Eric Adams - Mayor of New York City, Part 4

vividraven79 said:Imagine the scandal, New York City celebrating a national holiday

of course,

but losers just hate it. Reminds them they were losers back in WWII... and everyone else too.

👍

Adam Diaz67 said:@Kiss me

I listen to what he says sometimes. I don't track his every move, though. But I notice the trash bins, the street conditions, and the unkempt parks. It’s not that they aren't working, it just feels like they're doing less—like the services are provided less frequently for the same amount of money. I also get the feeling they've cut down on the street sweepers, because you can see trash blowing around the streets for days since those bins are out in the open. Luckily, they moved the compost bins off the street, because with this heat and the current pickup pace, we would have had a massive problem.

I suppose certain laws tie his hands. Between the regulations and the union contracts, there isn't much room to move. Personally, I'll give him until the end of his term and then we'll see what actually got accomplished. That said, I'm pretty skeptical, and honestly, I wasn't all that optimistic when he was first elected either. I just think the Progressives aren't quite capable enough for the job they inherited. To be fair, I don't think any of the other candidates were better prepared to jump in and solve things quickly, and I suspect none of them really have the guts to make the big, drastic moves—like tearing up those collective bargaining agreements.

Yeah, I agree with you that things are clearly running lean. And while I don't necessarily blame them for the staffing shortages, the crumbling fleet of vehicles, and all that other nonsense, on the flip side, the citizens aren't exactly getting what they pay for—especially since we're paying for a specific number of pickups that we aren't seeing.
They really need to step up, face the public, and just say: "Look, things are a mess right now. For the next few months, it’s going to stay rough. We're going to be short-staffed, so instead of eight pickups, you'll only get six, but your bill will reflect that."
Even if it means a few extra bucks staying in people's pockets, folks would appreciate the honesty.
That's how you handle PR—you own the mess. Almost literally.😬
And this brings me back to what I've mentioned before—they just don't know how to communicate properly to the outside world. They are seriously lacking a good spokesperson.
It’s not that they’re incompetent; it’s just that Eric Adams insists so much on transparency and democracy and all that, that he ends up shooting himself in the foot. I actually heard some people close to him say they wouldn't mind if he took the fall for the dirty work, but he just refuses to let anyone else take the heat.

hollowmason64 said:Yeah, I agree with you that things are clearly running lean. And while I don't necessarily blame them for the staffing shortages, the crumbling fleet of vehicles, and all that other nonsense, on the flip side, the citizens aren't exactly getting what they pay for—especially since we're paying for a specific number of pickups that we aren't seeing.
They really need to step up, face the public, and just say: "Look, things are a mess right now. For the next few months, it’s going to stay rough. We're going to be short-staffed, so instead of eight pickups, you'll only get six, but your bill will reflect that."
Even if it means a few extra bucks staying in people's pockets, folks would appreciate the honesty.
That's how you handle PR—you own the mess. Almost literally.😬
And this brings me back to what I've mentioned before—they just don't know how to communicate properly to the outside world. They are seriously lacking a good spokesperson.
It’s not that they’re incompetent; it’s just that Eric Adams insists so much on transparency and democracy and all that, that he ends up shooting himself in the foot. I actually heard some people close to him say they wouldn't mind if he took the fall for the dirty work, but he just refuses to let anyone else take the heat.

Exactly. Honestly, regardless of everything else, he should just get it done one way or another.

Have you all heard the news? John Doe has been appointed as the director of the Department of City Planning! I suppose there’s a genuine chance we might actually see a solid new Department of City Planning plan come to fruition now. Honestly, this might just be the best bit of news we've had since the elections.😍

Christian Torres3 said:Exactly. Honestly, regardless of everything else, he should just get it done one way or another.

The real headache starts when you try to define what "that way" actually looks like in practice.
Who decides? Is it convenient for you, for me, for Gingerin, for Kisač, for Johab, or some other random person?
No matter how you slice it, there’s always going to be someone claiming it wasn’t the right moment or the right place.
That's why I’m against this whole "it depends" mentality.
There’s a classic American idiom for this kind of nonsense, but let’s just stick to "it depends." 🕺

Quincy:

