The NE is much more densely populated than most of the "Southern US". America's most populous city is experiencing these issues in part because it *is* America's most populous city - it has greater demands that necessarily contribute to a more complicated system. But that's beside the point.
This situation is not "normal or reasonable" and it should not be tolerated. But why yell at the plumber while he's still fixing the leak that flooded the basement? We've got plenty of time to examine what went wrong and make changes and improvements - there's no reason to jump to conclusions while the problem is being resolved. The issue isn't with a lack of oversight - it's those with short attention spans who start biting off heads without taking a thoughtful, considered approach to a long-term solution. Breathing down someone's neck is a good way to get a short-term stopgap measure that won't hold up in the long run.
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The NE is much more densely populated than most of the "Southern US". America's most populous city is experiencing these issues in part because it *is* America's most populous city - it has greater demands that necessarily contribute to a more complicated system. But that's beside the point.
This situation is not "normal or reasonable" and it should not be tolerated. But why yell at the plumber while he's still fixing the leak that flooded the basement? We've got plenty of time to examine what went wrong and make changes and improvements - there's no reason to jump to conclusions while the problem is being resolved. The issue isn't with a lack of oversight - it's those with short attention spans who start biting off heads without taking a thoughtful, considered approach to a long-term solution. Breathing down someone's neck is a good way to get a short-term stopgap measure that won't hold up in the long run.