tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post718119597237391060..comments2023-10-25T07:29:40.789-02:30Comments on UNCLE GNARLEY: ANONYMOUS ENGINEER HAS ADVICE FOR AUDITOR-GENERALDes Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566013585647491614noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-34343020799669097592017-05-27T23:47:55.884-02:302017-05-27T23:47:55.884-02:30I believe that Nova Scotia uses coal as wedge to g...I believe that Nova Scotia uses coal as wedge to get a better deal on Muskrat, at Nfld expense. <br /> Agreed, faith based rather than evidence based is not the way to go, but it the way is is going, seems they ignore reason, knowledge and science and chose what they want to spin their argument. I suspect nothing will shock Nflders until the shock rates hit. But for Goose Bay and Mud Lake it is life or death is the risk, .......and Gil Bennett says the issue and dealing with a dam breach is the governments problem, not their mandate to deal with that!<br /> Town of Goose Bay is calling for a public inquiry as to the flooding. I see that have called for a public meeting Monday at noon, but does not say what the topic is. Their meeting is available online live , I just found out, so I intend to tune in.......other readers here may want to do that.<br /> Reviewing some meetings at Happy Valley video since the flood ...one guy said 200 years Mud Lake , no flood, one year Muskrat and a flood. <br /> I previously equated for Mike Parsons that soft evidence as to weight of cause of flooding might be opinion such as from Nalcor or residents. That was a off the cuff remark, as residents traditional knowledge , I submit is moderate to high weight, but probably not equal to hard data on water volumes, ice volumes etc.But I stand by Nalcor quick opinion as soft evidence.<br /> My believe that Nalcor cause this has jumped again from 95 to 98 percent.......part due to Jim Keating sense of humility and sounding contrite on the CBC audio.....admits they were dismissive, but I think he knows more than he admits to.<br />WinstonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-2616476215469379342017-05-27T21:09:45.046-02:302017-05-27T21:09:45.046-02:30One more thing Winston. "If the spur holds&qu...One more thing Winston. "If the spur holds" is faith based, not science with what we know about the state of the engineering, reports from drillers in this blog and secrecy that Nalcor clings to.<br /><br />Praying there will be no deluge is no basis to proceed is it?Bruno Marcocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076165212559914463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-44404236741720105762017-05-27T21:02:04.711-02:302017-05-27T21:02:04.711-02:30I am interested in what you can discover Winston. ...I am interested in what you can discover Winston. It seems like a natural mission for your engineering mind.<br /><br />I must argue that MF is not good for NS either, the cheap power notwithstanding. It has already resulted in NS getting an exemption for sunsetting coal by 2030. MF "green" energy let them make that case. MF means more coal here not less, filthy, unscrubbed 7% sulfur coal I might add.<br /><br />In addition when the reliability of the new links, that we both have concerns about, becomes an issue it will be our filthy coal here providing your energy when Nalcor bungles the integration with their in house, unqualified help.Bruno Marcocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076165212559914463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-9845109080438141152017-05-27T20:49:11.868-02:302017-05-27T20:49:11.868-02:30I agree Robert the future is widely distributed re...I agree Robert the future is widely distributed renewable generation. A thousand points of light if you will. The age of the remote megaproject is over. MF is a classic example. When generation and distribution costs 60 cents KwH or more 5 cent solar or wind (or geothermal) are the future for any shareholder owned utility. <br /><br />These damned monstrous hybrids as Jane Jacobs would call them like Nalcor, Manitoba Hydro etc. continue because they have a chump, the rate taxpayer paying the bills. Utilities need to return to their original intention, providing a SERVICE, not exercising political power for vanity projects. To accomplish this regulators and watchdogs like the PUB, AG, Consumer Advocate must be more watch and less lapdogs to power. <br /><br />In a small pond like NL incestuous elites wield unchecked power. Restoring the independence of regulators is crucial if NL has any pretense about being a democracy. Bruno Marcocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076165212559914463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-50851223126138048282017-05-27T16:11:20.043-02:302017-05-27T16:11:20.043-02:30I agree with you Bruno, as I have little confidenc...I agree with you Bruno, as I have little confidence in the North Spur, or reliability of transmission, more money to be spent at Holyrood, and much more to be spent for completion of MF.......better to swallow sunk costs. But I also doubt Nflders desire and ability to stop MF and just have to move on as Robert says. If the Spur holds, and transmission operation ok most of the the time, on a regional basis, MF is good for NS, helps close coal generation, some help against climate change........to put the best face on this boondoggle. But the cost to Nfld may be to take us under, 1 billion could have done what 12 or 15 will take, so a vast blunder and waste, at a time when funds are needed for other priorities. Sad to see so few of us engaged enough to even comment here. Nor many new, and most fear to say their name. <br /> Thought I might do a more formal analysis on the Mud Lake flood. Expected some feedback on whether they actually manipulated the gates and flow, as I see it......water monitor stations (data not held by Nalcorseems to support that).but seems little interest.Ball will set up a committee..........how many useless committees do we have already for oversight etc.