Is there any end to this relentless cycle of inefficiency? One must wonder if Johab truly believes that his vision for our city aligns with the reality on the ground, or if he is simply adrift in a sea of his own making. Does anyone actually expect anything different from the current administration? It seems we are destined to wander through this bureaucratic maze indefinitely. It appears that the individual in question stated: The most recent developments from the last three days: Is it any wonder that New York City continues to stumble? One must ask oneself: how much longer can a metropolis endure such systemic incompetence before the cracks become irreparable? It seems to me that because of this fundamentally broken infrastructure and the sheer dysfunction within the administration, the city is essentially bleeding out. How can we expect progress when the very foundation is designed to fail? Is it even possible to wrap one's head around such staggering inefficiency? We are looking at a drain of 100,000 euros worth of drinking water every single day. One has to wonder, where exactly does this deluge of wasted resources vanish into? Is there truly no oversight, no accountability, just a constant, rhythmic bleeding of public funds into the sewers? ... https://www.google.com/url?esrc=s&q=...ANieW6rGfVA1bq If our collective memory serves us—and given the sheer scale of the mismanagement we've endured, one would hope it does—we must recall how, in the wake of the earthquake, Eric Adams managed to secure approximately $300 million from the disaster relief funds, following those expert assessments conducted after the devastation. Did TT really just turn down over a billion out of that two-billion-dollar pot? He actually handed it back to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, claiming it was surplus and that there simply wasn't a viable way to sink that much capital into the current budget. Instead, he opted to take only 800 million for building renovations, a move that prompted the department to immediately pivot those funds toward other state-level reconstruction projects. Is this genuine fiscal restraint, or just a strategic maneuver to avoid the headache of managing such a massive windfall? It is truly remarkable, isn't it? He didn't touch a single cent for the repair of our underground infrastructure, despite the fact that the Spending Regulation specifically earmarked funds from the remediation pool for the renewal of vital networks—water, gas, and sewage systems alike. One has to wonder why such clearly defined provisions were simply ignored. It has been quite some time since I first shared both the Spending Regulation and this specific information within this thread, yet I find myself looking back at several pages of nothing but mockery directed my way. Is it not curious how many people felt the need to insist that I was simply talking nonsense? Time slips through one's fingers so quickly lately—it feels like only a month or two ago, though my memory of the exact timeline has become somewhat blurred. I recall that the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development essentially forced Eric Adams into a meeting. When I say "forced," I mean the meeting was initiated by the Biden Administration rather than Adams himself; they effectively handed him a mandate to allocate two billion dollars toward the reconstruction of New York City’s underground infrastructure using European Union funds. Or perhaps there was more to it? My memory isn't perfect. This explains why Adams has been discussing the preparation of these massive projects lately, starting with an initial billion. It is quite obvious that the administration is desperate to see those VF2 funds utilized. The money is earmarked for non-profit organizations, and the European Commission will only release the next tranches once specific benchmarks are met. The administration needs these projects moving to jumpstart the economy, so they essentially cornered Adams and pressured him into action. It isn't an easy position for him to be in, either. He will have to cough up a significant portion of that two billion from the city's own coffers. Consequently, Adams has retreated into a deep slumber, much like Briar Rose in her century-long sleep. Whether the local contribution is 15, 20, or 30 percent, I cannot say for certain, but even at a mere 15 percent, we are talking about 300 million dollars coming out of the city treasury. Does Adams even have that kind of liquidity? Between his current budget constraints and his reliance on credit, most of his capital is being funneled into ideological programs and keeping the machinery running. I suspect he would much rather spend tens of millions on "civic education" initiatives in schools and daycare centers than deal with the unglamorous necessity of replacing cracked water mains. It is entirely standard procedure for mayors and governors to lobby federal ministers, constantly haggling over budgets and fighting tooth and nail for the interests of their respective cities and states. One expects this kind of political maneuvering; it is the nature of the beast. Yet, even in that context, one wonders about the optics of it all. For instance, did the minister truly have to descend upon our Sleeping Beauty, Eric Adams, just to persuade her that he was worthy of a kiss? 🙂

The rationale behind this particular behavior is remarkably straightforward.
One simply cannot touch funds from the European Union or any other external source without first justifying one's own messianic delusions. It seems that playing the role of the savior is considered infinitely more vital than addressing the actual, pressing needs of New Yorkers. Is it not curious how self-importance always takes precedence over public service?

For quite some time now, I have been attempting to present a rather trivial fact to this community, yet somehow, the members here seem utterly incapable of grasping it.

