"We can take down all the trees if we want to."
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[Editor’s note: Shortly after AEP representative McCray stated he was the person with whom the village should discuss potential tree cutting and that "We can take down all the trees if we want to. We don’t want to do that," Mr. McCray noticed a video camera. McCray then clarified that he could not speak on such issues, that handling such issues was not part of his job, and that he would not continue with the meeting if video was being taken.]
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This man is a bully.
Mr. McCray exhibits classic bullying behavior. He interrupts, postures, makes threats, and then backs off quickly when he notices the video and realizes he could be held accountable for what he’s said. Kudos to Constance Barsky who keeps her cool while holding her ground throughout his rude behavior, and kudos to the cameraman, who asserted his rights as a citizen in a public meeting.
turkey10
I know his behavior well. When I lived on Loudon Street, Granville, my farm was back a long lane. They came in when I was at work and no one was at home and butchered my trees. They didn’t even touch the trees around the transformer on the pole at the back of the lane where the lines came in to the house……there vines and limbs growing all around it, but they butchered the trees in the lane. I still have the letters I wrote to the AEP (Ohio Power back then) complaining that what they did would cause severe damage and weaken the trees. I not only had to have a discussion with this man, but it did cause damage to my trees. I lost 2 of them after that (not at the same time)…..they both caused damage to my white board fence which had to be repaired and they came down across the driveway blocking the entrance. Granville should be very careful about allowing the AEP to cut trees without a licensed arborist (sp?) overseeing the job. Not all tree cutters have that license…..I don’t think McCray does…..he just likes to be BOSS. Yes…he’s a bully and congratulations to the cameraman….hope he sends it to the head of the AEP.
bravo sbrigham bravo !
bravo sbrigham bravo !
All this whining about
All this whining about pruning trees from the power lines for the saftey and continued service of electric. No one cares about 100 year old trees being cleared at the Owens Corning site? Be logical here. Keep your service going and let them do their job. Relax.
the crew cut look
the facts of the matter are that putting lines underground
create nothing but postitive
maintenance
reliability
but it it just plain looks better
this process doesnt have to happen today or tomorrow
but there should be a plan in effect to bury the lines as we remodel the streets in the downtown area
ie : river road are the lines going away down there ?
it get discussed then the price tag chases the issue away
its a visual thing as well
we want gville to look good and the business to thrive
well into the future
lets do this future planning now
Reality
We all know if we wanted to we could make roads that would last forever, car engines that would last 600,000 miles and just about anything else last forever in this great country if we wanted to. I know engineers who design things to break after a certain amount of time so that parts have to be brought, etc. The reality is that we all need to have jobs. Look at our country today! I am a lucky person who still has a job. Tree trimming is a job. Not a job I would want to do but we all need work. Henry Ford knew that all people needed to work. Sometimes what seems "best"might not be the "best" for everyone.
no road
No road will last forever. Nothing lasts forever. Everything ends. Engines will last easily 600,000 miles if you take care of them. Thats a small start to the reduction that is necessary for us in this quickly and greedily constructed system, to survive.
Your points are well taken. But Jobs are not the point. Henry Ford was a man who had horrible enforcers make sure employees did their "jobs." On a planet with so many billions of people, the only sustainable option is reduction. Not GMO crops controlled by one or two corporations (Monsanto mostly) and the preservation of a paradigm that is based on the myth of infinite "growth." Organic farming can and will eventually by default, save whats left of humanity on this planet. Said it in the early 80’s: the destruction of native cultures and lifeways by globalization, neoliberalist "capitalism" set the stage to set us back by millenium. Don’t think so? Think GMO crops and "economic growth" are the answers to the problems they have created for the enrichment of such a very few? Think again. And save your seeds!
KING COAL
"Renewables are electrically inefficient, economically inefficient and politically required." - Michael Morris, CEO AEP (USA’s largest user of coal) March 11, 2010, Houston.
Absolutely. I Totally agree.
Avoiding Economic/Environmental calamity will not be profitable enough for certain people. ——BK
Unprofessional conduct
Well, that is just it. The cutting AEP does is frequently poorly done in terms of maintaining service. For example, flat top cutting of trees encourages rapid growth of vertical branches. This decreases service level and increases the need to cut the trees. The fact that AEP uses a third party to do most of their cutting may be one reason why we see so many flat topped trees — it increases the work that third party gets to do.
Another problem with AEP is they seem to be relatively unwilling to consider alternatives that would reduce the need for cutting. Using different wires, having taller poles, running wires underground - all these techniques can reduce the need to cut trees, lower maintenance cost, and significantly increase the service reliability level and safety.
But for me just a quick look at the video tells me volumes about the approach AEP uses locally.
(By the way, the use of terms like "whining" and "bickering" is typically an attempt to marginalize the other speaker and divert focus from the real issues. While the use of such language is tacky, it can be taken as a solid sign that the other speaker is making really good points.)