<br />WinstonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-43950970932875335082017-05-27T13:41:12.775-02:302017-05-27T13:41:12.775-02:30I respect your opinion Bruno. I am more thinking o...I respect your opinion Bruno. I am more thinking of the longer term. <br />Mega hydro projects, with long and risky transmission lines, have and will inevitably become less of the generation source most suitable to mankind.<br />Geothermal sourced generation has come of age, and will provide for smaller turbines dispersed along the electrical demand grid. Holyrood itself is sitting on good geothermal capacity, which in the long term can serve the optimum, sparsely populated, demand managed needs, into the next millennium. 50 years from now, Muskrat will be a bad project, perpetrated by a bunch of cable guys for short term profits, paid for by the unsuspecting public. Robert G Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356463540446993862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-23729492326399979682017-05-27T12:38:46.469-02:302017-05-27T12:38:46.469-02:30I disagree Robert it is not time to move on. The r...I disagree Robert it is not time to move on. The risks to human lives and the treasury are more apparent now that Nalcor's incompetence and arrogance are exposed for all to see. The corruption that some of us have been convinced is the raison d'etre of MF needs more than ever to be exposed. <br /><br />The sunk costs on the dam are best swallowed before more is wasted when the spur engineering scam is catastrophically displayed when the dam is filled. There is some recoverable benefit with the fixed links so the money spent is not completely wasted.<br /><br />There has never been such a widespread understanding of how the boondoggle will sink NL. Now is the time for a push to finally expose the truth. Politicians understand the political risks MF poses to their future. It will just take forceful demands for the information you and others have requested be made public NOW.Bruno Marcocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076165212559914463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-72113683250442148062017-05-27T11:33:27.321-02:302017-05-27T11:33:27.321-02:30I am inclined to agree. The "get er done crow...I am inclined to agree. The "get er done crowd" are hanging around and whatever the outcome; high risk engineered structures, cross border skirmishs, low paybacks, ratepayer pain, financial risk, etc., us dissenters need to refocus on life after Boondoggle.<br />What part will this deceitful project play in the next election? How will the Muskrat/Grid to NS assets be transferred to private ownership? What energy demand management measures shall ratepayers resort to. Given that Renewable Energy alternatives were never taken seriously in NL, the Avalon may at last wake to the fact that thermal generation has many options. Holyrood and the like will probably be around for some time to be. We need to move along.Robert G Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356463540446993862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-46159925611048326832017-05-27T08:48:04.981-02:302017-05-27T08:48:04.981-02:30All recent past PC governments have been cheerlead...All recent past PC governments have been cheerleaders for this project and several present cabinet ministers served on the Nalcor board of directors and cheerlead the project. The present Liberal government has replaced the CEO and now are cheerleaders for the new CEO. Little else has changed and there appears to be little appetite for any review of the numerous mistakes that have been made with this project beginning with its approval to proceed and on daily basis since then. Their present feeble support for an audit to expose any past wrongdoing appears to be just that, feeble acknowledgment of the possibility. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-5169173156302935352017-05-27T00:04:10.511-02:302017-05-27T00:04:10.511-02:30Anyone catch the CBC National News on the high wat...Anyone catch the CBC National News on the high water levels in Lake Ontario? These was a solution , they could let more water flow out at a control dam, but the result was something like this : drop one inch in Lake Ont and raise the water level 10 inches (figures something like that) at Montreal where flooding is already a problem.........imagine if they did not hold back the water at Lake Ontario........Montreal would be Mudreal.......does the pattern and mechanism seem familiar? So they let lake Ont rise. Is Nalcor paying attention?