ToTo and his little band of helpers inherited a system that was actually functional and running smoothly. That, unfortunately, is their greatest curse. They are desperate to play the role of messianic saviors, driven by a frantic need to dismantle everything just so they can sell out New York City piece by piece within a year or two.
Is a billion dollars earmarked for infrastructure renewal really such a grievance to them? It seems that allocating funds to actually fix what is broken is somehow an affront to their sensibilities. It truly bothers them, doesn't it?

I have to agree—they’ve built a system that works perfectly and hits hard... mostly just to drain everyone's pockets.

vividraven79 said:I have to agree—they’ve built a system that works perfectly and hits hard... mostly just to drain everyone's pockets.

We used to deal with Bandić's era, and now we find ourselves navigating the age of ToTo-ve.

What does it matter if we squander $5 million on two utterly useless items, provided that money finds its way into the pockets of party loyalists?
Is it just more colorful park benches for Borićka?
Or perhaps rigging waste management contracts for some firm that is already poisoning Newark?

One must learn how the gears turn 😉

Wait until they begin the fire sale. We'll be feeling the ache in our teeth then.

Harold Phillips54 said:The most recent update from three days ago:
Petek: Due to a failing system, New York City is losing $150,000 worth of drinking water every single day ...

https://www.google.com/url?esrc=s&q=...ANieW6rGfVA1bq

As far as I can recall, Bill de Blasio managed to secure about $1.5 billion from the disaster relief fund following the earthquake, based on expert assessments at the time.
Eric Adams turned down over a billion of those two billion dollars and sent it back to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, explaining that he had an excess and nowhere to put a billion dollars; he only took $600 million for building reconstruction, which the department immediately redirected toward other federal recovery projects.
He didn't take a single cent for fixing the underground infrastructure, even though the Spending Regulation for the relief fund specifically included provisions for repairing infrastructure—like water, gas, and sewage networks.
It’s been quite some time since I shared both the regulation and this information on this thread, and I ended up with several pages of people mocking me and insisting I was talking nonsense.

A while back—maybe a month, two, or three ago (time flies, so my memory is a little fuzzy)—the Secretary of HUD essentially forced Eric Adams into a meeting. By "forced," I mean the meeting was initiated by the Biden Administration rather than Adams himself, basically "shoving" two billion dollars toward him for New York City's underground infrastructure via EU funds—or something similar, I can't quite remember. This is what Adams has been talking about in recent weeks: how they are preparing projects worth two billion, starting with the first billion. It’s in the government's best interest to spend the VF2 money; under the NPOO, it's laid out that the EK approves cash tranches based on meeting specific milestones. The administration needs these projects to keep the economy moving, so they gave Tomašević a nudge and essentially forced his hand. It isn't easy for him; he'll have to cough up part of that two billion from the city treasury, which is why Tomašević has gone into a century-long slumber like Sleeping Beauty. Whether it's 20% or 30%, or even just 15%, if it's only 15%, that's still $230 million coming out of the city coffers—money that Tomašević doesn't actually have, since whatever he has (or borrows) goes toward ideological programs and idling machinery. He'd probably rather blow tens of millions on "civic education" in schools and preschools than on replacing cracked pipes.
It’s standard practice for mayors and governors to go to the Secretary and lobby for their cities' interests, begging for funds. In this case, for Sleeping Beauty Tomašević, the Prince—the Secretary—had to show up and convince her "to accept the kiss."🙂

If I remember that story correctly—someone please set me straight if I'm wrong—the whole reason he was returning the money was because it was sitting in a fund he didn't actually have the authority to touch?

I don't feel like digging through everything right now, but I remember some explanation about this. Apparently, they only have around 800 million in actual costs or projects lined up, even though they've been allocated 2 billion. They basically had nowhere to put the money, so he was asking if there's any way to repurpose those funds.

Gregory Hall66 said:Quincy:

