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My dear departed father did his life’s work as a fire prevention and safety engineer in the nuclear energy industry. One of his favorite sayings was that while the protocols governing the industry promoted near perfect safety, human nature invariably leads to less than desired results.


10 posted on 02/22/2021 7:11:33 AM PST by buckalfa (I have forgotten more than I ever knew.)
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...while the protocols governing the industry promoted near perfect safety, human nature invariably leads to less than desired results.

That right there is the best reason to never try anything new. Time to go back to horses and wood burning stoves. And candles, except humans cause fires with improper use of candles.

27 posted on 02/22/2021 8:48:49 AM PST by webheart (COVID was not worth the economic misery that it took to keep me from getting it for 7 months..)
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