Well, I needed a laugh since yesterday was a pretty hard day what with the new system not always working so well in the voting and silly people making silly faces at me, so anyway, I picked up the Reporter to read and see what all the David Israel apologists had to say. And it really was funny reading all the garbage they spew out there in print.
Let's take the head honcho himself, David Israel. It is funny the way he tries to make himself so knowledgeable by writing techie talk - zettabytes, exabytes - who gives a crap. All we down to earth people want is for our Wi Fi to work with the least costly and most efficient manner possible. We are not interested in another huge debacle and David Israel, in his conceit, thinks that he can one day advocate transferring the Wi Fi funds collected ,over to cut some of the reserve shortfall - yes, it is still there, not disappeared though he wishes we would forget about it - and the next day he tells people, well just vote to restore it. But wait - does he then get specific as to the cost, especially if DSL gets a signed contract for one million dollars, give or take, plus overruns, plus added mistakes and corrections to be paid for, plus constant updates, etc., etc., etc.. We could be paying a whole lot more in UCO fees if we allow this to happen, but David Israel goes merrily along with his bytes of all kinds.
Then of courses we have Anitra who writes how she will be able to watch a tv show when she wishes. Newsflash, Anitra - you can do that right now. It is called ON DEMAND. It has been around for quite some time and for all the extras that you guys keep citing like Netflix and Roku and on and on - they are here too and we are all doing just fine without more expense - and all secure too at the best one can buy from the company KNOWN to have the best speed available - Comcast - yeah, them. Universe is also around and these are not new factoids either. Wake up and smell the coffee, Anitra. Oh, the Lifeline buttons and calls seem to be doing just fine too.
On to infinity! David goes on with his twisted logic that since cable comes through a wire, and so does the Wi Fi or the Internet, that cable means Wi Fi and thus we are obligated to pay for it. That is the most illogical and twisted reasoning I have ever heard. So if two people wear the same colored pants, does that make them the same people? If people use phones, does that make them related? I mean how far do you want to stretch this very faulty analogy?
Then of course we have the reports of the officers. So, Phyllis Siegelman, as usual, has nothing to say. Very hardworking VP. Aren't you so glad you voted her in because David Israel wanted her? Shame on you. And then we have Bob Marshall of the lightning bolts. He dares to write that it is good for associations to think about having reserves for unexpected heavy expenses. Really, Bob? Now transfer that to UCO and its budget. Think maybe what is good for the goose is good for the gander? I guess not, judging by your actions and by your presidency!
But wait - there's more! (Sorry!) We now have an article written by Bill Kallman about the drainage issues with the golf course and the wetlands and flora and fauna that belong there plus the mess we will be living in for years. Dom is supposed to have written a response, but all I see is the same column he has written several times about the drainage system. I do not see an answer to the issues Bill Kallman has raised and whether one is for or against the development or even neutral or looking for a compromise, we need to know the facts, and questions raised must be answered - and answered in language that a layman can understand. "The fewer the contaminants, the cheaper the water rate" does not answer the questions at hand, Dom, and you certainly can do better than this article and response.
Onward and upward. There is yet more - Jean Komis writes that she is basically going to be a lousy friend from now on as she will not help any friend or should I say former friend who does not have a computer. Pretty mean skinned there, Jean. What about those who have computers but no printers? Will you print out a boarding pass for them? Will you print an article for them? And what does it cost you to be nice and helpful to someone. Never mind the fact that basically, those who want Wi Fi HAVE Wi FI and are satisfied with it and do not want the expense that David Israel proposes. Nor do we want to hear about his cameras. This is not 1984 nor its future equivalent and we do not propose or like the proposal that we live in a police state with cameras recording our every movement around the Village. It is nobody's business, as a matter of fact, and certainly not that of PBSO or David Israel or Ed Black or Pat Sealander or Phyllis Siegelberg who might then have something to report or anyone else's! And finally we have the oh so brilliant letter by Jackie Carlin who follows the sterling lead of David Israel, lord and master, and makes up a name to call the opposition. This is getting to be more and more like recess yard time what with their idiocy of name calling. At least let it make sense! At least she deigns to tell us - oh, thank you for that - that we actually have the right to speak our minds. I wonder, do we have the right to speak in the Clubhouse? At the pools? Hmmmm. Well, Jackie seems to either have a vision or hearing or understanding problem as she claims not to hear any proposed solutions of ours. Really? Then what are you writing about when you guys talk about the Wi Fi issue with us, or the paving job, such as it was. Do you guys not hear yourselves?
Sad, very sad.
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