Frosty Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Good one George! I've run out of things to say. ! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I've run out of things to say too---without my 85 year old mother driving the 2+ hours up the road and washing my mouth out with soap that is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Might be time to show up at the director's office with a lawyer for a little talk. The trouble is making an enemy at the utility company and getting anything after that. Your story makes me glad out utility companies are pretty responsive. The coop types have employees and reviews posted online so they actually DO try to solve problems. I love the transparency. I'll keep good thoughts flowing in your direction. I may make it down your way some time and would like to have lights to play under while the better halves plot over their spinning wheels. Frosty The Lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 There's been an ongoing fight between the management and a lot of the customers. It most NOT amusing was when they were using CoOp money paid for by their customers to fight an "Open Meetings Lawsuit" filed by a group of customers. They also spent US$6M fighting a lawsuit where a transformer blew up and burnt a business down. I bet the business would have been happy to settle for a fraction of that at the beginning. (It included the CoOp lying about things that were easily documented as the serial numbers were on record.) It's messy, I'm trying to stay out of it and trying to get power before prices double for everything! *Next Week* I've got my tentacles crossed if not positively braided! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Sounds like the DA should be getting involved. Not getting involved at your level is a good policy. I'm hoping you're not just paying their lawyer's retainers or making boat payments. I had a doctor for a short time who for all intents and purposes was just milking my insurance. He wasn't the only one but he was the most blatant and greedy. The threat of legal action MIGHT not have been necessary but we didn't see anymore claims against our insurance so it didn't hurt. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I've mentioned this to Thomas previously but I think the best bet for him is to get his power in place and then document and report the whole fiasco to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (the NM equivalent of the Public Utilities Commission in many states). His case is just one of poor and mismanaged service to a customer and not actual malfeasance or misuse of money but it is part of the case that the utility is badly managed and needs corrective action by the state. Incidentally, if an entity is on the receiving end of an open records or open meetings law suit it doesn't have any choice of what money to defend against it. The suit may be righteous or frivolous but if there is going to be a defense it has to paid for by taxpayers', customers', or members money. That said, many open meetings/records laws have provisions for the losing side having to pay the winner's legal costs of bringing the lawsuit, particularly if either the suit or the defense is frivolous. Sometimes, these are one sided. A citizen may be entitled to recover his/her costs if successful but the government is not entitled to the same if it wins, even if the suit was bogus. Check your local laws, results may vary. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 First real snow this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J.Lampert Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 nice we have had snow but now we have a few centimeters of ice and calls for rai today M.J.Lampert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 20.56 degC is the expected high, around 0 degC the expected low tonight. Blinding Sun. I'm using the cab of my pickup truck to "bake" some painted items for a sale tomorrow. Supposed to be warm and dry all week. I can't see any snow on the mountains near us yet. About time to burn the tumbleweeds off the yard; but it takes an absolutely still day as they burn a lot like gasoline does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Snow is predicted here starting tonight maybe tomorrow. Happily the temperature sky rocketed to 25f ABOVE ZERO today! I didn't even build a fire in the stove till Deb left for PT on her knee. A few minutes standing in front of the stove when she gets home helps soothe the aches with which PT rewards her so she had a cheery blaze in hot stove when she got home. Nice day, even the breeze isn't painful. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donal Harris Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 It was a pleasant 22.2 degrees Celsius here this weekend. A bit windy last night when a cold front came through. But the warm weather will be back in a couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J.Lampert Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 haha -15 last 2 mornings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 -15 C or -15 F? Went down to 9 F here last night but back up into the upper 30s today. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Noble of you not to take the opportunity to make a Canadian joke, George. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Especially when things are so rough up there that they have had to tap their Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J.Lampert Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 22 hours ago, George N. M. said: -15 C or -15 F? Went down to 9 F here last night but back up into the upper 30s today. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." -15C (sorry i forgot one country hasn't conformed to the world and is off a full 32* ) 21 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: Especially when things are so rough up there that they have had to tap their Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve! I'm only cut off from supplies due to the flooding otherwise all good. also what supplies there where jumped in price now if the passes to Alberta snow in some people up here are going to be in trouble M.J.Lampert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 Christmas night. Saint Petersburg. MovaviClips_Video_31.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.J.Lampert Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 a little late but happy new year all lest hope this one goes smoother than the last two years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Alexandr, how cold is it there? That food looks tasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 5 minutes ago, TWISTEDWILLOW said: , how cold is it there? That food looks tasty! HI ! - 15 С in the city and -20 in the village. 3 floors of restaurants with cuisines from all over the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 A bit belated; Merry Christmas Alexandr! It's getting to +18 degC here today though we can see snow on the mountains---around 3000 meters high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 7 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: Merry Christmas Alexandr! С Рождеством Thomas ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 Just a photo. 11.01.2022 -20С Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 alexandr, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, belated. Your beautiful snow photos, city and countryside, remind of one of my favorite movies, Dr. Zhivago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 12:34 AM, arkie said: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Thanks! And you with past holidays! Самые наилучшие пожелания! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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