<br />WinstonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-50376759135409054532017-05-26T15:39:25.844-02:302017-05-26T15:39:25.844-02:30Doing a forensic audit of a mega-project is not as...Doing a forensic audit of a mega-project is not as difficult as people think. It simply requires access to the contracts and the commercial data. As for market data for comparison, it can be acquired fairly easily. Sure, it will take some time, but a couple of seasoned project professionals would do it in a few months. Of course, the big question that needs to be answered first is: What is the objective of the audit? The answer to that basic question drives the while process. Since there seems to be so much money available for less fruitful endeavours, I'll accept a contract to perform this work for the low, low price of 2MM. I need one other person to assist. He gets 2MM as well. It's a bargain. But as I have said, set the objectives first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-22222457650689285372017-05-26T12:21:55.424-02:302017-05-26T12:21:55.424-02:30Lets assess Nalcor's initial statements on Mud...Lets assess Nalcor's initial statements on Mud Lake flooding:<br />1. That they maintained the level at the dams reservoir at 21.5 metres.<br />2. Anything that is happening with the spring thaw , it's really just passing through the spillway.<br />3. We're not doing anything with our normal operations to have impacted that water flow downstream. <br />4. There was no manipulation of the water at the dam.<br /><br />Well, what reasonable person would not interpret these statements, if true, to be satisfactory that Nalcor was not to blame?<br /> Patty Daley said last week that "Nalcor is straightforward. The elevation was kept at 21.5 metres. No more water was released than the natural flow of the river." And this largely sums up Nalcor's statements. Sound they were both honest and straightforward.<br /> But was Nalcor straightforward? Or did they present the talking points in a way that sounds very reasonable to suggest they were not at fault?<br /> Now, the first two items above is more or less correct.......no dispute.<br /><br /> But what of item 3 and 4.<br /> Item 3: We're not doing anything with our normal operation.<br /> But what is their normal operation? They don't say, other than that they maintain the elevation of the water at 21.5 metres. <br /> How do they achieve that? <br /> Well, the spillway has 5 large gates that is motorized that can lift and fall, and regulate the water flow. Now the flow in the Churchill River is constantly changing, so this regulation can maintain the elevation at Muskrat by adjusting the flow there. Get the picture? Whether remotely from St John's , or local control, these gates are being constantly adjusted, maybe once every hour, maybe more often or less often, as needed to maintain 21.5 metres at the dam. <br /> So, their NORMAL operation is to constantly adjust those gates, constantly allow more or less water through, with the aim to keep a 21.5 meter elevation. Get the picture? Gates going up and down.<br /> Now if this is true, then manipulation of the water at the dam is happening. You are manipulating the flow,(not the elevation), so as to keep the elevation constant. Anyone not see that?<br /> And the manipulation of the flow is via the mechanized gates, motors and pulleys to make the gates go up and down.<br /> So, manipulate the gates (locally or remotely), thereby manipulate the water flow....................all to keep the water elevation constant at 21.5 metres.<br /><br /> So, if what I say is correct, then were all their statements true and straight forward, or some not true but cleverly crafted to deceive the public?<br />Winston AdamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-61383924593136269432017-05-25T23:02:31.334-02:302017-05-25T23:02:31.334-02:30Anon, -15 C rating is good for the Avalon, but if ...Anon, -15 C rating is good for the Avalon, but if you size for -10C, it will overall when colder and lose considerably efficiency, whereas,if you design and size for the heating load at -15c, then at -10C the unit operates at part load, which gives better efficiency than the mfg actually states. This is pretty important and generally not realized. So, avoid under sizing as to capacity.<br />WAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-84687781287103254292017-05-25T21:57:43.688-02:302017-05-25T21:57:43.688-02:30Dear anon
New Brunswick gives an incentive for mi...Dear anon<br /> New Brunswick gives an incentive for minisplits deliberately so they reduce the grid peak load, otherwise customers may buy less efficient units or units that are not deemed COLD CLIMATE models.<br /> NB, NS Maine and others define COLD Climate by both HSPF as well as COP ( assured energy savings at colder temperatures. Here they do not specify COP, which is rather strange). <br /> I have monitored COP average of 2.5 for dual head units with HSPF of only 8.8. I have monitored single head unit units, attic mounted with COP of over 3 with HSPF of 8.5. In theory very high HSPF, which is a seasonal performance may be better than lower HSPH. One of the factors for high performance is the spacing of the fins on the outdoor coils. Many are 18 fins per in. If you go to 19 , 20 or more the spacing is very small. A negative performance factor is the frequency of defrost cycles. Outdoor units defrost usually one every hour in high humidity conditions, which is most of the times. Attic mounting reduces this frequency, i have found by more than 90 percent. I have concern if units with very ,many fins per inch may need to defrost even more often, and therefore impede performance in real operation.