When we lived in D.C. back in the 60s, we drove in to visit the many historical attractions. Except for the Sunday evening concerts by the splendid Marine Corps band on the barge on the Potomac at the Watergate — when it had cooled down a bit — we NEVER went in during the Summer months due to the stifling heat and humidity.
I think the Founders were on to something when they cited the place in a low-lying, mosquito infested swamp. I like to think that they KNEW the place was uninhabitable for those 4 months when either the bugs, the temperature and the humidity competed for the highest numbers or in Spring and Winter when the rain and snow turned the place into an impassable bog. That left just the 3 or so months of for humans to go there and do the PURELY ESSENTIAL and, then, LIMITED business of government.
While driving along the Mall with some visiting friends, it finally hit me: AIR CONDITIONING, PAVEMENT and CENTRAL HEATING! If Mr. Carrier and those other loudmouth inventors had just shut the hell up, we either wouldn’t be in this mess or we’d have another 100 years to kick the can down the road.
“Progress” isn’t always progress.
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blasphemy!
Well done !
My Grandfather worked for Willis Carrier during The Depression, in Syracuse. He told a few stories about that era, don’t recall any that involved the government building the business. Too bad Mr. Carrier allowed his product to be sold in The District of Columbia.
I agree with the original but as an engineer, it's better this way.
When I read the headline (french), I thought it was saying the wine and cheese eaters across the pond were standing up to Obama....no such luck.