I still feel good about the direction Greenville County is heading. You drive anywhere in Greenville and you see construction. That's good.

Ultimately, it was put on hold when it was clear the direction of the commission was changing.

They've been moving in this direction for a couple of years, reducing the size and frequency of 30-year auctions. The big surprise is the timing, not the act itself. It happens in front of a couple of years where it looks like we'll be running deficits.

I wouldn't say we're out of the woods yet.

The economy is picking up. You have a lot more people looking for work. That's a good sign.

You can't predict the weather. Hurricanes can move in any direction. If you evacuate two or three times and it saves your life only once, that once is enough.