Got such a kick out of the dog and pony show going on with our water. I am not able to panic and go into crisis mode with Mr. Rapp. Guess it is because of my Military Training/ Experience. Was trained as a Logistics NCO. At the time in a standing Army of 1 Million plus, there were only 1984 of us across about 200 Army Military Occupational Specialties (MOS). We were trained in our specialties to be able to provide support to a Corp on Line. That was 3- 5 fighting divisions usually infantry/ armor. It could be from 60- 100K troops plus support troops to their rear. After the Vietnam debacle, the Corp on Line thing was left to Europe. We were trained NOT in Crisis Management which is what happened here when the new EPA C8 standards came out; but in what was called Management by Exception. The ability to do something so well that the need to go "off line" and react quickly was second nature. Simply put, I saw little or nothing to get excited about. Actually, wife and I bought our own water. That was what little help I could contribute. Seems Mr. Harper's workers were the more important members of the volunteer Community?
When Mr. Rapp said last night at the Council meeting that he knew this was coming six months ago, I knew he had lied to us when he kept saying he would stay with the EPA at .4 ppb as it was still considered safe to drink. Yet, when the .07 dropped, he seemed to go into panic mode? Rumors from people who work at box stores about him sending out City folks to buy up bottled water in some large amounts. Rumors from folks on cases of water being delivered to homes of police officer? Seemed all for the City people and then worry about the residents? Everyone can't be lying can they?
It was such a joke at the meeting last night. Took just a few minutes to realize he was having another kumbaya moment. Everybody got an Atta Boy but Mr. Miracle had to ask for his. Now that would be embarrassing to me; to have to ask.
And we had the camera crew all over the place. Thought they were with Mr. Dietzler and he was going to talk about C8 again and Mr. Brooks would be there? Instead, up jumped that he was one of the owners of The Woods annexation that was going on. Well he got his annexation into Vienna and is no longer a viable Attorney by being contaminated with a conflict of interest with Vienna on the C8 issues. Seems pretty soon, folks are going to want to be tested like in other places to see if they are full of C8?
Got a little nervous before the meeting. Mr. Scholl and his wife came in and she said "Hello Mr. Wilson" to me. She may have been the one who was nice to me a couple of weeks ago too. Still I was wondering if it was a set up so Mr Scholl could go off again? But as I noted before, I do NOT make a personal attack against people. So I returned her courtesy and waited for him to do a lurch over me and try to intimidate me again. Nothing happened so courtesy is still not completely gone with the Rappites. Am pleased with that. Class will usually win out.....................
Saw on the noon news that up to 23rd is now good to go. Mr. Rapp's comment he was not showing favoritism was pretty funny. The 23rd South folks have been pretty much ignored over the past decades. Send us your tax money; don't ask for anything. Has worked perfect for the City Government for years and years. I intend to change that. The Southern part of Vienna is just as full of good people as anywhere else in our Community.
Noted on our news that it was important to get the South end of Vienna on "good water" (my words), so as to get the businesses back to "normal". Here I would read "Sales Tax" dollars. It is forever with Mr. Rapp about the Sales Tax dollars. City got its latest 1% sales tax payment in the past few days. But Mr. Rapp would not release the information as is usual practice. Hiding what again?
what had a couple of us talking about later was when Mr. Stephens said he got a call from someone in Boaz who said they were out of water. He said the caller had told him that people there needed water too. Mr. Rapp made a comment about that there were only people there from 8:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Then a comment that they had not offered much help earlier. They could go to the 60th St. site. To me, that snide comment showed: 1. Why Boaz did not want to annex to us a couple of years back as I was told had happened. 2. The real Randall C. Rapp. If we are responsible for their water, than we have to be responsive to them. He should have just had Mr. Stephens call the guy back and tell him to go to the 60th St. site last night. When he does not have a camera/ mic in his face, he is not very good to people if they are not fanny kissers and than not always even if they are.
When a couple of us were leaving, I had to go across the street to put one of my signs up. They had mowed and one of the kids left it down. When we were going across the street, we saw this guy sitting in the grass with a camera. I asked what he was doing? He said he was making a documentary. I asked who he worked with? He said Atlas and it was free lance film. We looked at him and than just went by one of our vehicles and talked for a few minutes. All the time he is appearing to film whomever is coming out of the meeting. After a few minutes Himself came out and the guy for sure was filming Him. As the two of us were leaving He was standing not five feet away from my rig and the crew had; now wait for this. A CAMERA and a MIC in His face and He was just jawboning away. Now HOW did this bunch just happen to show up here now of all times? I am not very smart but will bet you a $1.00- 2.98 that Himself contacted them? But NO odds.
This guy is all about publicity for Himself. The City is just a vehicle for his pride and arrogance. These have led him to abuses of power, position and authority time after time. 'nuff said'.
(Paid for by the Candidate- Lawrence J. Wilson for Mayor of Vienna).