Well since we are bussifying the crew I’ll add my 2 cents, yes IMO the 3 years delay has worn out our patience. Truth be known Z was in the running back in the day but as I understand it we didn’t have sufficient capital on hand so he didn’t really fight for the job and Smitty ended up installing JM, then the Fred thing happened. When Smitty became COB I gave him the resume of Bob Petcavich and asked him to consider a change, he said that if a move needed to be made he’d make it. Well it never happened; honestly I’m not sure if they ever even contacted him and Smitty resigned.
It is what is, Fred is no longer capable of influencing events so we are kind of stuck here. BUT They are finally doing what (Hal said) had to happen 3.5 years ago, Engineer, New Lab, etc. So yes Z was here but he wasn’t in charge so honestly we are diluted with a 3 year delay and in reality at a period 6 months after Hal split, , (apparently Zero presentation skills put us into a holding pattern). To JM and Smitty’s defense though the Fred thing had to hurt, they did however establish a relationship with LPC which is providing the funds to move forward. Again we are finally doing what should have been done years ago, I AND many others did everything we could to help, we tried to put her back on the road but it kept going back in the ditch, honestly I think that they are doing the right thing now, but,,,, UH I’ve said that for SO many years now and IMO I’ve lost whatever little credibility I had.
It is what it is and will happen when it happens, I was just looking at my videos from an Alaskan trip in 2005 (I think) I can remember riding a mountain bike down the hill thinking that when I got back to the lower 48 I/we’d here something from either Dupont or IBM, LOL,,,, WTF WAS I THINKING?
Happy New Year Guys
