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Achilles' Heel


The similarity to the HSC is remarkable. :D

 Hey Everybody!  I found Ingrid’s Achilles' Heel.  Today there was a tenant meeting scheduled for noon we had the usual light lunch before the discussion on tenant matters and all went well until it came for the acting HSC Ingrid Nosel to speak.  She went on about tenants shouldn’t do this or do that so I decided to challenge her with a few hard questions of my own. One was “Do you think this place has improved?”  Yes she said, we do so much for the community then she went on like this was the Landmark Place on Main Street.  My response: Really! To be honest KMHC has a bad reputation among the native community, I can’t find anyone from outside the building including former tenants who have anything nice to say about this place”.
This is where the soft spoken Ingrid Nosel displayed her true personality, she got irate and defensive, doesn't like being put on the spot and can't handle criticism from a tenant especially from me.  She raised her voice and with a hint of sarcasm suggested any negative comments about KMHC be put in writing by the persons who said it.  I thought what a lame response and I told her "forget it" this is a verbal discussion and besides it wouldn’t make any difference.
Perhaps she forgot the way tenants Danny Joseph, Spencer, Bob, Germaine, Neil, Loretta, Willamina, Bonnie, I and others were treated in the past by her so called “policies”. :P
Ingrid also announced since she’s no longer an Outreach worker she won’t be attending any tenant meetings in the future, the two HOWS will be liaison between her & the tenants then she got up and walked out in the middle of the meeting, this display shows poor leadership qualities.  Well my dear Ingrid two can play that game, if you can’t find the time to interact with the tenants then why should we show up for your sporadic tenant meetings.  Speaking of attendance out of 25 tenants only 6 including myself showed up.….Hmm this reminds me of the UNH’s bbq at Gage Park, I see a pattern developing.  
On a positive note to my satisfaction Lorraine & Charles & The Super did a ok job answering my questions and according to Charles my lease renewal has been approved and we’re just waiting for the paper work to go through. This is good news because I and the OW Commissioner would like to see and review the signed lease as soon as it comes available. 

So far this summer has been a blast. :)

Comments

Tony King said…
I can't wait to see the Tenant Meeting Minutes for Aug 22, 2012. Will it be accurate or fabricated.
August 26, 2012 at 3:58:00 PM EDT
Tony King said…
I still get a laugh over the caricature pix of Ingrid. :D
February 21, 2014 at 7:51:00 AM EST
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