Yo, TD! My other favorite poster! Good to see you back here.
Hey, I'm not flogging the hell out of a dead horse, TD. This one just jumped up out of the grave and he's buckin' to beat the daylights out of ya. It's not dead by a long shot.
I hate to say, "I told you so," but I will.
I TOLD YOU SO.
It's not the short lead time, TD. That's a red herring. It's about the fact that federal regulations are so dense (even with that incredible example of a contradiction in terms, the "Paperwork Reduction Act" - which probably was printed on about 5000 pages itself) that NO ONE could be expected to be able to wade through it except the big, well-funded departments with lotsa people on light duty. We said this, way back. And we were right.
This is proving one of Mongo's critical arguments - that the Feds can take anything and make it complicated beyond anyone's ability to understand - just look at the tax code, as a for instance.
It also proves one of my points - that all of the time wasted trying to come to terms with the federal bureaucracy could have been so much better spent in securing local funding sources. I wonder how many smaller departments spent large blocks of time trying to meet the criteria for grant applications, then finally just threw their hands up in frustration. Wasted time, wasted time.
Nobody likes a sore loser, TD. Come on, give it up for Bucks, Mongo, and RJE. We were right. At least have the class to say so - we were gracious when funding was restored. We didn't like it, but we congratulated the people who supported the act, like gentlemen.
Oh, and about the mutual aid - no thanks, although I'm sure you're department is quite professional.
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J. Black
The opinions expressed are mine and mine alone and may not reflect those of any organization with which I am associated.
Hey, I'm not flogging the hell out of a dead horse, TD. This one just jumped up out of the grave and he's buckin' to beat the daylights out of ya. It's not dead by a long shot.
I hate to say, "I told you so," but I will.

It's not the short lead time, TD. That's a red herring. It's about the fact that federal regulations are so dense (even with that incredible example of a contradiction in terms, the "Paperwork Reduction Act" - which probably was printed on about 5000 pages itself) that NO ONE could be expected to be able to wade through it except the big, well-funded departments with lotsa people on light duty. We said this, way back. And we were right.
This is proving one of Mongo's critical arguments - that the Feds can take anything and make it complicated beyond anyone's ability to understand - just look at the tax code, as a for instance.
It also proves one of my points - that all of the time wasted trying to come to terms with the federal bureaucracy could have been so much better spent in securing local funding sources. I wonder how many smaller departments spent large blocks of time trying to meet the criteria for grant applications, then finally just threw their hands up in frustration. Wasted time, wasted time.
Nobody likes a sore loser, TD. Come on, give it up for Bucks, Mongo, and RJE. We were right. At least have the class to say so - we were gracious when funding was restored. We didn't like it, but we congratulated the people who supported the act, like gentlemen.
Oh, and about the mutual aid - no thanks, although I'm sure you're department is quite professional.

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J. Black
The opinions expressed are mine and mine alone and may not reflect those of any organization with which I am associated.
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