Furthermore, all this complaints about how allegedly minor things were is pure hindsight -- at the time, we really didn't know how serious things might get. Clearly a lot of city infrastructure was "surprised" by the severity of the storm, and it wasn't clear at the time how long problems would last, or what issues might crop up. Severe flooding of the subway could have taken out the system for this morning. Flooded basement areas in downtown buildings could have taken out communications infrastructure. The airport could have had serious flood damage. The DVP could have been blocked. The Gardiner could have had yet more falling concrete. Power outages could have remained significant all night.
Honestly, all it would have taken was for Ford to drive to City Hall and, for just a few hours, pretend to care about what is going on the city he allegedly leads.
But I think the fact that his supporters aren't troubled by his lack of leadership, or pooh-pooh such actions as micromanagement, pretty much reveals their foundational belief: governance is merely an intrusion, so no one should lead at city hall. They don't want Ford making city government work, because they don't want a city government.