Is there any end to this relentless cycle of inefficiency? One must wonder if Johab truly believes that his vision for our city aligns with the reality on the ground, or if he is simply adrift in a sea of his own making. Does anyone actually expect anything different from the current administration? It seems we are destined to wander through this bureaucratic maze indefinitely. It appears that the individual in question stated: The most recent developments from the last three days: Is it any wonder that New York City continues to stumble? One must ask oneself: how much longer can a metropolis endure such systemic incompetence before the cracks become irreparable? It seems to me that because of this fundamentally broken infrastructure and the sheer dysfunction within the administration, the city is essentially bleeding out. How can we expect progress when the very foundation is designed to fail? Is it even possible to wrap one's head around such staggering inefficiency? We are looking at a drain of 100,000 euros worth of drinking water every single day. One has to wonder, where exactly does this deluge of wasted resources vanish into? Is there truly no oversight, no accountability, just a constant, rhythmic bleeding of public funds into the sewers? ... https://www.google.com/url?esrc=s&q=...ANieW6rGfVA1bq If our collective memory serves us—and given the sheer scale of the mismanagement we've endured, one would hope it does—we must recall how, in the wake of the earthquake, Eric Adams managed to secure approximately $300 million from the disaster relief funds, following those expert assessments conducted after the devastation. Did TT really just turn down over a billion out of that two-billion-dollar pot? He actually handed it back to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, claiming it was surplus and that there simply wasn't a viable way to sink that much capital into the current budget. Instead, he opted to take only 800 million for building renovations, a move that prompted the department to immediately pivot those funds toward other state-level reconstruction projects. Is this genuine fiscal restraint, or just a strategic maneuver to avoid the headache of managing such a massive windfall? It is truly remarkable, isn't it? He didn't touch a single cent for the repair of our underground infrastructure, despite the fact that the Spending Regulation specifically earmarked funds from the remediation pool for the renewal of vital networks—water, gas, and sewage systems alike. One has to wonder why such clearly defined provisions were simply ignored. It has been quite some time since I first shared both the Spending Regulation and this specific information within this thread, yet I find myself looking back at several pages of nothing but mockery directed my way. Is it not curious how many people felt the need to insist that I was simply talking nonsense? Time slips through one's fingers so quickly lately—it feels like only a month or two ago, though my memory of the exact timeline has become somewhat blurred. I recall that the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development essentially forced Eric Adams into a meeting. When I say "forced," I mean the meeting was initiated by the Biden Administration rather than Adams himself; they effectively handed him a mandate to allocate two billion dollars toward the reconstruction of New York City’s underground infrastructure using European Union funds. Or perhaps there was more to it? My memory isn't perfect. This explains why Adams has been discussing the preparation of these massive projects lately, starting with an initial billion. It is quite obvious that the administration is desperate to see those VF2 funds utilized. The money is earmarked for non-profit organizations, and the European Commission will only release the next tranches once specific benchmarks are met. The administration needs these projects moving to jumpstart the economy, so they essentially cornered Adams and pressured him into action. It isn't an easy position for him to be in, either. He will have to cough up a significant portion of that two billion from the city's own coffers. Consequently, Adams has retreated into a deep slumber, much like Briar Rose in her century-long sleep. Whether the local contribution is 15, 20, or 30 percent, I cannot say for certain, but even at a mere 15 percent, we are talking about 300 million dollars coming out of the city treasury. Does Adams even have that kind of liquidity? Between his current budget constraints and his reliance on credit, most of his capital is being funneled into ideological programs and keeping the machinery running. I suspect he would much rather spend tens of millions on "civic education" initiatives in schools and daycare centers than deal with the unglamorous necessity of replacing cracked water mains. It is entirely standard procedure for mayors and governors to lobby federal ministers, constantly haggling over budgets and fighting tooth and nail for the interests of their respective cities and states. One expects this kind of political maneuvering; it is the nature of the beast. Yet, even in that context, one wonders about the optics of it all. For instance, did the minister truly have to descend upon our Sleeping Beauty, Eric Adams, just to persuade her that he was worthy of a kiss? 🙂

The rationale behind this particular behavior is remarkably straightforward.
One simply cannot touch funds from the European Union or any other external source without first justifying one's own messianic delusions. It seems that playing the role of the savior is considered infinitely more vital than addressing the actual, pressing needs of New Yorkers. Is it not curious how self-importance always takes precedence over public service?

For quite some time now, I have been attempting to present a rather trivial fact to this community, yet somehow, the members here seem utterly incapable of grasping it.

ToTo and his little band of helpers inherited a system that was actually functional and running smoothly. That, unfortunately, is their greatest curse. They are desperate to play the role of messianic saviors, driven by a frantic need to dismantle everything just so they can sell out New York City piece by piece within a year or two.
Is a billion dollars earmarked for infrastructure renewal really such a grievance to them? It seems that allocating funds to actually fix what is broken is somehow an affront to their sensibilities. It truly bothers them, doesn't it?

