[simpits-tech] the pain - the horrid pain

[Gene Buckle]

On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, Roy Coates wrote:

> On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, Gene Buckle wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, Ido Dekkers wrote:
>>
>>> http://gizmodo.com/5052279/f+117-stealth-fighter-%252B-caterpillar-crusher--pile-of-sadness
>>>
>>> why oh why ????????
>>>
>> The Dept. of Defense is like a spoiled child.  If they can't play with a
>> toy, they're going to make damn sure that nobody else can either.
>
>
> They must be British.
>
Nah, if that were the case, they'd still be working on scrapping airframes 
from the early 1950's.  It takes at least a year to fill out all the 
Health & Safety paperwork per airframe, they have to order a bright green 
safety vest for the fuselage.  If a bird lands on it, they've got to fill 
out a wildlife impact statement on the removal of the new habitat.

Add to that months of recurrency training every time the crane operator 
leaves the machine for longer than 24 hours at a time.  If the paint on 
the crane gets scratched, they'll have to stop everything for at least 6 
months while an environmental impact study is performed due to the release 
of dangerous chemicals into the environment.

If any fluids from the airframe get spilled...well it's game over for at 
least a year.


They tried hiring on a contractor to do the work.  Unfortunately it was an 
American company.  They turned it into a Monster Truck Rally Featuring 
Really Cool Airplane Crushing.  After the H&S Secretary recovered from a 
nearly terminal case of the vapors, the project was cancelled.  (much to 
the disappointment of the monster truck drivers)

g.



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