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The_Oracle says...

So, can I get my NIB pension check Direct deposited to my Island Luck account?

The_Oracle says...

Soon time Proudloud, I agree, these guys are falling short on action, and following the well rutted road to nowhere.
I'll hold out a bit longer, Their election did create a short term "feel good" but that don't last.

The_Oracle says...

Who is running this Shyte show?
I question whether anyone in the civil service will ever run their dept or portfolio according to the rule of law. Are they all Compromised? Wasn't so back in the early 70's, quite a few civil servants stood up to the Elected.

On Disclosures left ‘in the air’

Posted 3 July 2017, 4:48 p.m. Suggest removal

The_Oracle says...

Has URCA developed any technical capabilities yet?
Or are they basically still a glorified "rate setting and outage counting Bureaucracy"?

On URCA hit by 30% staff attrition in '16

Posted 3 July 2017, 1:45 p.m. Suggest removal

The_Oracle says...

Totally satisfied? How could anyone be satisfied in any respect?
From the beat Cop to the supreme courts, a total re-vamp is required!
Build a serious prison with courts on the same compound! Stop this Bank lane/Fox hill Cannonball run!
Prison capacity aught to be 30k minimum.
Keep fox hill as a historical site used for Political/civil service career criminals!
Do tours for school kids daily!
Push for incarceration as opposed to bail!

The_Oracle says...

burying power cables does not eliminate lightning strikes.
Just makes them harder to detect and fix.

On Lightning forces power outages

Posted 30 June 2017, 2:40 p.m. Suggest removal

The_Oracle says...

Seems he was clueless about what those "under him" were doing thru every orifice!
Incredible tho think the pillaging was actually wanton!
Not so surprising is the downcast schoolboy caught cheating look.
If one thing is abundantly clear, remedial ethics training is definitely required going forward!

On Christie denies claims on spending

Posted 30 June 2017, 2:36 p.m. Suggest removal

The_Oracle says...

Single wire Earth return is only used in the U.S. for farm houses Etc far from a grid.
Cutting the wire needed by a third, along with half the power poles.( costs assumed by the recipient)
When this is used, after testing for a sufficient earth ground, the ground must be tested annually.
When was the last time anyone here had their ground tested? When was anyone here required to have their ground tested? (aside initial electrical inspection of a new service)
Very little gets blown up in Florida when the utility poles are hit, I was standing in a hotel entrance and watched lightning hit a pole not 100ft away. Hotel was fine. Phone, power, elevator, computers and internet, fine.
Now, lets talk phase angle and frequency stability.............

On Lightning forces power outages

Posted 29 June 2017, 6:19 p.m. Suggest removal

The_Oracle says...

Single Wire Earth Return folks, No ground wire at the top of the poles.
Lightning hits the hot wire every time! If a ground wire was atop the poles
that is what it would hit, Ground is all lightning wants!
This is why Florida has ground wires on all poles.
Freeport Power Aka G.B. power ain't far behind bec/bpl.
In fact worse in some ways.

On Lightning forces power outages

Posted 29 June 2017, 5:14 p.m. Suggest removal

The_Oracle says...

"Dinner and a movie" is the model adapted by many theaters in the U.S. and Europe.
By the time we do it, it will already be dead over there.
IMAX is a novelty experience, but a great one.
Outdoor Malls have taken over from indoor malls.
And on it goes. Time and the tides wait on no man.

On Galleria downsizes with JFK's closure

Posted 28 June 2017, 6:40 p.m. Suggest removal