Comments on: Poop Plant Personnel Change

By: TJ

TJ — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:23:57 +0000

If people don’t like Cyclops posts why don’t they just skip over them, like one does with articles in the newspaper that don’t look interesting.

EDITOR NOTE–Actually, Cyclops has informed the GUARDIAN that his has visited the baboons at the zoo and THEY were offended by his remarks, not wanting to be compared to an elected official, so he will refrain from using the “B” word since he respects the primates more than politicos.

By: wirt

wirt — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:04:32 +0000

Big is correct… Both the Lander Street and West Boise plant managers have gotten away with rule by intimidation for years. The West Boise plant manager was hired into his position and later Linder was placed into the plant management position for Lander. The management style of both managers would be questionable under anyone’s standards, but obviously just what the Operations division manager wants.

These two managers have had their own side-line business together that has been repeatedly reported for its abuse of city time, tools and equipment through the years which has been repeatedly covered-up, justified and brushed aside.

When you look at the track record, there seems to be no limit to what Operations division can get away with.

That said, Glen Schwenke is a welcome and long overdue change for Lander Street. He comes with high standards is well liked, respected and qualified for the position. Glen is a great start to the kind of change that is needed.

By: DeadMeat

DeadMeat — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:14:41 +0000

So that makes you no better than the folks that you are calling names. Way to prove a point.

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:03:31 +0000

Guardian, I am afraid I will have to take the time out! I have absolutely no respect for this man.
Respect is earned and He can’t even “ante up”! The reference is indeed toward the reputation Boise has of the 800 pound gorilla in the valley. As long as he keeps acting that way, the moniker will stick. So, I guess another independant thinker will bow to the threat that he is being “monitored”. Sad, but so be it! I would have thought better of you Dave.

By: Ditto DeadMeat

Ditto DeadMeat — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:30:44 +0000

DeadMeat is right about Cyclops. The Baboon comments are childish and rude. The blog can do just fine without them.

And, while we are at it. It is well know that this blog is monitored. That means the baboon comments are implicitly condoned by the Guardian. If Cyclops doesn’t stop the behavior, the Guardian needs to stop it for him.

EDITOR NOTE–Fair enough! At first it appeared to be a reference about Boise being the 700 lb gorilla. We got hit earlier on the CONTACT link with “censorship.” We don’t want to end up like the crowd at the Daily Paper. CYCLOPS–play nice or you get a time out.

By: sam the sham

sam the sham — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:20:02 +0000

Big – all levels of government are looking shady right now. It must be due to the trickle down theory. And we are doing NOTHING to stop it.
Well, we do blog a lot and Fraz lifts the carpet to show how it’s been covering the poop – thanks, Fraz. Wish there were more of you to go around. : )

By: DeadMeat

DeadMeat — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:37:55 +0000

Cyclops…can’t you please drop the Baboon reference? It’s ok to be critical of someone…but couldn’t you just have a bit of common decency and respect about it? Name calling is so juvenile!

Respectful criticism is much better received than what you do…even tho you have good points sometimes, they are marred by your name-calling.

By: Gutless In Boise

Gutless In Boise — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:53:55 +0000

What’s with your pals at the Daily Paper? You quote them after thy jump on a G story and try to make you look like a amateur saying NO CONFLICT with the sewer guy.

Then when the city moves the dude out and demots him, the Statesman cuts THEIR WORDS out of YOUR post and doesen’t have the nads to say the PW dept. is wrong and the old sports announcer tried to spin them.

Face it, GUARDIAN got it right and Statesman wouldn’t even follow their own news story. No wonder they are going down hill.

By: Peeps

Peeps — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:51:26 +0000

Big, what kind of abuses are employees at West Boise suffering?? And what paperwork are you talking about???

By: BIG

BIG — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:40:05 +0000

The West Boise Plant Manager has been abusing the employees and the system far longer than Mr. Linder. I am surprised that he has escaped the scythe.

In typical fashion the city refuses to do the right thing and fire these guys. If they did fire them it would have highlighted their preferential treatment of the good’ol boys that has been going on for ever.

Maybe the next time these bozo’s will be more careful with the paperwork that lead to the adjustment.