More "health & safety" gone mad

[chalsall]

Originally Posted by chalsall

I haven't researched the prior art to see if this has been done already. But it seems a pretty reasonable solution to me -- and thus I must conclude that it has already been implemented.

I really need to learn to research prior art before I speak based on fundamental knowledge...

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

Interestingly, the "sea-bed" sensors last longer than the "buoys"....

[davieddy]

Originally Posted by chalsall

I really need to learn to research prior art before I speak based on fundamental knowledge...

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

Interestingly, the "sea-bed" sensors last longer than the "buoys"....

THX for the link which includes one to this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_In...ean_earthquake

Only comment I feel able to make ATM is Phuket.

David

[davieddy]

Originally Posted by davieddy

I am sure there
are several (probably untold) stories about folk in the know
doing their best.

David

Here's a good one:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4229392.stm

Though it brings tears to my eyes, I think it just goes to
prove my original point that more could have been done once
the quake was detected.

David

[cheesehead]

"Where the Buoys Are, Budget Cuts Wait for Me"

http://www.nationaljournal.com/where...or-me-20110311

Originally Posted by Maggie Fox

An early-warning system that helped residents on the West Coast of the U.S. prepare for Friday’s tsunami worked as designed but is vulnerable to proposed budget cuts, experts say.

. . .

A string of 39 buoys operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is an important part of the world’s early-warning system for such waves. As recently as last October, a panel of experts at the National Research Council raised concerns that the warning system had weaknesses.

. . .

The National Weather Service Employees Organization has been complaining that proposed budget cuts will damage the service’s ability to warn people not only about tsunamis but also about other dangerous events, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards.

The union says that Congress's continuing resolution for keeping the federal government funded would cut the Weather Service's budget by 28 percent and damage early-warning efforts.

“What would happen if the continuing resolution passes [is], there will be a dismantling of our nation’s early-warning system,” Dan Sobien, president of the National Weather Service Employees Organization, said in a telephone interview. “It would result in a roughly 30 percent cut in the budget of the National Weather Service.” Sobien said that current plans call for the Weather Service to close individual offices for about a month at a time on a rolling basis.

. . .

[cheesehead]

David,

I apologize for my cranky and rude post #37 ("Do ..."). It was completely unwarranted.

Though I have a Post-It note on my monitor with the reminder "Before forum logon, check your mood", I failed to do that last night.

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Moderators,

Please remove my post #37 ("Do ...").

[davieddy]

Originally Posted by cheesehead

David,

I apologize for my cranky and rude post #37 ("Do ..."). It was completely unwarranted.

Though I have a Post-It note on my monitor with the reminder "Before forum logon, check your mood", I failed to do that last night.

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Moderators,

Please remove my post #37 ("Do ...").

No probs Richard.
Good year for the roses

David