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Rick,

Can you tell the Titanic to turn 5 points to port? No, because it is history in the past. So is the airport deal. There is nothing that can be done to renegotiate a deal that is already under construction. But sadly, your buddy Wilkinson and a few others sealed the deal. Maybe you should talk to them. Ask Vella who else she knows that would sign a lease for ball fields that RIAC can cancel with 180 days notice and Warwick is responsible for all "de-construction" , removal , and clean up. What sane person would do that? Your buddy did. Read the lease.

By the way, as someone who has substantial construction management time on major airport projects, and by the way, the structural inspector of record at TF Green, I can assure you, that substandard construction and code deviation will be the daily norm. You forget that Scotty and Cardi have a long relationship as well as the attorney who negotiated the dismissal of the city litigation. I didn't see you at any of those meetings.

Also, from the pilot seat, a bit of edification for you. The runway expansion was derived from a mathematical formula of thrust vs weight and take off length roll out. It was calculated on the engine thrust of a 737-100 with GE engines that have been obsolete for many any years. The new 737-700's in the fleet now and the A320 AB have a much greater thrust to weigh ratio and a much shorter take off roll and a much greater braking capacity. Hence, expansion completely un-necessary. However, all the players involved in the negotiating didn't give a crap about the facts as they evolved, only about the future quid pro quo that is now coming to fruition.

I would suggest researching the topics at hand that are problematic and get the facts and data. Presently the Titanic rests in 13,500 feet of sea water which would be 409.09 ATM of seawater at an ambient pressure of 6013 ponds per square inch. Just sayin'.