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FrodosPet

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10. There is more to that story

Fri Feb 20, 2015, 03:39 PM

Feb 2015

A lot of the shutoffs were to abandoned houses and buildings, where the water was just running and flooding. Those shutoffs were a good thing - many billions of gallons of water was being wasted.

And there are assistance programs that helped a lot of people get their water back on, or to keep it on.

For the most part, the The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department does a very difficult job well. Unfortunately, the City Of Detroit has had some incompetent people in its government over the years.

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Detroit's 'Walking Man' Walks On [View all] FrodosPet Feb 2015 OP

Poor sod. Liberal In Texas Feb 2015 #1

In "The City", you are lucky if that hand is not holding a knife or gun FrodosPet Feb 2015 #7

The Electronified Walking Man...Walks On FrodosPet Feb 2015 #2

If the township had bothered to fund adequate public transportation, he and many others would have Chathamization Feb 2015 #3

No one could have foreseen that coming... Fumesucker Feb 2015 #4

Wingers love to harp on why individual charity is so much better than a tax-based commons... MrScorpio Feb 2015 #5

The less you have the less you have to worry about. nilesobek Feb 2015 #6

He seems like good people - Kenny G cd notwithstanding FrodosPet Feb 2015 #8

Yes and they are turning poor people's water off in Detroit too. nilesobek Feb 2015 #9

There is more to that story FrodosPet Feb 2015 #10

Thanks for the clarification. nilesobek Feb 2015 #11

Unlimited free water is a BAD idea FrodosPet Feb 2015 #12

The racism in this article stinks to high heaven. closeupready Feb 2015 #13

So does the fact that Rochester Hills doesn't have bus transportation FrodosPet Feb 2015 #14

Agreed. closeupready Feb 2015 #15