BOB2 Wrote:
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> I only know him by his trolls.... So there may be
> plenty to criticize.... And, I've worked for
> fifty years in transportation, so I've also worked
> for my share of a$$holes. Some who were good at
> there jobs, some that weren't...
>
> And, I've worked for many folks who were decent,
> but had to make hard decisions, sometimes ones
> they didn't like... (they had bosses too...strange
> as that seems to some of you trolls with that
> inherited wealth you must be living off of).
>
> Maybe, Ed's a raving maniac, maybe he's an
> absolute self serving narcissistic fool (I worked
> for politicians in my career, too), or maybe he's
> just some poor SOB, who's got the job, and works
> for a tight fisted company, to whom he is
> responsible, and has to work within a lot of
> constraints he doesn't control, who will
> inevitably take a ration of crap, form those who
> don't like that either.
>
> I've never met Ed personally. But, as he's
> "human", he is probably not a perfect person. He's
> probably made mistakes, maybe he's not that good,
> maybe he's not "Mr. Personality", nor Mother
> Teresa. I've read some posts by folks who seem to
> know what they are talking about, who would seem
> to have quite valid criticisms of his track
> record, and the steam program. But, from some of
> these really crude and nasty posts about him, I
> can only conclude that he can't possibly be any
> worse than a few of these folks who spend so much
> of their energy trash talking him and this
> project....

Very well said Bob. Ed's problem is that he acts and states he is perfect (in so many words), that he knows more than those before him, that he is the best.

And yes, some of what is said about him is blatantly over the top and uncalled for.

But in reality, he has himself only to blame for what is being said against him as he brought it on himself. No not everything being said is deserved but if he had never threw the snowball down the hill it never would have gained such size and strength.

All he has to do is stand up publicly and admit that he is human and has made mistakes and apologize for that and start treating others with respect. If he does that, I will commend him for it and encourage others to do so as well.

And yes, the problem is rooted when he was a part of the UP Steam team UNDER Steve Lee years ago.