Posted on 02/15/2023 9:04:10 PM PST by bitt
“Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies… Rivers and seas boiling… Dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!” — Ghostbusters
“The Detroit Lions winning the Super Bowl!”
...go Jets
Technological disasters are on the decrease both as a total number, but even more so as a percentage of utilization *
We are using global supply chains more and more, so we are utilizing far, far more of these. Yet even considering the increase in volumes, there are far fewer disasters as a percentage.
The reason for the perception is the increase in “right now media” — A fire in Woolamaloo in Australia? It’s known immediately in Washington
My 4-slice bagel toaster crapped out last weekend.
I’m distraught.
They are an indication that technocrats are being replaced by idiocrats and kakistocrats.
Is it Technological Disasters that are on the Rise or is it the exaggerated reporting of them that’s on the rise.
How many of the reported ‘disasters’ are actually disasters?
Also, there is more technology around us. Is there a per-unit rise in so-called technological disasters?
My 4-slice bagel toaster crapped out last weekend.
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Chit must be going around. Our microwave oven crapped out
last week. Not sure how we survived for the three days it took
to get a new one delivered. But life toddles on. jmo
Very well said. /an engineer
Much of what has happened, has happened because of failure of these systems and the folks that supervise them to properly plan and prepare for the extreme danger posed by huge loads of chemicals travelling through occupied areas.
These events are almost always caused by people who either don't know their job, or take lazy shortcuts, or are mentally incapable of doing their jobs.
In short, stupid people cause these disaster.
Just before Christmas, our Whirlpool fridge cooling was coming and going (both the fridge cabinet and the freezer cabinet). We decided to repair it rather than replace with a comparable $2200 unit (if we could find it). Chose a highly-rated appliance repair company off of Yelp. They sent someone over immediately. Except for a 3-day delay getting the $350 part, all went smooth. Still cost $550. The repairman was great, even offering to come over in the evening (8-9pm) on December 23, just so we’d have a fridge for Christmas (family visiting).
Long-winded story just to say we dodged a bullet this time. Normally, situations like that don’t come together so well now days.
Congrats on your new microwave!
Don’t forget all the chicken farm fires!
Preach it.
Because it’s only going to get worse here and eternity is a long time.
So does it still taste like chicken?
Who is John Galt?
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