tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post5149606275065554798..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Kick ItJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-80359619390504893572014-03-11T22:55:14.014-10:002014-03-11T22:55:14.014-10:00andy phux is trying to bait u with his comments
at...andy phux is trying to bait u with his comments<br />at which he is a master(baiter)irknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-18868355709924667522014-03-11T09:36:20.877-10:002014-03-11T09:36:20.877-10:00Mina with a TVR? Oh no. Mina with a TVR? Oh no. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-2897569068001887752014-03-10T23:06:49.231-10:002014-03-10T23:06:49.231-10:00Joan,
I do believe you've been called ugly by ...Joan,<br />I do believe you've been called ugly by a toad! (re: 2014.03.08-20:24)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-21708330744406645142014-03-10T16:52:37.923-10:002014-03-10T16:52:37.923-10:00Andy Parx comment " take it from the master&q...Andy Parx comment " take it from the master"....... declaring himself the master? The master of comedy maybe.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-67498715635123737472014-03-09T17:51:42.534-10:002014-03-09T17:51:42.534-10:00Sorry, Andy Parx- There is no comparison between y...Sorry, Andy Parx- There is no comparison between your history of "social commentary" on Kauai and Joan's articles or blog. You were never taken seriously. The county meetings you attended and bloviated BS was taken as a joke by county commissions or council. An uncomfortable sideshow. <br />When Joan schpeaks, the politicos listen. Substance over antics.<br />Plus she writes gooder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-11017958496849419452014-03-09T17:46:12.767-10:002014-03-09T17:46:12.767-10:00Good ideas are fine- and also plentiful. But when ...Good ideas are fine- and also plentiful. But when the top three candidates get 1400 votes more than the next six combined and 54% of the votes cast, perhaps people are also looking at what they have done over their careers and in their communities. These aren't lightweights, activists, or flighty media hogs like we have on other boards. They do quiet, solid and reliable work. Why shouldn't they get a lot of votes? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-88043985514343054102014-03-09T13:30:26.596-10:002014-03-09T13:30:26.596-10:00Well, then the people who want to unseat them have...Well, then the people who want to unseat them have to campaign hard and get oiut the vote. The anti/smart meter candidates didn't even get the 3.000 opt-outs to vote. Less whining and more campaigning might help. Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-17314630206270884982014-03-09T13:17:51.391-10:002014-03-09T13:17:51.391-10:00The incumbents got re-elected because they are wel...The incumbents got re-elected because they are well-connected and have name recognition, not because they are any better than the other candidates or that their ideas and management practices are innovative. They have an advantage for the above mentioned reasons and low voter turn-out seals the deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-87217477672111351822014-03-09T12:48:26.811-10:002014-03-09T12:48:26.811-10:0012:11. It's up to the candidates to get people...12:11. It's up to the candidates to get people excited enough to vote. I agree new ideas can be good but who in that line up had great new ideas AND the ability to follow thru? Nobody that's why the same old guys got elected. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-30118553328640759542014-03-09T11:40:47.700-10:002014-03-09T11:40:47.700-10:00Dan Erickson is indeed a brilliant man with maybe ...Dan Erickson is indeed a brilliant man with maybe the most knowledge about alternative energy on Kauai. He also seems sincerely interested in helping Kauai. He works for KCC, but I'm hoping KIUC hires him as some form of consultant as soon as possible. I believe he would be more beneficial in operations instead of governance.<br /><br />I wasn't surprised the three incumbents won - it's the Kauai way. I was surprised Adam Asquith, the guy who is suing KIUC and promised not to follow the laws regulating board members during our board candidate orientation, got 4th. He has been a visible, positive environmental influence on Kauai for a while, though, so that matters.<br /><br />Overall it's been an interesting learning process. DQ and I need to buy each other drinks! :)<br /><br />Also, your predictions about HuffPo Korea are hilarious.Chuck Laskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719048370037095323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-40569862672594003492014-03-09T11:29:00.066-10:002014-03-09T11:29:00.066-10:00Yhea because everyone whose a member voted in this...Yhea because everyone whose a member voted in this in this election right? Saying this vote shows anything is bogus. All it shows is the apathy of most people. It doesn't represent those who rent and utilities are included in that rent, or slumlords who get owner occupied home loans, keep the utilities in their names to prove occupancy but collect from their tenants and keep member refunds for themselves. There's a large percentage of the population that has no say in the direction the Co-op takes. Frankly, as a local I'm tired of the same old network of good old boys controlling everything. I don't care how many generations you have lived here. New ideas, new minds are needed. Who says that only the same old people know what is best for the rest of us all of the time? Sometimes locals get so stuck in protecting their territory they can't see the forest for the trees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-2343932451164811522014-03-09T10:55:31.820-10:002014-03-09T10:55:31.820-10:00Andy telling Joan not to use convoluted and outlan...Andy telling Joan not to use convoluted and outlandish reasoning is akin to an alcoholic giving a lecture on abstention. