New Haven Independent

Posted by: True New Havener | March 21, 2008 4:08 PM

well said Paul

Posted by: robn | March 22, 2008 9:48 AM

Thanks for the news tip Paul. Its time for the mainstream media to stop giving conservatives a free ride. "fair and balanced" indeed.

Posted by: Edward_H | March 24, 2008 10:08 AM

This has nothing to do with conservatives or liberals. Hagee bashing the Catholic Church is not going to generate the kind of ratings Rev. Wright does. Watch the videos of Rev. Wright and Hagee back to back. The so called mainstream media is more entertainment than anything else and Rev. Wright wins entertainment value category over Hagee by far.

Posted by: nfjanette | March 24, 2008 12:28 PM

From the original article:

Percival's boss, Andrew Butler (pictured below) clarified, that Aramark has contracted with a number of companies on a unit pricing basis, and on responsibility for different zones within the school system for plowing and sanding in the case of snow.

"This contract," he said, "is for stand-by services and in the case of, for example, when we have a storm that affects only one school or two. It's for when we don't need to do the whole system, when we need to sand or plow just a certain area."

"The price," Percival added, "includes the driver, truck, sand, and other needed equipment."

Standing in front of the compost bin holding a shovel and bidding for the snow removal work is funny, but Mr. Bass will need to invest in $30,000+ (a guess) of equipment to cover those jobs. $175/hr paid a small number of hours hours a season for a private contractor with truck with plow and sanding equipment doesn't seem expensive when you consider the capital equipment required.