eighty2angelfan

eighty2angelfan t1_jeac4p7 wrote

Reply to Finally reading Tolkien by jdbrew

Yeah, he sucked. But he gets better. My understanding is his son helped, but I may be wrong. If I recall correctly a conversation I once read his biggest issue is he was still thinking in terms of children's books. That may just be something I'm mis-remembering though. Wait until you get to Frodo and Sam walking through Mordor. Better get some coffee.

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eighty2angelfan t1_j9jsgch wrote

Reply to Rep. Eastman sparks outrage after asking about the potential economic benefits of the deaths of abused Alaska children by HoboWithAComputer

Horrible out of touch statement. Republicans are electing every nudnik if they scream guns and immigration. They aren't vetting. That said, can we vet these news web sites better? This news website actually locked up my phone until I accepted their subscription. I had to turn off my phone to get out of it.

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eighty2angelfan t1_j53idwb wrote

Reply to comment by ghloperr in The lights have been on at a Massachusetts school for over a year because no one can turn them off by Didyoucallforme

I build schools and hospitals. Many engineers are hard headed idiots. I'll give two examples. 1/2 " × 6" hilti concrete anchors for #12 slack wires and 2 hole stainless steel industrial rigid conduit straps rated at 1000s of pounds for emt which doesn't fit in the strap, on roof blocks. We can't convince engineers to change straps. Engineers commonly can't understand that you can't fit 10 gallons in a 5 gallon bucket. And Electrical, mechanical, and plumbing engineers never talk to each other. You guys should serve internships in you chosen fields.

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eighty2angelfan t1_j50dy0k wrote

Reply to comment by ebbiibbe in The lights have been on at a Massachusetts school for over a year because no one can turn them off by Didyoucallforme

The installer is not to blame. Designer. Contractors install to specs on drawings and blue prints. Designs are made by engineers, usually inexperienced college interns fighting for a position, and ok'd by city and state plan check. For some strange reason the engineers opted for teachers to not have control of lighting in rooms. Probably so they can't override controls and leave them on all night. Lighting controls are usually a "last event check" so that whatever is the last event, override switch or timer, is what tells the lights to do. The better systems do periodic checks to compare override to timer program. Clearly it backfired.

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eighty2angelfan t1_j50859q wrote

Reply to The lights have been on at a Massachusetts school for over a year because no one can turn them off by Didyoucallforme

I am an electrician that does lighting controls. This is a non-story. These lights can be turned off, no one wants to. There are circuit breakers, lighting control panels, override switches, and photocells. The school or town leaves them on for security reasons. Light is always your first defense.

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