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Re: Cal Zepher incident at Elko last night?
Author: Juppo
Date: 05-21-2011 - 19:54
OldPoleBurner Wrote:
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> > .....find shelter (transit buses, nearby
> buildings, etc.) for the passengers and
> > crew until the emergency was abated.
>
>
> What frickin emergency! Have we become so soft
> and unprepared for contingencies, that a few hours
> without power constitutes an emergency? A very
> unpleasant inconvenience - yes; but not an
> emergency.
I agree it isn't an emergency, but 10 hours overnight in Nevada with no power is pretty serious. If it was an unforseen accident, okay, @#$%& happens. But bad fuel? A P42 with carbon monoxide indigestion? Someone needs to pay for that. Big time.
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> > .....find shelter (transit buses, nearby
> buildings, etc.) for the passengers and
> > crew until the emergency was abated.
>
>
> What frickin emergency! Have we become so soft
> and unprepared for contingencies, that a few hours
> without power constitutes an emergency? A very
> unpleasant inconvenience - yes; but not an
> emergency.
I agree it isn't an emergency, but 10 hours overnight in Nevada with no power is pretty serious. If it was an unforseen accident, okay, @#$%& happens. But bad fuel? A P42 with carbon monoxide indigestion? Someone needs to pay for that. Big time.
