[simpits-tech] the pain - the horrid pain

[Roy Coates]

On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, Gene Buckle wrote:

> >> 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.



*sigh*

he speaketh the truth....



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Roy Coates.
Dept of Engineering.
Liverpool University.
E-Mail: r.coates at liv.ac.uk
Tel: 0151 794 4862
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