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2004-10-17 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Jack the Rat bites the Big One at Dulles

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-10-17 4:17:09 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 When I am president, I will hunt down and kill all terrorist trained rats while wearing my lucky hat and carrying my VC blunderbuss...

Posted by John Fn Kerry 2004-10-17 12:17:35 PM|| 2004-10-17 12:17:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 40 minutes, huh? Nice system......

Posted by Frank G 2004-10-17 12:23:26 PM|| 2004-10-17 12:23:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 When I first read this article, Frank, I was wondering what kind of standby electrical system they had out there. Maybe their generator system had a startup failure. The ones I install in facilities I design sense power out or abnormal power in 1 to 3 seconds, then start, then run about 10 seconds to stabilize, then pick up the load. They also are exercised once a week for 30 minutes to an hour. The battery type emergency lights last 90 minutes or so if they are maintained.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-10-17 12:38:24 PM|| 2004-10-17 12:38:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 exactly....40 minutes meant there was no auto-startup....in an airport. Criminy

Posted by Frank G 2004-10-17 12:55:14 PM|| 2004-10-17 12:55:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 No auto start up mean they are cheap.

I bet they didn't have anyone who knew how to properly start the generator sets on duty and don't do weekly testing. 30 min is usually long enough running. I bet they don't check and change to oil either.

No excuse for this.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-17 5:14:40 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-10-17 5:14:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Tree frogs are the worst tho..... they get made into litter stone like amphibians.

Posted by Shipman 2004-10-17 8:11:49 PM|| 2004-10-17 8:11:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Have you seen the TSA employees at Dulles? They probably can't read the instructions on how to plug into the UPS.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-10-17 8:14:40 PM|| 2004-10-17 8:14:40 PM|| Front Page Top

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