<br /> These units should be field tested here.....which I may do eventually. Nfld Power refuses to do any testing............so they guess and make assumptions. You are right you may pay more for less. Manufacturers have COP performance curves ........an essential thing to look at for opertion at cold temperatures. Some have this online, or the supplier should be able to obtain it. There is a big difference in perfpormance from one mfg to another..........but there are 4 or 5 good mfs. <br /> If you use NS ratings your are well protected for performance here. Models with HSPF 12 or 14 should be 20 percent better than HSPF 8.5 or 9. But COP also matters, and there is the defrost frequency issue.........no mfg gives data on the impairment for that. I have assessed that on two installations, as noted, and it is rather important for our climate.<br /> Nfld power should be leading the charge on testing to maximize the peak load reduction. But this also means reducing their energy sales further. You have more concern than they do! You probably know that heating capacity at -15c is only about half of rated at 8C, which is the factory nameplate rating.<br />3 mian things: sizing for capacity needed for cold temperature, make of unit, and a good installation. I suggest you check references of other customers savings form the contractor you will use. Any less than 2.5 COP (60 percent saving on heat) yearly avg in not very good. This is about 30 -35 percent on a total yearly power bill saving. Less if you only do part coverage. <br /><br />WAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-18474945351760355982017-05-25T20:42:12.433-02:302017-05-25T20:42:12.433-02:30Back to the energy efficiency, I'm wondering i...Back to the energy efficiency, I'm wondering if one can go by the mini-split HSPF ratings for St. John's. The good ones for heating purposes are rated as high as 14 and work down to -25 when we rarely go below -15 and even below -10 is sometimes only a few days in the winter. <br /><br />In this climatic zone will a HSPF 10 to 12 deliver as good savings as the 14? I'm assuming that the higher rating would provide the best coefficient of performance on the coldest day of the year and thus reduce Nalcor's peak load for that one or two day period, however, they don't provide any incentive so is it worth the extra investment to max out on the HSPF in this climate?<br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-29040898963868350952017-05-25T20:03:21.698-02:302017-05-25T20:03:21.698-02:30Rather amazing that within 24 hrs after the MUN pr...Rather amazing that within 24 hrs after the MUN profs went public, that Jim Keating, also a civil engineer, admits that Nalcor was in fact DISMISSIVE of local residents concerns and local knowledge. I guess Patty Daley tomorrow morning will will say he is sorry to the residents of Mud Lake.<br /> Yet is Keating being honest? He says that their initial response was indeed dismissive and not productive, but that initially he says "we responded HONESTLY.<br /> CBC reporter Jacob Barker states "that Nalcor officials repeatedly said there was no manipulation of the water at the dam and that water levels were being constantly maintained at a level of 21.5 metres in the dam reservoir. Anything that is happening with the spring thaw, it's really just passing through the spillway. So we're not doing anything with our normal operations to have impacted that water flow downstream." Those were the statements of Deanne Fisher , Nalcor's general manager of corporate affairs last Thursday.<br />So, were those statements honest, or misleading, with a spin to appear honest, but factually dishonest? And is Keating now being honest to say those statements were honest? <br /> Keating says he now understands the questions being raised, that they have the data for further analysis, but perhaps more data is needed for a full analysis.<br /> So, were they doing anything to manipulate the flow of the water at the dam? Yes or no?<br /> The gates there are adjustable up and down. There are 5 large gates. The CBC story has a good photo of them, some open some not. <br /> We know the level was maintained at 21.5 metres........so they must have been opening the gates more to let more water through. How do we know more water was going through? Because water levels were rising upstream and downstream. How do we know that? From the water level monitors. If the gates were held in one fixed position, the level there would go higher than 21.5 metres. <br />Since the level there did not rise, it was because they let more water through. They opened the gates more to increase the flow through the spillway, plain and simple..........unless I have made a boo boo.<br /> Now if you open the gates more, and more water flows through, is this not a manipulation of the water at the dam? Of course it is. When you say the level is maintained at 21.5, this does not mean the water flow is not increasing, and it does not mean you are not opening the gates more. You are manipulating the flow and the gate opening position. To say other wise is dishonest, I submit, by Fisher, and dishonest by Keating, in support of Fisher.<br /> That is my take. I welcome opinion to the contrary, as to where I may have gone wrong.