Posted on 02/16/2023 8:26:53 AM PST by CFW
Emergency personnel are responding to a warehouse fire that started on Thursday in Kissimmee, Florida, that is causing massive plumes of black smoke to rise into the sky.
Fire crews from Osceola County, Orange County, and Kissimmee Fire Department are working to subdue the blaze, which started after five acres of plastic planters caught fire at a nursery supply company, according to a report from WFTV, which added that authorities are tracking air quality in the area. Phylicia Ashley, a reporter with WFTV, shared footage depicting a massive amount of black smoke visible from two miles away.
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Could be worse I guess....at least it’s not a chicken or some other food production plant.
five acres of plastic planters caught fire ........Old Time Pottery hardest hit?..............
This will put a large number of people in that area out of work. Also, a large plastics fire is not good for the environment.
One of my concerns regarding manufacturing is the lack of proper machinery or electrical maintenance over the past couple of years. People have become so lackadaisical about performing their jobs, and so many of those that “can do” have retired, that I’m afraid we will see more such incidents.
Nearly every business here in the panhandle has ‘Help Wanted’ signs out front, all types, restaurants, retail, small businesses, even manufacturing in the Industrial park.
Good jobs are not hard to find, if you are really trying to find one......................
Gardening will soon be regulated out of existence if not outlawed entirely.
Eat ze Bugs!
It was all predicted.
It started at 2:a.m., so we can hope there were few to no employees at work at the time.
And lots more to come with the DEI push and killing of meritocracy.
Chicago and Baltimore school districts are reporting that they don’t have a SINGLE student reading at grade level. My sister taught math for 45 years and retired two weeks ago. She told me this morning that “not at grade level” doesn’t mean one grade behind: it usually means two, three and even FOUR grades behind.
This will be the “talent” pool companies have to draw from In a few years. Stories such as this will be much more common. Just wait until airplanes and trains start crashing regularly (that’s a joke — we are there).
My niece is a bio-medical engineer who graduated eight years ago. Even that far back, companies didn’t trust her excellent academic record and credentials — several of them tested her before hiring her.
“This will be the “talent” pool companies have to draw from In a few years. “
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Which is why I think those who are home-schooled, such as my grandchildren, will be the business creators, owners, and managers of the future.
Planters? My wife will cry over this.
Very true. Just to give them a leg up, make sure they are fluent in Mandarin, Hindi, and Spanish.
Bad waste of good water. The runoff alone has to be worse than just letting it burn.
One of my concerns regarding manufacturing is the lack of proper machinery or electrical maintenance over the past couple of years. People have become so lackadaisical about performing their jobs, and so many of those that “can do” have retired, that I’m afraid we will see more such incidents.
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That and hiring is sometimes NOW based on quotas, skin color, race(?), etc instead of ABILITY and track record of good work ethic.
Ah, but container gardening is big, or was.
ALL THAT “EQUITY HIRING” HAS CONSEQUENCES
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