Dave Byron
Dave Byron
acceptable change easy err events extreme people rules side trying
Now that the rules have been changed, it does change the way these events can be put on. It's not as easy and it's not as clear-cut as to what is the acceptable thing to do, so I think people are trying to err on the side of extreme caution.
abundance extreme opening
We're just opening them in an extreme abundance of caution.
abundance extremely opened reaction
We opened our shelters in an abundance of caution. In reaction to Katrina, we wanted to be extremely proactive.
extremely reaction
In reaction to Katrina, we wanted to be extremely proactive.
australia icon sad
Bondi has never been this quiet. It's sad to see such an icon of Australia not being used because it's here for everyone.
believe bigger problem
We now believe this is a much bigger problem than we thought originally.
good
We thought we were in pretty good shape.
absolutely additional backup partner partners question safer support
Certainly. I mean, unequivocally, there's no question about it. Backup support and having a partner or having additional partners there is absolutely a better and more safer situation.
bud quickly
Obviously, we're going to try to nip this in the bud as quickly as possible.
cindy county manager popular shocked
The organization is shocked and saddened. Cindy is a very popular county manager with the employees.
bars bottles champagne figure hope
We had to figure out where we go from here with 160 bottles of champagne and bars of chocolate, which I hope are being refrigerated.
care cost early public
It's too early to say how we're going to take care of those employees. We don't think it's going to cost the public money. It's going to cost us a lot of effort.
position puts
That puts us in a much better position for the weekend.
environment example good government needs
It's also good for the environment and we want to do the right thing. We feel government needs to set the example for everyone else.