METRO Partners with Houston Grand Opera

re: METRO Partners with Houston Grand Opera

Royko — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:30:11 GMT

Another PPP, at taxpayer expense?

Well, first we had the constant "demolition derby,"

then we had a highly promoted "Transit Tango," and now are we about to pay the "Fat Lady" to sing a tragic song of how METRO shortchanged the taxpayers along with abusing the poor, minority, elderly and handicapped bus transit dependent riders throughout the service area?

re: METRO Partners with Houston Grand Opera

Royko — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:54:57 GMT

Why does METREAUX spend a penny of taxpayer funds on anything that does not improve transportation service to those who are dependent on service, yet are being shortchanged and abused each and every day, while METREAUX is sponsoring story telling at the opera?

It would be fine if the bureaucrats made private donations for whatever they want to support.

I suppose the next time METREAUX prints the Mission Statement it will include sponsoring the Grand Opera and officially eliminating critical bus service because some don't like buses, and the socialists would rather have the money squandered on a wasteful urban rail EMPIRE.

re: METRO Partners with Houston Grand Opera

Nicole Adler — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:10:13 GMT

Nobody is paying the Fat Lady to sing except the Houston Grand Opera. We are supporting the opera through our already exsiting means. METRO prints information all the time in order to communicate with our riders. This time it's on the diversity in Houston and promoting some culture and community awarness. The Fat Lady is not singing about the taxpayers money she is singing about these communities. Hey why not take the METRORail to Preston walk a few blocks, go to the opera some evening, and enjoy yourself.

re: METRO Partners with Houston Grand Opera

Royko — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:13:55 GMT

Suggesting one ride the tram for enjoyment is like telling a non-smoker to take a deep draw on a cigar for pleasure.

METRUEAUX has no business wasting tax dollars promoting culture, diversity, or anything else. METREAUX should focus on efficient transit, and improving rubber-tired mobility throughout the service area.

The bureaucrats are free to spend their personal funds supporting those activities.

re: METRO Partners with Houston Grand Opera

Royko — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:27:17 GMT

The churches might not like that idea. I agree that there are too many "profitable" non-profits manipulating the system.

re: METRO Partners with Houston Grand Opera

Royko — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:13:30 GMT

Mr. Collins,

Insofar as METREAUX, each and every day I "PRESS ON"

Nothing in the world can take the place of

PERSISTENCE.

TALENT will not; nothing is more common

than unsuccessful people with talent.

GENIUS will not; unrewarded genius is

almost a proverb.

EDUCATION will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.

PERSISTENCE & DETERMINATION

alone are omnipotent.

- Calvin Coolidge

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