Sure, the system works, but everything is being billed at thirty times the market rate to pay off relatives and cronies...

darkhawk30 said:The real headache starts when you try to define what "that way" actually looks like in practice.
Who decides? Is it convenient for you, for me, for Gingerin, for Kisač, for Johab, or some other random person?
No matter how you slice it, there’s always going to be someone claiming it wasn’t the right moment or the right place.
That's why I’m against this whole "it depends" mentality.
There’s a classic American idiom for this kind of nonsense, but let’s just stick to "it depends." 🕺

Nah, it shouldn't be about waiting for the perfect moment—it should have been about stepping up, getting the city in order, cutting out all that useless waste, making sure things actually work, and being willing to push through the resistance if necessary. Only then can you worry about the democratic nuances.

Gregory Hall66 said:Quincy:

Is there any end to this relentless cycle of inefficiency? One must wonder if Johab truly believes that his vision for our city aligns with the reality on the ground, or if he is simply adrift in a sea of his own making. Does anyone actually expect anything different from the current administration? It seems we are destined to wander through this bureaucratic maze indefinitely. It appears that the individual in question stated: The most recent developments from the last three days: Is it any wonder that New York City continues to stumble? One must ask oneself: how much longer can a metropolis endure such systemic incompetence before the cracks become irreparable? It seems to me that because of this fundamentally broken infrastructure and the sheer dysfunction within the administration, the city is essentially bleeding out. How can we expect progress when the very foundation is designed to fail? Is it even possible to wrap one's head around such staggering inefficiency? We are looking at a drain of 100,000 euros worth of drinking water every single day. One has to wonder, where exactly does this deluge of wasted resources vanish into? Is there truly no oversight, no accountability, just a constant, rhythmic bleeding of public funds into the sewers? ... https://www.google.com/url?esrc=s&q=...ANieW6rGfVA1bq If our collective memory serves us—and given the sheer scale of the mismanagement we've endured, one would hope it does—we must recall how, in the wake of the earthquake, Eric Adams managed to secure approximately $300 million from the disaster relief funds, following those expert assessments conducted after the devastation. Did TT really just turn down over a billion out of that two-billion-dollar pot? He actually handed it back to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, claiming it was surplus and that there simply wasn't a viable way to sink that much capital into the current budget. Instead, he opted to take only 800 million for building renovations, a move that prompted the department to immediately pivot those funds toward other state-level reconstruction projects. Is this genuine fiscal restraint, or just a strategic maneuver to avoid the headache of managing such a massive windfall? It is truly remarkable, isn't it? He didn't touch a single cent for the repair of our underground infrastructure, despite the fact that the Spending Regulation specifically earmarked funds from the remediation pool for the renewal of vital networks—water, gas, and sewage systems alike. One has to wonder why such clearly defined provisions were simply ignored. It has been quite some time since I first shared both the Spending Regulation and this specific information within this thread, yet I find myself looking back at several pages of nothing but mockery directed my way. Is it not curious how many people felt the need to insist that I was simply talking nonsense? Time slips through one's fingers so quickly lately—it feels like only a month or two ago, though my memory of the exact timeline has become somewhat blurred. I recall that the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development essentially forced Eric Adams into a meeting. When I say "forced," I mean the meeting was initiated by the Biden Administration rather than Adams himself; they effectively handed him a mandate to allocate two billion dollars toward the reconstruction of New York City’s underground infrastructure using European Union funds. Or perhaps there was more to it? My memory isn't perfect. This explains why Adams has been discussing the preparation of these massive projects lately, starting with an initial billion. It is quite obvious that the administration is desperate to see those VF2 funds utilized. The money is earmarked for non-profit organizations, and the European Commission will only release the next tranches once specific benchmarks are met. The administration needs these projects moving to jumpstart the economy, so they essentially cornered Adams and pressured him into action. It isn't an easy position for him to be in, either. He will have to cough up a significant portion of that two billion from the city's own coffers. Consequently, Adams has retreated into a deep slumber, much like Briar Rose in her century-long sleep. Whether the local contribution is 15, 20, or 30 percent, I cannot say for certain, but even at a mere 15 percent, we are talking about 300 million dollars coming out of the city treasury. Does Adams even have that kind of liquidity? Between his current budget constraints and his reliance on credit, most of his capital is being funneled into ideological programs and keeping the machinery running. I suspect he would much rather spend tens of millions on "civic education" initiatives in schools and daycare centers than deal with the unglamorous necessity of replacing cracked water mains. It is entirely standard procedure for mayors and governors to lobby federal ministers, constantly haggling over budgets and fighting tooth and nail for the interests of their respective cities and states. One expects this kind of political maneuvering; it is the nature of the beast. Yet, even in that context, one wonders about the optics of it all. For instance, did the minister truly have to descend upon our Sleeping Beauty, Eric Adams, just to persuade her that he was worthy of a kiss? 🙂

The rationale behind this particular behavior is remarkably straightforward.
One simply cannot touch funds from the European Union or any other external source without first justifying one's own messianic delusions. It seems that playing the role of the savior is considered infinitely more vital than addressing the actual, pressing needs of New Yorkers. Is it not curious how self-importance always takes precedence over public service?

