good a reference point in examining the Muskrat dam engineering and construction. Bravo!<br /><br />With a more progressive government in place in BC it is hoped that inquiry into our Site C Hydro, (Peace River, run of river parallel project to Muskrat, under construction ), will alter the "build it and they will come" attitude of the last Liberal regime.Robert G Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356463540446993862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-87110379758415914932017-07-05T13:58:31.888-02:302017-07-05T13:58:31.888-02:30Dwight ball needs to get off of his behind and mak...Dwight ball needs to get off of his behind and make something happen. The Liberal party didn't initiate the MF fiasco, but given his complete lack of initiative in addressing it, the Liberals will wear this one for a long time. Get on with an inquiry, regardless of the cost and even if there is a slight delay in project. Given what the people of this province are faced with all because of Danny's folly, now is the time to do something, not two years from now. We need to know who did what, when and where, and if the people of this province are burdened with this fiasco, who then benefitted??????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-81532620710427792632017-07-05T10:43:54.175-02:302017-07-05T10:43:54.175-02:30I find it very vexing that the NL Mainstream media...I find it very vexing that the NL Mainstream media put more time and effort into the non-story that Costco maybe might move a few miles away, than the very possible major disaster that may cause the drowning of a scores of people. I'm guessing they'll be the first on the scene to film the floating bodies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-32125008768875688012017-07-05T10:30:08.781-02:302017-07-05T10:30:08.781-02:30I find it very vexing that the NL Mainstream media...I find it very vexing that the NL Mainstream media put more time and effort into the non-story that Costco maybe might move a few miles away, than the very possible major disaster that may cause the drowning of a scores of people. I'm guessing they'll be the first on the scene to film the floating bodies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-23611602990682854912017-07-05T10:12:53.010-02:302017-07-05T10:12:53.010-02:30The Sprung greenhouse was a great idea and while t...The Sprung greenhouse was a great idea and while the yields were less than expected, it could have provided the province with lots of fresh produce and MUN biology could have been tasked with using it for research to improve yields. To put the 20 million in perspective, Danny Williams insisted on custom Tory blue windows for the older part of the confederation building at a cost of fifty (50) million dollars. Brian had great intentions. Muskrat Falls on the other hand is criminal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-60073746201912255272017-07-05T10:00:10.014-02:302017-07-05T10:00:10.014-02:30With all the evidence pointing to one gigantic blu...With all the evidence pointing to one gigantic blunder with the whole MF project starting from conception to where we stand now and no one in Government willing to take the first step in admitting that "maybe we were wrong" points to a coverup to protect those responsible. Someone is holding a gun to Dwight's head for reasons unknown.<br />Damnit Dwight, you're the one person who has the supreme authority to initiate an investigation and get a handle on this terrible scourge which has been inflicted on a defensless public, yet you continue to dither.<br />This province is all but bankrupt because of MF and the reckless spending spree of the previous PC government and our children and grandchildren will forever be hogtied. We simply cannot afford to pay the high electricity rates which are yet to come coupled with the high taxes and levys which you will inflict upon us.<br />Are you unable to see that the high (and going higher) cost of living discourages investing in this province and dicourages even our children and grandchildren from living here.<br />I thihk Stan Marshall has had his hands tied in being told what to say and "not" say.<br />What has happened to us must not go unpunished.<br />The above letter screams to have an investigation started--for God's sake show some leadership. This cannot go on.Waynenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-82862069115508219942017-07-05T09:57:19.135-02:302017-07-05T09:57:19.135-02:30Will Nalcor release the SNC and Hatch reports for ...Will Nalcor release the SNC and Hatch reports for review? The first aspect to look at will be whether the date of the work precedes that of the 2013 Risk Assessment report.Walter Thomas Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781952680654997524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-30035451049208744432017-07-05T09:33:11.343-02:302017-07-05T09:33:11.343-02:30Spoke briefly to Stan Marshall at end of Nalcor...Spoke briefly to Stan Marshall at end of Nalcor's 2017 AGM, briefly expressing my concerns about the North Spur. He gave me the same reply as outlined in the above post (he was satisfied with Nalcor's expert assurances).<br /><br />I reiterated that I was not satisfied.<br /><br />His communications rep then advised that she would contact me the following Monday to arrange a meeting so that I might discuss the matter in more detail with Nalcor. Nothing further heard from her.<br /><br />Further North Spur reading is available at http://www.vision2041.com/north-spur.html<br /><br />Maurice Adamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-29864672212512006592017-07-05T08:05:27.482-02:302017-07-05T08:05:27.482-02:30Would just like to say, former premier, A. Brian P...Would just like to say, former premier, A. Brian Pickford has called for an audit of muskrats, in an open letter to the primer. Please don't anyone, remind us of cumbercums, that was a drop in the bucket, at something over 20 million. And now we talk of food security, those green houses would come in handy now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com