tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4798974504805514170..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: "Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan"Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-41341735535057310052020-04-12T10:11:50.117-05:002020-04-12T10:11:50.117-05:00Money quote:
"“If we had had enough tests in...Money quote:<br /><br />"“If we had had enough tests in the first place to be able to understand the breadth of the outbreak and to be able to understand where it was going through testing and contact tracing, we might not have had to have had such extreme social isolation recommendations, Bajema said. “I think we might have been better positioned to have had an experience more like South Korea and Singapore.”<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-46689844269976027972020-04-10T06:19:28.767-05:002020-04-10T06:19:28.767-05:00About the only army I can think of that spent peac...About the only army I can think of that spent peace time working to avoid fighting the last war was Germany in the 30's. STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-63909859947755433522020-04-09T11:46:04.382-05:002020-04-09T11:46:04.382-05:00Situations like those you described are why so man...Situations like those you described are why so many (grade B) movies start with the lone, brave protagonist trying to get someone in authority to listen. Problem is there is not enough money to fix every potential problem. It would be nice if architects (don't get me started) gave any thought to the function of life safety systems (my field) instead of just how pretty or cutting-edge-design the building is. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015544320906146949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-69926873305494944082020-04-09T09:57:54.451-05:002020-04-09T09:57:54.451-05:00Yep, follow the money, as always. Those people cos...Yep, follow the money, as always. Those people cost 'money' that administrations would rather spend on (insert program here)... Until it's too late. Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com