<br /> <br />Winston Adams <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-51994260963363236622017-05-25T18:52:22.691-02:302017-05-25T18:52:22.691-02:30Winston, the academics lay out the process in deta...Winston, the academics lay out the process in detail. Nalcor kept the icedam upstream to protect their works. Jim Keating from Nalcor has confirmed the mechanism in his press conference. It is as "hard evidence" as one needs to understand what happened.<br /><br />Don't be swayed by trolls whose MO is sweeping generalizations without evidence.Bruno Marcocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076165212559914463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-4256833907951785272017-05-25T18:35:16.872-02:302017-05-25T18:35:16.872-02:30It is a start Robert. They were taking a shit kick...It is a start Robert. They were taking a shit kicking for their "It's not us" line and the furor and political response has forced them to consider a new approach. They sent a new face from the O&G division to do the PR. They could not continue being arrogant or the Premier would be in the crosshairs.<br /><br />Your questions above are spot on but I doubt that many(any) of the questions will be answered. It will take an uprising like the Mud Lake folks were forced to do to get answers.Bruno Marcocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076165212559914463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-31707225999572203492017-05-25T17:07:12.425-02:302017-05-25T17:07:12.425-02:30Dawn of a new day?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...Dawn of a new day?<br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nalcor-tone-change-mud-lake-flood-1.4130928Robert G Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356463540446993862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-73554484475150220392017-05-25T16:24:35.588-02:302017-05-25T16:24:35.588-02:30How close to "the bottom of this" is the...How close to "the bottom of this" is the Premier? What evidence has been presented by whom? What mitigation plan is under way? Did the built structures suffer any damage from frost, ice and hydraulic flows? What is status of coffer dam leaks? What was the cost over-runs the CEO said would occur from civil actions? Where is the contract administration summary? What is projected cost to complete? Lots to be reported on by 30 June committedRobert G Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356463540446993862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-87159422664331567742017-05-25T15:30:11.878-02:302017-05-25T15:30:11.878-02:30Agreed Mike, there is soft, moderate and hard evid...Agreed Mike, there is soft, moderate and hard evidence.........soft might be old timers saying this never happened before, and Nalcor saying "we had nothing to do with it ( most now realize they are not world class experts on anything......but rather incompetent on most things. So take their statements with a large grain of salt.<br /> Moderate is what the profs and I have said, some of mine is likely hard as I previously , last week , cited water levels rises at monitoring stations, only some of which the profs cite. <br /> More hard is on past years water levels at these key monitoring points, to compare the difference this year. <br /> You are into photography, if I recall.......... photos and satelite data on the enlarged reservoir data due to the damming at Muskrat would be hard evidence as to increase ice volume, and the photoa of the ice stopped off Happy Valley , prior to the floor at Mud Lake. Muskrat is a normal choke point, but not this year, another piece of hard evidence.<br /> My feeling of confidence that Nalcor caused or largely contributed to the the flood at Mud Lake is about 95 percent, up from 90 percent last week, mostly due to the MUN profs concerns. But I may be wrong, of course. But if competent independent experts assess this, without influence of our govn and Nalcor, I would put a considerable wager against Nalcor's position.<br /> So, I would not call this speculation and conjecture, but as to the weight of evidence so far.......a comprehensive study is needed. and just be an answer in 60 days I suggest.<br />WinstonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-77583248509260160942017-05-25T14:43:05.360-02:302017-05-25T14:43:05.360-02:30Hey Winston, isn't all this just speculation a...Hey Winston, isn't all this just speculation and conjecture? Where is the hard evidence? I have no doubt that the 2 MUN profs are astute scientists but speculating cause and effect does not make it so.Mike Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16967319213008509195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-29001025518027135872017-05-25T14:18:03.771-02:302017-05-25T14:18:03.771-02:30So, who where these academia guys and what did the...So, who where these academia guys and what did they say:<br />The story is on the CBC web site, posted last evening, by Stephanie Kinsella. <br />The academia is a Ken Snelgrove, associate professor of civil engineering. and Joel Finnis, a climatologist and associate professor of geography, both at MUN.<br /> They say:<br />1. they worry about the dismissiveness that they heard from Nalcor.