For quite some time now, I have been attempting to present a rather trivial fact to this community, yet somehow, the members here seem utterly incapable of grasping it.

ToTo and his little band of helpers inherited a system that was actually functional and running smoothly. That, unfortunately, is their greatest curse. They are desperate to play the role of messianic saviors, driven by a frantic need to dismantle everything just so they can sell out New York City piece by piece within a year or two.
Is a billion dollars earmarked for infrastructure renewal really such a grievance to them? It seems that allocating funds to actually fix what is broken is somehow an affront to their sensibilities. It truly bothers them, doesn't it?

And the voters made their feelings pretty clear a year ago regarding what they thought of this "functional and smooth system" you're talking about. They showed up in numbers that the previous administration could never dream of reaching, despite how much they scattered our tax dollars everywhere.

Hannah Stewart said:Have you all heard the news? John Doe has been appointed as the director of the Department of City Planning! I suppose there’s a genuine chance we might actually see a solid new Department of City Planning plan come to fruition now. Honestly, this might just be the best bit of news we've had since the elections.😍

Anyone got a few links to his previous projects or work?
Thanks.

velvetskipper11 said:Anyone got a few links to his previous projects or work?
Thanks.

How about this one? https://www.loc.gov/programs/libraries/congressional-research-service/about-crs/

brightpuma said:If I remember that story correctly—someone please set me straight if I'm wrong—the whole reason he was returning the money was because it was sitting in a fund he didn't actually have the authority to touch?

I don't feel like digging through everything right now, but I remember some explanation about this. Apparently, they only have around 800 million in actual costs or projects lined up, even though they've been allocated 2 billion. They basically had nowhere to put the money, so he was asking if there's any way to repurpose those funds.

Oh, so he just didn't have anything to spend it on? 🙄

Kyle Nelson2 said:Oh, so he just didn't have anything to spend it on? 🙄

Or maybe he just couldn't afford the buy-in to get to the spending part?

That hot potato was rolling both ways.

driftingcrane18 said:Or maybe he just couldn't afford the buy-in to get to the spending part?

That hot potato was rolling both ways.

The money should have gone toward fixing the water main damage from the earthquake. Those pipes laid back in the early 60s that keep bursting aren't "earthquake damage" that needs repairing.

Harold Phillips54 said:I think you're missing the mark here, just like before.
Even Tomašević's deputy mentioned on the news that the water infrastructure was damaged and due to the earthquake, if I recall correctly. He explained that ground shifts caused the pipe joints to move out of alignment. Having worked with irrigation fittings and valves myself, that makes perfect sense to me.

In those specific parts of New York City where the earthquake actually caused damage, repairs could have been funded through the recovery fund—obviously, we're talking about the affected areas, not the entire city's network.
But even that didn't happen.
It’s obvious to everyone that the water system is aging and failing, but since the earthquake, these kinds of breakdowns have become much more frequent and significantly harder to manage.

Voila

driftingcrane18 said:Voila

Everyone laughed at Joe Biden when he tried telling some lady in a small town that he knew all about flooding just because his own pipes burst at home. And his buddy Johabi? Oh yeah, he’s a total expert on water systems since he knows how a valve works.

If I were a Republican, I'd be running for CEO right now since I clearly understand fractions like 1/2 and 3/4.

Christian Torres3 said:Everyone laughed at Joe Biden when he tried telling some lady in a small town that he knew all about flooding just because his own pipes burst at home. And his buddy Johabi? Oh yeah, he’s a total expert on water systems since he knows how a valve works.

If I were a Republican, I'd be running for CEO right now since I clearly understand fractions like 1/2 and 3/4.

You really need to add a column for those numbers of yours.🤣

driftingcrane18 said:You really need to add a column for those numbers of yours.🤣

The experts know 😉, and hey, if you had a legit resume, you could be a CEO