Tony,

> I'm more interested in fact-gathering than in judgement right now.

Then debate the merits and not the personalities.

Kimm


On 11/11/07 11:36 PM, "Anthony West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I care about the neighborhood and the project too, Kimm. I try to think
> honestly about the numbers before issuing pronouncements about them. I
> accept I will never get a deep look into these numbers, but most
> questions about a business plan -- including stuff as basic as "Will it
> work well for neighbors?" do come down to numbers, at least in part.
> 
> It's not enough to say, for instance, "Oh, Lussenhop's numbers can't be
> right"; we must say, "See here are our numbers, which are better than
> Lussenhop's."
> 
> I'm more interested in fact-gathering than in judgement right now.
> 
> 
> - Tony West
> 
> 
>> >     You seldom see UC-list's chattering class actually
>> >     running numbers on someone else's project.
>> >
>> >
>> > I see. Citizens who are concerned about their neighborhood are now
>> > reduced to ³the chattering class.²
>> >
>> > Kimm
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 11/11/07 10:29 PM, "Anthony West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> >     I didn't quote you every word of a10-mn presentation because you
>> >     didn't
>> >     pay me to take such notes for you. It sounded detailed enough to
>> >     my ears
>> >     for a first go-around. I suspect more details are to be found in
>> >     somebody's paperwork; I truly do not think business persons are
>> >     able to
>> >     raise the money needed for investments on this scale without actually
>> >     studying the issue. You seldom see UC-list's chattering class
>> >     actually
>> >     running numbers on someone else's project.
>> >
>> >     At a second look, one might ask for a fuller presentation on some of
>> >     these points, if one cared enough or if it was one's business to make
>> >     decisions about them.
>> >
>> >     -- Tony West
>> >
>> >
>> >     Frank wrote:
>>> >     > Really? Details or an overview? It doesn't sound like the
>> >     presentation
>>> >     > was very detailed to me.
>> >
>> >
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