IF A CENTIPEDE A PINT
AND
A VELOCIPEDE A QUART
THEN
HOW MUCH WOULD A PRECIPICE?
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012
CLEAN COAL OXYMORON
I see advertisements for "clean coal". Is this the untimate oxymoron? Would only a moron believe coal is clean? Coal may be necessary as part of our energy supply, but clean it's not. I speak as one who is afflicted with asthma and COPD. Burning coal will not help me, or millions of others similarly afflicted.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Daly City burst water line.
Cast Iron Pipe
I was surprised to hear that the water pipe in Daly City that burst and caused so much damage was made of cast iron. How foolish. Cast iron pipe should never be used in a high pressure/high stress situation.
How do I know this? For many years I worked in the elevator trade, and many of the elevators were oil hydraulic. The code is very specific concerning this. NO cast iron pipe. Only steel pipe of a high specification is permitted. This code should be the same for all high pressure water lines. If this had been the case in the Daly City water line, there would have been no disaster.
So, all you folks that write specifications and award contracts, cheap is not the way to go. It will come back to bite you.
I was surprised to hear that the water pipe in Daly City that burst and caused so much damage was made of cast iron. How foolish. Cast iron pipe should never be used in a high pressure/high stress situation.
How do I know this? For many years I worked in the elevator trade, and many of the elevators were oil hydraulic. The code is very specific concerning this. NO cast iron pipe. Only steel pipe of a high specification is permitted. This code should be the same for all high pressure water lines. If this had been the case in the Daly City water line, there would have been no disaster.
So, all you folks that write specifications and award contracts, cheap is not the way to go. It will come back to bite you.
Monday, November 12, 2012
MURPHY'S OTHER 15 LAWS
1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
2. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
3. He, who laughs last, thinks slowest.
4. A day without sunshine is like, well, night
5. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
6. Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.
7. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
8. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
9. It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end-to-end, someone from California would be stupid enough to try to pass them.
10. If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.
11. The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first.
12. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.
13. Flashlight: A case for holding dead batteries.
14. God gave you toes as a device for finding furniture in the dark.
15. When you go into court, you are putting yourself in the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
2. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
3. He, who laughs last, thinks slowest.
4. A day without sunshine is like, well, night
5. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
6. Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.
7. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
8. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
9. It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end-to-end, someone from California would be stupid enough to try to pass them.
10. If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.
11. The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first.
12. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.
13. Flashlight: A case for holding dead batteries.
14. God gave you toes as a device for finding furniture in the dark.
15. When you go into court, you are putting yourself in the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
THE GENERAL
General Petraus without doubt has a mind containing great knowledge. However, his mind seems to be very short of common sense. How sad.
His story reminds me of an old tale which if you read and heed may save you from terrible circumstances.
THE CAT BY THE RAILROAD TRACK
Once upon a time in a faroff land there was a cat whose pleasures often involved long walks about the countryside. One fine day he walked until he encountered the railroad tracks. He decided to continue walking along the track out of curiosity as to where the path would lead.
After a mile of walking, Mr. Cat became somewhat fatigued and sat down beside the track for a bit of rest. Soon he lay down for a nap. As he napped, his tail came to rest on the track. Along came a train and cut off the end of Mr. Cat's tail. When Mr. Cat saw the damage to his tail, he became enraged and tried to bite the train, At that very moment, the train wheels cut off his head,
THE MORAL TO THE STORY
DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD OVER A LITTLE PIECE OF TAIL
His story reminds me of an old tale which if you read and heed may save you from terrible circumstances.
THE CAT BY THE RAILROAD TRACK
Once upon a time in a faroff land there was a cat whose pleasures often involved long walks about the countryside. One fine day he walked until he encountered the railroad tracks. He decided to continue walking along the track out of curiosity as to where the path would lead.
After a mile of walking, Mr. Cat became somewhat fatigued and sat down beside the track for a bit of rest. Soon he lay down for a nap. As he napped, his tail came to rest on the track. Along came a train and cut off the end of Mr. Cat's tail. When Mr. Cat saw the damage to his tail, he became enraged and tried to bite the train, At that very moment, the train wheels cut off his head,
THE MORAL TO THE STORY
DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD OVER A LITTLE PIECE OF TAIL
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