Vernon
What we're trying to do is study the problem from more than one angle and then come up
with a composite answer that's reached by adjusting and modifying both approaches until
they merge together into the same answer.
Q ..
And then you get them to accept it?
A ..
And then get somebody to accept it, get everybody to accept it, you know, that what you
did was the best way to do it.
Q ..
Which is the greatest challenge you're going to have?
A ..
Well, of course, FEMA really has the ultimate authority here in saying, "Well, this is
what we're going to use." Then if anybody doesn't like it, they'll have to take them to
court and prove they're wrong and that's hard to do. But still, they'd like to have as good
an answer as they can get without spending a fortune.
Q ..
So it comes down to dollars?
A
Oh yes. There is not unlimited resources in any of these agencies or projects.
Final Thoughts
Q ..
Anything else you want to talk about. As I said, you're going to have another opportunity
at this, so this isn't the end of it.
A ..
Well, I'll get a chance to review it, and hope I didn't say anything too derogatory about
anybody.
Q ..
I don't think so, it doesn't sound like it.
A
I mean the people that work for the Corps, by and large, most of the ones that I've run
into were all very competent people. If they made mistakes, they were honest mistakes
in most cases. Oh, once in a while you'll find somebody that did things deliberately to
serve a purpose. But sooner or later they usually get found out, and they fall by the
wayside.
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