Posted on 07/19/2021 1:54:03 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Did it all the time in engineering school. If you couldn’t do units conversion up one side and down the other, you weren’t getting much in the way of grades.
Of course, this was before common core maff.
Ping. Follow up story.
Tl;dr - “Our people screwed up.”
This is why we like Aussies better than Euroweenies. An Aussie would have laughed and thrown something right back at you, probably closing with “ya lousy c***!”, said with a smile.
Ping
When there’s a maximum weight capacity, wouldn’t you think they’d at least have a freggin’ scale handy? Apparently the bomb-squadders involved have lost their jobs, but perhaps getting fired will save their lives, because they clearly aren’t competent to handle explosives.
I do like the Aussies. I have been amazed how their women can out swear a US dock worker. They may look like a delicate flower but your ears can bleed.
Of the euroweenies I like the Scotts. Same mouths on their gals too. The funny thing is when you kid them about wearing a kilt because the sound of zippers scares sheep they insist to a man it is the Welsh.
I’m not buying it. Is the protocol to detonate in the box on a freaking neighborhood street?!
Growing up in SoCal in the 50s the attitude was that fireworks were the devil’s handiwork. We were allowed only ‘safe and sane’ fireworks. Of course people would bring back firecrackers—firecrackers! from Mexico. Even shooting fireworks into the ocean from the beach was a big no no.
When I moved to MO, I couldn’t believe that things like Roman candles, bottle rockets were freely available.
It is the age of a demented Senator playing President.
Expect all kinds of stupid happenings.
I'm sure that's what the final accident report will state - it's the least embarassing "CYA" option available. Unless, of course, they can blame Trump...
They must have been defunded.
Captain Obvious must be working overtime there...!
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