Two interesting factoids about the red light camera scam:
1) ACS was awarded the contract by the city of Dallas, despite the fact its bid was half a million dollars higher than competitor ATS. Still not sure how they skirted rules that require city contracts go to the lowest responsible bidder.
2) The solution to dealing with a red light camera ticket you get in the mail is to simply throw it in the trash. Caveat emptor, this is the legal opinion of a professional smart aleck, but there’s almost no enforcement mechanism for such civil fines so they can’t do much about them. (I’d welcome the input of any J.D. having FBvians on this one.)
Lots of big local bidness news today. Several alert FBvians have passed along word that our favorite yachtsman is looking to take ACS private. In other news, one of Deason’s red-light cameras recently went up at Mockingbird and Greenville, which is along my morning drive to work. Grr (scroll down to learn about how that particular scam works).
An observant FrontBurnervian gives more detail about Southwest Airlines’ apologizer Fred Taylor Jr.:
Don’t know if you caught channel 5 news this morning, but they had a piece on Mr. Taylor, who they cleverly called “Mr. Apologizer.” They panned his office while interviewing him, and about two feet from his desk was what appeared to be a full bar…..I’m thinking Gatorade might not be the only beverage he is using to calm his “queasy stomach.”
Put another way: Gatorade might be what he uses to calm the queasiness other beverages cause. (At least, it’s often what I use.)
Well color me totally and completely surprised (note: sarcasm): Blockbuster is getting rid of CEO John Antioco. Look for many of the news stories to call him “embattled” as many critics thought he was asking for too much compensation for too little results. But don’t feel sorry for him. Blockbuster and Antioco compromised on his 2006 bonus package. Overall, he’ll receive a lump sum of $4.99 million when he leaves his post at the end of the year. That’s a lot of 2-night rentals.
Pegasus pointed it out first. But apparently Crazy Ray’s fireplace killed him. Medical research on “hearth problems” is long overdue.
1) RadioShack lawsuit: Misleading the shareholders, inflating stock prices, falsifying financial results, and just why the heck do you need my address when all I want is to buy some batteries?
2) I think Vincent had the right idea on what to do to people who eff with a man’s vehicle.
3) It’s not so much that you can’t put your finger on what’s wrong with this picture, as you can’t find a single redeeming thing in it — hey, it’s just a judge soliciting donations from lawyers who may very well have cases before him. What’s wrong with that?
4) Got your drink on? Check. Kid in the car? Check. Ready to hit that cop car? Check-a-rooney.
5) DallasArena has published its city election endorsements. Notably not endorsed are unopposed and uninspired council members Elba Garcia and Linda Koop.