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-16945376112094436582014-03-09T06:35:03.671-10:002014-03-09T06:35:03.671-10:00Hey Jonathon Jay quotes in the GI that he will fi...Hey Jonathon Jay quotes in the GI that he will find other ways to impact KIUC, geez, JJ you should have said improve, but maybe you were honest, impact, not help or improve, good thing the voters voted him soundly down. What's your trip boy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-80215483928363793512014-03-09T06:31:48.733-10:002014-03-09T06:31:48.733-10:00Dear Andy, Got news flash for you, flash, I read J...Dear Andy, Got news flash for you, flash, I read Joan, flash, I agree Joan does great research, flash, I think you are a buffoon and get most things wrong, so it seems you are egotistical to the max to think Joan would try to copy your rabid reporter. She is not rabid, she is a good investigative reporter, unlike your rabid self. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-77071762994307739392014-03-09T06:19:30.774-10:002014-03-09T06:19:30.774-10:00Andy Parx- Lawsuits are fought on merits, not wish...Andy Parx- Lawsuits are fought on merits, not wishes and rainbows.<br />The lawsuit will cost Kauai millions, embarrass the fistees, embolden the poor locals whom y'all tried to lord it over.<br />Common sense will prevail. C'mon taking a couple thousand of AG acres out of ANY ag production as a Buffer?<br />2000 acres times 4K loss of income per acre times three years till settlement is $24 mill in damages, plus atty fees. I guess that is OK with some, but not for the workers and taxpayers that will be stuck with the cost. Gee Whiz, Batman, sure sounds like about 25% of the entire Kauai budget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-46314812154337011602014-03-08T22:40:55.833-10:002014-03-08T22:40:55.833-10:00I think this pretty well demonstrates that the lou...I think this pretty well demonstrates that the loud mouths that like to speak for "the people of Kauai" don't actually do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-62228040529312106772014-03-08T21:31:18.872-10:002014-03-08T21:31:18.872-10:00I might have missed it, but other than his request...I might have missed it, but other than his request for intervention, which was not widely circulated, I haven't seen Paul write anything that addresses how the bill will stand up to the lawsuit that has been filed, which goes well beyond pre-emption. That's what's at issue now. Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-2858745921704653552014-03-08T21:29:50.768-10:002014-03-08T21:29:50.768-10:00I remember Andy Parx playing with star wars toys o...I remember Andy Parx playing with star wars toys on public access tv making like they were council members. Thats how kauai blogged before the internet. What a dork.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-49537778140128451172014-03-08T21:29:10.080-10:002014-03-08T21:29:10.080-10:00your line-up lines are hilariousyour line-up lines are hilariousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-30647281174267562942014-03-08T20:24:27.381-10:002014-03-08T20:24:27.381-10:00What a bunch of malarkey Joan. Paul has written ex...What a bunch of malarkey Joan. Paul has written extensively on all the legal aspects of preemption and the other legal issues and also testified extensively on two occasions before the council detailing the lack of preemption at both the national and state level. To complain he didn't address the legal aspects in a piece for HuffPo is like complaining that you didn't write about Vacation Rentals today. Oh- and you didn't lambast Gary and Tim today so I guess we can ignore whatever else you wrote. <br />Take it from the master- I know you're just learning but if you're going to be a Rabid Reporter you need to stop using such convoluted and outlandish reasoning. Andy Parxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398587036690312685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-43575266065395637332014-03-08T18:58:06.270-10:002014-03-08T18:58:06.270-10:00I believe there is also an opt-out to being a memb...I believe there is also an opt-out to being a member. You should call KIUC if you<br /><br /><br />1. Paid your $10 member fee.<br />2. Did not opt-out of the member program.<br />3. Your meter is in your name.<br /><br />Note: One vote one member. Only the person whose name is identified with the meter can be a member/ voting member.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-40733152078656908632014-03-08T18:51:36.244-10:002014-03-08T18:51:36.244-10:00Joan is right as far as I know, you need to join t...Joan is right as far as I know, you need to join the co-op and the meter has to be in your name. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-89465743036573967652014-03-08T18:45:22.769-10:002014-03-08T18:45:22.769-10:00Congratulations to the KIUC three highest vote ge...Congratulations to the KIUC three highest vote getters. <br /><br />Keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-33224483204403982722014-03-08T18:44:47.049-10:002014-03-08T18:44:47.049-10:00Are you sure you're actually a member of the c...Are you sure you're actually a member of the co-op? <br /><br />It's not something that happens automatically when you get service. You have to actually join the co-op, as I learned personally. <br /><br />Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-81531026471465342802014-03-08T18:30:32.094-10:002014-03-08T18:30:32.094-10:00The most interesting question is did KIUC send vot...The most interesting question is did KIUC send voting ballots to all members? did they even send the 3K people who have analog meters ballots?<br /><br />They didn't send our analog meter home a ballot.<br /><br />When KIUC was installing the smart meters, we told them more than 5 times that we didn't want a smart meter and KIUC kept on coming trying to install a smart meter. We had to take action to halt their attempts to undermine our decision and put the smart meter without our knowledge.<br /><br />Maybe next election KIUC will send us our voting ballot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com