<br />2. you have to look at the water levels and when....data from the Water Survey of canada report<br />3. water levels were rising, then rose very quickly after an ice jam<br />4. the ice jam may have been cause by dynamic wave or a pulse of water coming down the river. <br />5. Nalcor said "we didn't do anything , we just let the water pass through.....whatever came in from upstream we let pass through the dam (spillway)<br />6. To understand the process, (note this Mr Daley), you need to understand the "normal process". of water entering upstream. It progresses downstream, it takes some time, water has a chance to build , ice has a chance to break."<br />7. That (process) likely didn't happen this time......the water at the headpond (just immediately above the dam at muskrat,) was immediately released downstream.<br />8. The action of maintaining the water level at 21.5 metres at Muskrat needs scrutiny...........the motivation (of Nalcor) comes down to WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE COMPANY, to protect their powerhouse, main dam and cofferdam......they wanted to prevent flooding of their temporary works......and they used the spillway as a ice strainer.<br />9. Both said we need to dig deeper to rule out whether Nalcor's operations triggered, impacted, or caused the flooding.<br />10. That Mother nature is driving the bus, and she is, and all of a sudden that you tell her you want to get behind the wheel, you really have to take care.<br />Winston Adams<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-73819716203847161812017-05-25T12:06:10.787-02:302017-05-25T12:06:10.787-02:30Well, a week after Muskratgate, there is a ray of ...Well, a week after Muskratgate, there is a ray of light from an unexpected quarter.<br /> Now Muskratgate is the coverup, that is collusion by Nalcor, and the government, and some media, to deny that Nalcor played a part or was responsible for the flooding at Mud Lake.<br /> Why Muskratgate............well, , because whether the gates at the spillway that they frigged around with, whether they did not adjust them at all, or opened them more , or closed them more.....this is key to knowing the cause of the flooding..........hence the importance of the GATES.<br /> Let me back up....<br /> Before breakfast I checked , and UG had no new posting today. The poor guy must be getting worn out........who has done more on this issue of the boondoggle?<br /> I checked the Telegram, the Peoples Paper, that we should call the Platform Paper. The new owner, stated they had a Platform that will lead to profitability. That Platform may not include analysis, investigative journalism, and real stories of local interest, me thinks.<br /> Low and behold: an Editorial in the Platform Paper, usually written by Russell, titled "Flushing out the problem". Good......the word flushing, the word problem, Russell's cute way to get to the flushing at Muskrat falls, and the problem at Mud Lake, says I. <br /> Well, it was about water, and 'bergs' of a sort, and clogging systems, and damages,.....but cited figures of only 600,000 dollars,..... much too low for Mud Lake damage thought I.<br /> Of course, we was describing sewer blockages in London and New York, from accumulation of fat and other crud.<br /> So much for the Peoples Paper........Russell hides from from the Flood issue......what else is new?<br /> While eating breakfast, Paddy Daley happened to be on VOCM, flapping his gums. "People are saying that Nalcor shouldn't even be saying that their operations has nothing to do with the flooding" says Patty. What people was he referring to I wondered.<br /> "This DISMISSIVENESS" he continued........."I don't know. I don't follow it sometimes". He pauses, then says one more word "Academia". But it was the tone of his voice on that word. A dismissive tone really. As if to say , what the F--k to they know.<br /> By now I was puzzled. What he hell was Paddy talking about. Who was he talking about? He gave no references, least he steer readers to other media outlets, I suppose .......so are we to be mind readers....and read Paddy's mind? <br /> Not much news today ,I thought. So I Goggled "Vision 2041" There was the big chart showing our declining peak demand for power on the grid, but that was posted days ago.<br /> I almost missed it. Maurice, who seldom misses anything Muskrat, showed a link, titled " Nalcor 'dismissiveness' a worry when it comes to flood blame , says MUN profs"<br /> Now that must be the source of Patty's own dismissiveness of academia. Academia.......MUN profs! Were these the people that Patty meant? <br /> "I don't know, I don't follow it sometimes" said Patty Daley. <br /> Well, there's a mouthful. Don't follow it most of the time, seems more correct, where follow suggests understanding it.<br /> Problem is Patty's mouth is way too big for his brain, which many suggest, and I would not dismiss that opinion.<br /> But the ray of light .........from MUN profs! Two MUN profs not silenced by Nalcor. Are the gates on the collusion on the boondoggle about to burst? <br />Winston Adams Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235138415013046381.post-64611870749852691062017-05-24T16:03:11.586-02:302017-05-24T16:03:11.586-02:30Yes Winston, lets say a dozen warriors, flooding t...Yes Winston, lets say a dozen warriors, flooding the airwaves and making FOIA requests for the specific documents and reports outlined in this post. Corner politicians and demand the material be made public before lives are lost, not just ruined like Mud Lake. Demand that Nalcor stop being a law unto itself, shielded from democratic oversight by the GOVERNMENT!#! It is time for this farce to stop. 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