Gothamist: Con Ed CEO's Appeal to Queens

Anya

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 03:44:46 -0500

This letter is an absolute insult to us. It is the opposite of an apology.

Squid Ink

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:04:23 -0500

Never trust anyone who starts a sentence with the words "Moving forward..."

J

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:37:22 -0500

"Con Ed must be completely re-organized, starting at the top." They did. Eugene Mcgrath was the former Chairman. Kevin Burke just replaced him as the new chairman this year. Tons of changes from the top down since May: http://investor.conedison.com/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=ED&script=410&layout=7&item_id=733487

Tim N.

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:47:39 -0500

How about pro-rating their bills, Kevey? Talk is cheap, spoiled food is expensive.

dhex

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:38:31 -0500

some competition would be nice. so would wings and a bag of pixie dust, etc.

Barry Popik

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:28:19 -0500

I was almost killed about two years ago by an exploding Con Ed manhole cover. Remember those? Con Ed must be completely re-organized, starting at the top.

James Frey

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:56:56 -0500

It's also in today's Daily News.

Guy

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:49:33 -0500

Not one "sorry" or "regret" or "apologize" in there. Trying to use positive words to spin a completely screwed situation is kind of like spritzing perfume into a clogged toilet bowl in a dive in the lower east side. No dice.

Dave H.

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:35:30 -0500

Three days ago I talked to a few ConEd line workers and asked them "What the hell is going on in Queens?" I was drunk at the time, and this a completely unreliable and unverified statement by someone that just climbs into holes, but he told me that ConEd faces massive penalties (along the lines of $10mn) for preventable power outages like when main trunks run into "linkages" with secondary trunks. If execs apparently make a decision to shut down power to save a whole grid, they're personally screwed, so they just let the whole thing go kablooey. This is pure hearsay and speculation. I'm just telling you what I heard from a ConEd lineman.