Posted on 12/16/2011 5:42:37 AM PST by massmike
Officials and residents in towns hard hit by power outages after Tropical Storm Irene and the freak Halloween weekend snowstorm are criticizing the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s decision to honor National Grid Massachusetts President Marcy Reed for “outstanding achievement in the workplace.”
“I don’t think that she deserves that,” said Denise Williams, 40, of Foxboro. “You know it’s going to happen again, and I don’t know if she’s done anything to reassure anybody it won’t happen again.”
Virginia Hobbs, 75, of Foxboro said, “I don’t think it is justified. ... We had two storms, and we never saw the electric company for seven days.”
She took over in Massachusetts in early 2011, after the company was lambasted for its slow response to a 2010 post-Christmas blizzard under her predecessor. Reed ignited rage herself after she flew to Hawaii on vacation as Hurricane Irene approached in August, staying on vacation for five days even as she ordered other Grid employees to cancel theirs. Two months later, power was lost for days across the region after an early blizzard.
Critics say that as the firm has grown, maintenance has lagged, so even average New England storms can produce extended outages.
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...
I didn’t read the whole article, but I have to say this is a good example of what is ticking people off.
For those at the top there is no responsibility, no accountability, just rewards. Especially, but not exclusively, if the person is a liberal or a democrat.
Well,that explains Obama's Nobel prize!
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