I lived in that area 10 years, covered the county commission for many of those years and grew oh, so familiar with hearing Dennis Stowell say, "I don't think we know enough about this" in an effort to dodge a tough decision; hear Wayne Smith say one thing, then turn around and try to make it sound like something different; and heard Gene Roundy say that he thinks everything will "work out OK" instead of ensuring that it would.

These guys took a dive when confronted by angry residents who had their homes flooded a couple of years ago in the Cedar Meadows subdivision. They make fun of federal law every time they make unfunny jokes about the prairie dog situation in Iron County. They don't take well to residents coming to them with major concerns.

That's why it was no surprise to see them cave in to the powers that be at Rocky Mountain Power who want to build a power substation near the Three Peaks area.

Contrary to the line the commissioners swallowed, I can't believe that this substation won't have an adverse affect on property values. And, I worry about the health of the residents who live near this substation.

It's times like this that I am especially happy to have Iron County in my rear view mirror.