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Tink,
"The observatories, have no idea, but more than likely not a waster by any means."
I can only speak for UKIRT, but we use a massive 3.2 gallons of water per day on average - about the equivalent of fewer than two minutes showering every day.
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I can only speak for UKIRT, but we use a massive 3.2 gallons of water per day on average - about the equivalent of fewer than two minutes showering every day.
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Or 2 flushes of the low flow toilet...
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3.2 gallons of water per day on average... fewer than two minutes showering every day.
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2 flushes of the low flow toilet...
I think the equivalency we're really looking for here is, how many wekiu bug families would this support?
The Donner Party really wasn't that great of a party, was it?
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Perhaps more audits will solve the problem?
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/news/loca...dit-likely
When Eoff and Kanuha approached Nims with the idea, she told them the more technical in nature the audit became, the less qualified she and her team would be to handle it in-house at no extra cost to the county. Thus, the proposed audit will likely review what backup plans the Hawaii County Department of Water Supply has set in place and offer suggestions on how to improve or supplement those contingencies.
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As simple as it sounds, one would think that if your business revolves around a primary source of equipment one would have a qualified mechanic maintain that piece of equipment, and if maintenence parts are difficult to obtain, keep an inventory of parts to minimize downtime. I guess they passed the "common sense lobotomy 101" class in County management training.
"Sure, we see it's a liability, but the odds of it happening is in our favor, so let's not focus on the problem until it actually occurs and we will address it then".
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let's not focus on the problem until it actually occurs
...because we can just raise taxes to cover any eventuality.
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let's not focus on the problem until it actually occurs
I have an old friend from high school who was the procurement manager at a nuclear power plant in the Midwest. One time while we were talking about her job I asked her, "just between you and me, how many Homer Simpsons work at your plant?"
She said, "let me tell you a story. Often, on a Friday afternoon after 3 or 4 PM a worker will come into my office to fill out a requisition for a part that they need 'right away.' It's usually something that's still functioning, but clearly shows some sign that it's about to go. They're supposed to have a spare part on hand, but forgot to order it when they should have. I remind them that if I order it late on a Friday, the supplier is closed on the weekend, so won't get the order until Monday morning. Which means we won't receive it until Tuesday or Wednesday of the following week. At that point the worker usually emits a small groan."
This happens, she told me, more often than it should, especially at a nuclear power plant. Try and enjoy your weekend off with that hanging over your head.
As Tink said, "common sense lobotomy 101." But, it's not just for Hawaii County workers.
The Donner Party really wasn't that great of a party, was it?
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Perhaps a new tourist slogan could be Welcome to Hawai'i. If it's yellow.. let it mellow.
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HOTPE @ 08:45:31-
I agree, been there, seen it more than once.
