The really admirable thing about this is that Patrick acknowledged that it was "an other-than-minor emergency" for the contractors and took steps to ensure that

The really admirable thing about this is that Patrick acknowledged that it was "an other-than-minor emergency" for the contractors and took steps to ensure that they were paid rapidly. In a similar situation many people would have shrugged and taken an attitude of "sorry, bank's down. I'll pay you when it comes back up."